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Gesture-sensing control (‘gesture control’) user interface shipments are forecast to rise 10% YoY this year, to 1.8 billion units. IHS says that touchscreen technology is not suitable for some new and emerging applications, such as smartwatches, VR games and smart TVs, so gestures could fill a growing gap in the market. “Gesture-sensing control will not … Read more
Promethean’s directors have unanimously recommended that its shareholders accept Netdragon Websoft’s $130 million offer for the UK-based interactive display vendor and education provider. Netdragon announced its intention to acquire Promethean last month (China’s NetDragon Launches Promethean Bid). The recommendation came as Promethean released its interim results, recording a net loss in the first six months … Read more
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today the newest MultiSync P Series displays, the MultiSync® P212. The P212 desktop display is designed for use in digital image acquisition, command and control, and industrial applications, and capable of 24/7 usage. In medical environments, all of the … Read more
NEC has enhanced its range of professional displays with a 4:3 aspect ratio monitor, the P212. Available in with (P212-SV) or without NEC’s Spectraview II software, the monitor is designed for use in image acquisition; command & control; and industrial applications. It can be operated 24/7. When used in medical environments, Dicom calibration is supported. … Read more
CEE market research company has written about the Q2’15 IT market in Poland. Both 2014 and 2015 have been perceived as positive years for the industry by the country’s largest IT companies – reflected by a rise in PMR’s business climate index. However, limited capital for investments remains a barrier to market growth. More than … Read more
Universal Display Corporation (UDC) swung to a net loss in the second quarter of the year of $11.7 million, from a net profit a year earlier of $20.4 million. Turnover in Q2 declined 9.4% year on year to $58.1 million from $64.1 million in the second quarter of the previous year. For the first six … Read more
At the end of September, Panasonic will begin mass-production of curved touch panels (5″ – 12″) for automotive use. The company says that the panel will be a highly sensitive capacitive-touch unit. Film sensors are integrated into a plastic cover panel, reducing the thickness of the unit. Openings in the panel, in which input switches … Read more
TCL Multimedia achieved a significant increase in sales of smart TVs in July, which rose 82.7% year on year to 317,548 sets. Total TV sales for the month, however, dipped 1.3% to over 1.1 million sets. The group’s total LCD TV sales in China were down 18.7% YoY to 404,954 units, of which the sales … Read more
A report from Ofcom shows that linear TV viewing continued to fall in the UK last year. There was a 1-minute rise in on-demand viewing, but a 12-minute fall in linear viewing. This led to average daily viewing falling by 11 minutes compared to 2013 – the second consecutive year of decline. In addition, while … Read more
Planar Systems Inc. has released its third quarter results, posting a net loss of $293,000 on turnover of $42.5 million, which compares with a net profit in Q3 of last year of $706,000 on turnover of $45.8 million. In the first nine months of the year, Planar recorded a net profit of $4.4 million on … Read more
Nvidia Corporation posted a second quarter net profit of $26 million, down 79% from $128 million in Q2 of last year, on turnover which was flat year on year at $1.1 billion. Net profit in the first six months of the year fell 39% to $160 million from $265 million a year earlier, while turnover … Read more
JOLED plans to create a research and development centre in spring next year, where work will be done to establish technologies for mid-size OLED mass production. Established by Sony and Panasonic, JOLED is targeting 10″ – 20″ displays for use in tablets and notebooks. It aims to begin pilot production in the spring and ship … Read more
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