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According to IDC, certified mobile workstations continued to exhibit stronger growth than desktop workstations in Q2’15. While desktop unit shipments fell 3.7% YoY (to 641,580 units), mobile workstation shipments rose 5.4% (to 288,270 units). Overall, worldwide workstation shipments improved slightly from last year, falling 1%, compared to a 1.6% decline in Q2’14. Performance in EMEA … Read more
Radiant Opto-Electronics reported a 13.2% increase in sales in July to NT$3.5 billion ($109.1 million), though this was 21.4% lower than July 2014. Sales for the year to date were also lower year on year, at NT$22.2 billion ($692.1 million). The company shipped a total of 8.2 million backlight units (BLUs) in July, 11.2% higher … Read more
Cree and Epistar have signed a global agreement for LED chip patent cross-licensing. The intent is to advance the growth of the LED lighting and bulb markets. Under the terms of the agreement, both parties will receive a licence to the other’s nitride LED chip patents. They are also granted certain rights to non-nitride LED … Read more
Just one year after establishing JOLED as a company for developing and manufacturing OLED panels, the Japanese consortium made up by the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), Japan Display Inc. (JDI), Sony Corporation, and Panasonic, announced that it is investing in a research facility to develop manufacturing capabilities for midsize OLED panels. Source: JOLED … Read more
Sky Deutschland’s Sky Online OTT platform is now available on Google’s Chromecast dongle.
WD and 20th Century Fox Partner to Offer 4K UHD Movies for Instant Purchase and Enjoyment. UltraHD movies will be pre-loaded to the storage device. IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) company, and world leader in storage solutions, today announced the new My Passport® Cinema 4K Ultra HD (UHD) … Read more
Epson says that Home Cinema 2040 and Home Cinema 2045 Deliver Refined Cinema at an Accessible Price Point LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Epson, the number-one projector manufacturer in the world1, today expanded its award-winning lineup of home theater projectors with the addition of the Epson®Home Cinema 2040 and Home Cinema 2045. … Read more
Epson’s three new 3LCD projectors, in the Home Cinema line, are said to deliver high-quality content at an ‘accessible’ price point. Both the Home Cinema 2040 and Home Cinema 2045 are 1920 x 1080 models. They feature detail enhancement and frame interpolation functionality, as well as 2D and 3D projection. Epson also claims that a … Read more
That’s the message that Gary Bailer, Sharp’s Director of Product Management, Information Display Products told us in a phone interview. “It is important to communicate this message to our customer base following a lot of misinformation that has spread as a result of the acquisition of the Sharp assembly plant in Mexico by Hisense. . … Read more
Home Cinema 740HD Offers High Definition, High Brightness, Flexible Setup and Portability at an Affordable Price LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Epson, the number-one projector manufacturer in the world1, today expanded its award-winning lineup of 3LCD home entertainment projectors with the addition of the Epson® Home Cinema 740HD. The versatile projector features … Read more
The worldwide Braille literacy rate is low and dropping. One reason for this is that Braille reading devices are expensive. To address this issue, startup company Dot Incorporation (Seoul, South Korea) has produced an inexpensive, Braille smartwatch. Located on the face of the watch is an array of so-called active dots. The dots are active … Read more
UMC, the European licence holder of the Sharp TV brand (Sharp ‘Leaves’ TVs in Europe) has signed an exclusive five-year contract with Foxxum. Foxxum’s smart TV solution will be built into all newly-developed Sharp TV series sold in Europe.
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