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LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 31

AOC has updated the release schedule of its U3277PQU LCD monitor (AOC Looks After Professionals). The display will now be released in August, for £585 ($915). A similar unit, with an AMVA panel and 2560 x 1440 resolution (instead of IPS and UltraHD) will be launched at the same time; the Q3277PQU will cost £350 … Read more

Hannspree Prepares for UltraHD

Hannspree’s first UltraHD monitor, the HU282PPS, is described as an open-frame gaming and industrial display unit. The company announced the display as part of its Q3 monitor product portfolio. Designed for OEMs and system integrators, the HU282PPS will be a 28″ unit with a TN panel. It will have a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 60Hz refresh … Read more

Acer’s Redesigned Switch 11 Boasts Snap Hinge

Acer has slimmed down its Iconia tablet series, with a new model called the Iconia One 7. Available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB variants, the tablet features a micro-SD slot that will accept cards up to 128GB. The unit has a 7″ display, with 1280 x 720 resolution and a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, running Android … Read more

EC Begins Pay-TV Antitrust Investigations

The European Commission has involved six major US film studios in an antitrust filing. A Statement of Objections (a formal step in EC violations into expected antitrust inquiries) has been sent to Disney, NBC Universal, Paramount Pictures, Sony, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros., as well as Sky UK. In the view of the EC, … Read more

STMicroelectronics Result 24/07/15

STMicroelectronics posted Q2 profits of $35 million, a decrease from $38 million a year earlier, on turnover of $1.76 billion, down from $1.86 billion. For the six months profit fell to $12 million from $14 million on revenue of $3.47 billion, down 5.6% from $3.69 billion. Q2 profit was improved by tax benefits. Before tax … Read more

Technicolor Acquires Cisco’s CPE Business

Technicolor and Cisco Systems have signed an exclusive agreement, which will see Technicolor acquire Cisco’s customer premises equipment (CPE) business – also known as the connected devices division. Technicolor will pay €550 million in a cash and stock transaction. Approximately €413 million will be in cash and €137 million in newly-issued Technicolor shares. By the … Read more

Technicolor to acquire Cisco STB Business

Technicolor to acquire Cisco connected devices division (STB business) for €550m in stock and cash Combination creates global leader in CPE; Strategic partnership around next generation video, broadband and IoT PARIS, France — Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH; OTCQX: TCLRY) has entered into an exclusive agreement with Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) to acquire its customer premises … Read more

Liquid Lens used to Address Problems in a Holographic Display System

A recent publication introduces and discusses the innovative use of an electronically focusable liquid lens as the means to address chromatic aberration problems experienced in prior art, time-sequential holographic display systems. The team undertaking the research is headed by Di Wang of the School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University (Chengdu, China). The team’s … Read more