QED Takes Christie’s Boxer
QED productions has taken delivery of tthe first Christie Boxer 4K30 projectors in the UK. The projector is designed for rental and staging in large-venue events.
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
GfK Streaming Video Study: “Over-the-Top” TV Viewing Is Higher in Gen X, Kid Households
At a time when streaming video viewing is upending TV business models, a new GfK study sheds light on the phenomenon, including which Internet-connected devices and services different viewers prefer. The 2015 Ownership and Trend Report, from GfK’s The Home Technology Monitor™, reveals that households with at least one member of Generation X (roughly ages … Read more
EEMEA OTT TV & Video Market to Add $2.2 billion
OTT TV and video revenues in EEMEA [19 countries] will reach $2,635 million in 2020; up from only $52 million recorded in 2010 and the $616 million expected in 2015, according to Digital TV Research’s Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa OTT TV & Video Forecasts report. From the $2.21 billion in revenues to be … Read more
Worldwide Smartphone Market Posts 11.6% YoY Growth in Q2 2015
According to the latest preliminary release from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 337.2 million smartphones worldwide in the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15), up 11.6% from the 302.1 million units in 2Q14. The 2Q15 shipment volume represents the second highest quarterly total on record. Following … Read more
“The Only Disruptive Technology at Display Week”
At SID Display Week, in an aisle on the show floor, I had a brief conversation with Candice Brown-Elliott, Nouvoyance CEO and creator of the Pentile Matrix pixel configuration widely used in Samsung OLED displays. She said that micro LED was the only disruptive technology she saw at Display Week. In addition to being a … Read more
Samsung Top in Smartphones, but Down From 2014
IDC released its preliminary data on the smartphone market in Q2 by highlighting that it’s the growth in emerging markets that is driving the market. In total, 337.2 million smartphones were shipped, up 11.6% from 302.1 million in Q2 2014, the second highest quarterly total on record. For all phones, the total was 464.6 million, … Read more
