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North American SVOD Most Mature, But Way to Go

The North America subscription video on demand (SVOD) market is ‘far from mature’ – at least, according to new figures from Digital TV Research. North America had 50.6 million SVOD homes (excluding sports) at the end of last year. The figure represents 38.8% TV household penetration, and 48.1% fixed line broadband household penetration. This represents … Read more

Microsoft Developing a “Holographic Interface” for Surface Devices

The means of interface between people and computers is currently dominated by the use of a sextet of well-known devices: mice, trackpads, joy sticks, keyboards, styluses and touch screens. The latest news, however, is that Microsoft is developing an alternative means of input, one that could enable somewhat different user usage patterns. The starting point … Read more

Worldwide PC Monitor Market Sees Declining Shipments in the First Quarter of 2015, According to IDC

The total worldwide PC monitor market shipped more than 29 million units in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15), a decrease of -12.0% compared to 1Q14 and 1.5% less than forecast, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker. “Although there were a few bright spots – Japan experienced a gain … Read more

Leading TV Brands More Reliant on Chinese Manufacturers in 2015, IHS Says

TVs made by outsourcing specialists are expected to reach an industry record of 43 percent of LCD TVs shipped globally in 2015, according to IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight. Outsourcing manufacturing has become one of the most important business strategies for TV brands, because it can improve … Read more

NEC Display NC1201L Digital Cinema Projector Achieves DCI Compliance

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, today announced Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) compliance for its NC1201L laser projector, targeted to modestly sized theaters. The NC1201L model is the latest in NEC’s Digital Cinema Projector Series to have earned compliance on DCI Compliant Equipment. The test was … Read more

Multitaction Boosts Software

We last talked to Multitaction at the DSE show in March. (Multitaction Shows Off iWall). At Infocomm, the company was showing a curved wall configuration based on its 55″ modules (which are made from LCDs, with 32 ir cameras behind the panel in an array to capture the images of items that contact the screen). … Read more

Visual Tumult Disappears @ Infocomm 2015

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After last year’s Infocomm expo, I wrote: “Many 4K and 3D displays throughout the two main exhibit halls were simply upsetting to watch. Apparently, many folks still don’t know how to show 3D or 4K without causing nausea or discomfort.” In that article, I noted that stalwarts like LG, Christie, and several other manufacturers really … Read more

Three Nuggets from CE Week

Nature abhors a vacuum, and the Consumer Electronics Association abhors a season without one of their trade shows in it. For some years, the one-time early-summer lacuna has been filled by CE Week in New York. The event began haltingly, but has now hit its stride with more big-time participants and greater press coverage. CE … Read more

Smart Adds iQ Displays to Kapp

Smart announced its ‘Kapp’ dry erase whiteboard at last year’s Infocomm and this year it announced the Smart Kapp 84, a larger (84″) version that sells for $1,190. It can capture and share the images on the board, but is not a display. On the other hand, the two new Smart Kapp iQ (55″ – … Read more

NEC Organises Around Applications

NEC organised its booth at the show around applications, as it has done in Europe for a while. We rather spoilt the fun of NEC staff as we had seen most of the new things at the recent NEC showcase in London! The X754HB is a 75″ IPS panel-based monitor that is fitted with a … Read more