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Taiwan’s main backlight unit (BLU) makers, Radiant Opto-Electronics and Coretronic, reported mixed results in May. Radiant Opto’s sales for the month fell 8.3% sequentially to NT$2.9 billion ($93.7 million), just 0.8% higher than April. So far this year, the company’s sales have fallen 18.2% year on year to NT$15.6 billion ($504.1 million). Coretronic reported sales … Read more
Wistron shipped 1.3 million notebooks in May, 7.1% lower than April and the company says it expects its second quarter notebook shipments to suffer a sequential decline, having originally forecast up to 5% growth. Wistron believes that clients are not placing orders because consumers are waiting for the release of Windows 10. Wistron also shipped … Read more
The Spanish pay-TV regulator, CNMC, says that the market in Spain reached 5.1 million subscribers at the end of last year – with 345,000 new customers in Q4. 325,000 of these were IPTV subscribers. 63.2% of subscribers were using a convergent package (TV with one or more additional services, such as broadband). Revenues were up … Read more
Exclusive Ultra HD content broadcast in the “HOT BIRD 4K1” channel operated by Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) continues to expand and diversify with new input from SPI International and ANIXE HD Television. SPI International, operator of more than 30 TV channels on four continents, and German broadcaster ANIXE are both displaying original new … Read more
Value Electronics, a leading independent audio video retailer in Westchester County, NY, is bringing its respected, annual TV Shootout evaluation event to CE Week in New York City; the 2015 Shootout will take place on the show floor on Wednesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 25, 2015. Now in its 11th year, the Value Electronics … Read more
LG Electronics today announced that the LG G4 is officially on sale online and in stores through major carriers, including Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular, as well as national retailers Best Buy and Amazon.com. This marks a momentous launch for LG and its highly sought-after flagship that features a fresh take on smartphone … Read more
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, today announced that VUKUNET, its ad serving platform for the Digital out of Home (DOOH) industry, has expanded its presence in the DOOH market to more than 1.8-billion ad impressions in 100,000 locations since launch. VUKUNET, a global platform, connects … Read more
Eyeglasses, surgery and contact lenses are great at correcting first order vision problems, but not for some of the personal variations and more complex vision disorders. One idea to address this is to thoroughly characterize your eyes and then use this information to “distort” images presented on an electronic display that are the inverse of … Read more
According to TechSci Research report “Global Smart Wearable Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020“, the global market for smart wearables is projected to reach USD37 billion by 2020. Though the global smart wearables market is currently in its nascent stage, growing IT spending, rising health concerns and increasing number of smartphone users is projected to fuel … Read more
AU Optronics (AUO) achieved increases in panel shipments in May, though sales for the month declined. The company shipped 8.67 million large panels last month, up 5.9% from April 2015, while small and medium panel shipments increased 6.9% month on month to 6.1 million units. AUO’s cumulative large panel shipments in 2015 were 43.6 million … Read more
A team at Fraunhofer IOF have developed a way to produce AR glasses in a smaller, less prominent form factor. These glasses – to be shown at Laser World of Photonics in Munich (22nd – 25th June) – can also correct for farsightedness. Previous smart glass designs have used large frames and a microdisplay. The … Read more
Innolux has forecast a net profit for this year which will exceed last year’s NT$21.6 billion ($698.7 million). The company says the improvement will be driven by strong demand for its TV panels, including new curved screens, thanks to Innolux’s diversifying product strategy and focus on high-margin products. Innolux plans to produce more wide-colour gamut … Read more
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