Empowering display industry professionals with cutting-edge insights and analysis
The European Desktop Monitor market had a weak Q1 in 2015 with a 12.6% drop in volume on a year on year basis according to Meko’s DisplayCast market research service. “There were a number of factors that contributed to this result”, said Bob Raikes, principal analyst at Meko. “The PC market was positive in Q1 … Read more
Smartphone sales in Q1’15 rose 19.3% YoY, to 336 million units, says Gartner. Emerging markets – excluding China – led growth, with the fastest-rising regions named as emerging APAC, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Sales in emerging markets rose 40% YoY over the period. Local brands and Chinese vendors were “the clear … Read more
Reports from Korean media claim that Samsung Display is considering dropping OLED TV plans entirely. Instead, the company’s focus will be on commercialising quantum dot LED (QLED) TVs by 2020. The source says that Samsung Electronics’ outlook for OLED technology is ‘conservative’ over the next few years. QLED is thought to be a better contender … Read more
GFX Bench has benchmarked a new device simply listed as the ‘Shield Portable’, which is believed to refer to the second-generation Nvidia Shield handheld console. The specs may not be finalised, or accurate; for example, the product is listed with a 7.8″, non-touch display (1920 x 1080), much too large for a handheld. The CPU … Read more
A new smartphone, rumoured to be the Zenfone 3, has appeared at China’s TENAA certification centre. The phone (model number: Asus Z00EDB) features a 5″ display (1280 x 720), compared to the Zenfone 2’s 5.5″ screen, and weighs 145g. It will feature a 1.2GHz quad-core 64-bit CPU, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. The … Read more
Hisense will integrate support for Neulion’s DivX HEVC video playback in its UltraHD TV portfolio.
After revealing the Q1’16 launch date, Oculus VR has shared pricing for its Rift headset. Speaking at the Re/code annual Code Conference, CEO Brendan Iribe said that the Rift would be priced in the $1,500 range. That is an “all-in” price, he added – including the PC required to run the Rift. The headset alone … Read more
Lenovo at Lenovo Tech World launched the Lenovo Cast, the company’s first media casting device to bring content from smaller, personal devices to the big screen. Encourages More Multimedia Sharing As more people capture and store their favorite photos, videos and apps on their most mobile and personal devices – their smartphones and tablets – … Read more
The winners of the 20th annual Display Industry Awards have been announced. The winners will be recognised during a special event on 3rd June, as part of SID 2015. Each product was chosen for its innovation, commercial significance and potential for positive social impact. Display: Samsung’s Youm flexible AMOLED display (gold) and LG Display’s 65″ … Read more
Plastic and flexible screens are the next evolution of display technology, says IDTechEx, and will be made possible through OLEDs. In a new report (paid), IDTechEx asserts that the first smartphone with a flexible display will be shipped in 2017. The market for plastic and flexible AMOLED displays, in this scenario, will be worth $16 … Read more
OLED displays are thinner, lighter, and offer better color performances compared to backlit liquid crystal displays (LCD). OLED displays are already mass produced for mobile phones and OLEDs will continue gaining market share against LCD technology. The next evolution is plastic and flexible displays. IDTechEx expects the first flagship phone with a flexible display to … Read more
Click for a larger imageA video posted to YouTube (http://tinyurl.com/p866lsx) shows a conceptual handset from Lenovo, with an integrated focus-free laser projector. As well as showing films, photos and so on, the ‘Smart Cast’ smartphone can use its projector to show a virtual touchscreen or keyboard on whatever surface it is placed next to. The … Read more
Jon Peddie Research
4 St. Gabrielle Ct.
Tiburon, California 94920
415-435-9368
© 2025 Jon Peddie Research
