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According to Germany’s Central Association of Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers (Zvei), German electrical imports have grown strongly since March 2014. Overall, exports rose 12.6% YoY, to exceed €15 billion – the highest-ever monthly growth. In Q1’15, electrical exports were 7.6% higher than Q1’14, totalling €42.7 billion. Imports rose faster than exports, increasing 18.6% YoY in … Read more
Pioneer Group is rolling out digital menu boards to 400 KFC locations across the UK; the work is expected to take about five months. Pioneer is aiming to complete eight stores every night that it works. Each location will feature five displays above the counter: either 32″, 42″ or 47″ LG professional screens, each with … Read more
The Lenovo Tech World held an unexpected but not unwelcome surprise, in the form of a dual-screen smartwatch concept: the Magic View. This product features the regular watchface and a small, near-eye display (‘Virtual Interactive Display) that is in the strap and that can only be seen when raising the watch to eye level. The … Read more
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
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