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European PD Market is Positive in Q1

Europe saw a good result in Q1 2015 with 4.2% annual growth reported in Meko’s DisplayCast Public Display research. Annual growth was just over 23% on a volume basis. Despite some price declines during the year, there was also 14.2% growth in annual value. “Germany was particularly strong”, said Bob Raikes, principal of Meko. “The … Read more

Hisense, LG, Samsung & Sony to Dominate Global UHD TV Market

www.researchandmarkets.com has announced the addition of the “Global UHD TV Market 2015-2019” report to their offering. The global UHD TV market to grow at a CAGR of 45.4% over the period 2014-2019 The global TV market is undergoing a rapid transformation in terms of display resolution. UHD TV is one of the most significant innovation … Read more

Worldwide Chromebook Sales Will Reach 7.3 Million Units in 2015

Worldwide Chromebook sales to end users is on pace to reach 7.3 million units in 2015, a 27 percent increase from 2014, according to Gartner, Inc. Education is the primary market for Chromebooks and represented 72 percent of the global Chromebook market in 2014. “Since the first model launched in mid-2011, Google’s Chromebook has seen … Read more

NEC ShowCase Round Up

AndersDK revealed a small box with connectors, but hid it away quickly when we raised our camera. It turned out that the device was a new media player that is based on the latest Raspberry Pi system. The company has worked hard to include special features such as a “reset to factory” button. The new … Read more

ZeeVee Transmits UltraHD 30 frames via 10GB Ethernet

ZeeVee has developed an IP-based video system that can send uncompressed UltraHD video over 10Gbit Ethernet at 30 fps. The product won a “Best in Show” award at ISE this year, we heard. The company has fibre-based transmitters and receivers as well as control software. The transmitters can accept video over HDMI and analogue or … Read more

Pro Display Screen is for UST Projectors

Pro Display Ltd of the UK makes projection screens and had a couple of demonstration areas at the event. The first display we spotted was a front projection screen, called the “SunScreen” that had a kind of small “pyramid” optical structure that has been designed to give optimal results in high ambient lighting and when … Read more

NEC Impresses with LEDs

NEC had a number of displays of its own, although the emphasis at the show was clearly on partners, rather than on its own technology. (Click on the images for higher resolution.) On the way into the event, NEC had set up a “CAVE” environment using 27 X464UN video wall modules on three sides, nine … Read more

Nanoco Welcomes Members of the European Parliament’s Rejection of Cadmium in Quantum Dots

Nanoco Group plc (LSE: NANO), a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, confirms that Members of the European Parliament (“MEPs”) have overwhelming voted against a proposed extension of an exemption to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) which would have allowed the use of cadmium-containing quantum … Read more

European Parliament Rejects Cadmium QDs

Following several months of campaigning against the possibility of cadmium-based quantum dot use being extended in the European market, Nanoco has welcomed a decision by the European Parliament to reject the move. The European Commission proposed an extension to the Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) exemption for LCD TVs using cadmium-based QDs earlier this year … Read more