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IKEA Envisions Future Display Applications

Furniture retailer IKEA at Milan Design Week 2015 has unveiled its “Concept Kitchen 2025” which illustrates the firm’s vision of the future network integration and utilization of sensors and projection displays in the home environment. IKEA has collaborated with design firm IDEO, and design students at the School of Industrial Design at Lund University as … Read more

Roku Announces Sharp Roku TV Models

Roku, Inc. today announced that it has added the Sharp brand to the Roku TV program. Sharp Roku TV™ models will soon be available for purchase exclusively at Best Buy stores as well as atBestBuy.com. Available in 43” and 50” screen sizes, Sharp Roku TV models represent a new generation of smart TVs that are … Read more

GSMA’s MWC Shanghai Runs With IICF 2015

The GSMA (Groupe Speciale Mobile) has announced a partnership with the Shanghai International Information Consumption Festival. This year’s GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai will run concurrently with the SIICF, on 15th – 17th July at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Together, the events are expected to attract between 30,000 and 50,000 visitors over the … Read more

ITO Replacements Valued at $11 Billion by 2022

Touch Display Research has published a new report on ITO replacement materials and technologies. The company predicts that the ITO-replacement market will be worth $10.9 billion by 2022. The fifth edition of ‘ITO Replacement – Non-ITO Transparent Conductor Technologies, Supply Chain and Market Forecast Report’ (paid) can be found at http://tinyurl.com/kpkbcnv.

Hitachi Enhances 8000 Series Contrast

Two new 3LCD projectors have expanded Hitachi’s line-up of HDBaseT models. The CP-WU8451 and CP-WU8461 can receive HDMI signals from up to 100m from the source, via CAT5e/CAT6. The contrast ratio of the new projectors is higher than other models in the 8000 Series; Hitachi claims to have increased contrast by 60%, to 5,000:1. Specifications … Read more

Flextronics to Buy Mirror Controls International

Flextronics has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mirro Controls International (MCi) from private quity firm Egeria, in an all cash transaction which values its share capital at €457 million. MCi manufactures glass and powerfold mirror actuators for the automotive market, with three manufacturing facilities in China, Mexico and Ireland.

Barco DP4K-60L Laser Projector Chosen for New Danish Multiplex

Digital cinema pioneer Barco announces that Nordisk Film Biografer, the leading developer, producer, distributor and exhibitor of films in the Nordic region, has chosen the Barco DP4K-60L laser projector to power the main premium large format (PLF) screen of its multiplex in the prestigious Field’s shopping and entertainment center in Copenhagen, Denmark. With over 115,000m² … Read more

Epson Expands Large Venue Projector Lineup with PowerLite 4770W

Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, today introduced the PowerLite® 4770W, a widescreen projector delivering brilliant color and amazing image quality for almost any venue. The PowerLite 4770W ($1999) delivers 5,000 lumens of color brightness, 5,000 lumens of white brightness and WXGA resolution, as well as advanced connectivity options and cutting-edge video processing for … Read more

Fotoniks Integrates BAE HUD

BAE Systems and Turkey’s Fotoniks are to work together to develop and deliver aircraft display systems. Fotoniks will work to integrate BAE’s LiteHUD head-up display into the HUD system for the Hürkuş training aircraft as part of the agreement. Designed using BAE Systems’ patented waveguide technology, LiteHUD is said to be 60% smaller by volume … Read more

Innolux Result 07/05/2015

Innolux Corporation recorded a first quarter net profit of NT$8.6 billion ($279.3 million) on turnover of NT$100.2 billion ($3.2 billion), which compares with a net profit of NT$153 million ($4.9 million) on turnover of NT$89.5 billion ($2.9 billion) in Q1 of last year. The company shipped 7 million square metres of panel in the first … Read more