Empowering display industry professionals with cutting-edge insights and analysis
Three Blackberry phones have been leaked on Chinese Weibo. The ‘Slider’ or ‘Venice’ is said to have a sliding keyboard, curved 5.1″ screen (2560 x 1440) and front-facing speaker. The phone will also have an octa-core CPU and 3,650mAh battery; it is due to be launched in the autumn. Next is a successor to the … Read more
GoPro has announced an agreement to acquire Kolor, a specialist in virtual reality and spherical media solutions, for an undisclosed sum. Spherical media enables a range of immersive viewing experiences and is an essential building block of virtual reality. Kolor’s solutions enable users to combine multiple photographs or videos to produce high-resolution panoramic or spherical … Read more
The UK’s Audio Visual Material (AVM) has signed a new distribution agreement with Toshiba which will see the company offer Toshiba’s FullHD large format displays in the UK. The range includes the TD-E, TD-Z and TD-X series, spanning sizes from 55″ to 70″.
The International Trade Commission has ruled against Microsoft in an ongoing dispute, which could force the company to stop selling some Lumia smartphones in the USA. A wireless technology company, Interdigital, claims that Microsoft has infringed two of its 3G patents and the ITC has found in Interdigital’s favour. It is not yet clear which … Read more
AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) posted a net profit in the first quarter of the year of NT$5.3 billion ($173 million), a significant improvement on Q1 2014 when the company’s net profit was NT$166 million ($5.4 million). Turnover for the quarter improved slightly to NT$95.3 billion ($3.1 billion) from NT$93.8 billion ($3 billion) a year earlier. … Read more
Sources in Asia say that vendors have been developing their own wearable platforms in-house, following relatively low shipments of Android Wear products last year. Asus uses its own OS for its new Vivowatch, for example, while Samsung is looking to Tizen. LG is pinning its hopes on WebOS, according to the sources.
HTC reported turnover of NT$41.5 billion ($1.3 billion) in the first quarter of the year, 25% higher than Q1 of last year. The company said it expects Q2 turnover to be in the range NT$46-51 billion ($1.5-1.6 billion) in Q2. The company said that sales in the US saw their strongest growth in 2011, while … Read more
Low-power TV (LPTV) stations in the USA have been let off the hook in regard to the digital transition – for a while, at least. The FCC has said that it wants to limit the number of times these stations need to make frequency changes. Its statement read, “[T]he broadcast television spectrum incentive auction and … Read more
As reported by DisplaySearch and ET News, BOE has announced plans to build the largest LCD plant in the world starting in 2016. The investment will be around CNY40 billion (roughly $7 billion) and take place in Hefei, Anhui Province. Mass production is planned for late 2017 or early 2018. This new LCD fab will … Read more
I had the opportunity to spend the whole day meeting with many people at Barco’s Kunne facility in Belgium last week. This is a company that is on the move, pushing technology in every AV direction, expanding products and services while spinning off other sectors. This focusing effort is perhaps best symbolized by the brand … Read more
Virtual headsets are designed either as standalone devices or are a shell holding the viewer’s smartphone as the display source. The Merge VR headset falls in the second category and adds a virtual reality remote control the company calls VR Motion Controller. The headset is compatible with Android and iOS smartphones and accepts various sizes … Read more
The Apple Watch has been expected to create a breakthrough for all wearable devices. In reality it will be pretty difficult to judge how successful the Apple Watch will be, as Apple stated that it will not break out Watch sales in the same way it does for other products. During the company’s recent earnings … Read more
Jon Peddie Research
4 St. Gabrielle Ct.
Tiburon, California 94920
415-435-9368
© 2025 Jon Peddie Research
