Samsung Holds Off on Flexible Tablets
A Korean website, Inews24, says that concerns over profitability will keep Samsung from launching 7″+ flexible tablet products this year. The company will instead look to apply the technology to smartphones.
In-Car Infotainment Shifts to APAC
The Volvo XC90 has its own infotainment system, complemented with third-party productsThanks to a rapid expansion of connected navigation systems and in-car Wi-Fi, ABI Research predicts that Connected Automotive Infotainment Systems (CAIS) will grow at a 33.8% CAGR over the next five years. More than 342 million systems will have shipped between 2015 and 2020. … Read more
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent Sign MOU
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent say they have entered into a memorandum of understanding under which Nokia will offer to buy all of Alcatel-Lucent’s equity shares through a public exchange offer in France and the US. The all-share deal values Alcatel-Lucent at €15.6 billion. Nokia said that the combined company would create “an innovation leader in next … Read more
Hisense Shares TV Release, Keeps Specs Secret
Hisense announced the 55TX810 last December, but we missed the announcement at the time – our apologies. Release details have now been shared, so we are revisiting the model. The 55″ TV is a curved LCD set, with UltraHD resolution, smart functionality and wireless connectivity in the form of Miracast and DLNA. Despite being announced … Read more
FAA Chooses Eizo For ERIDS
Eizo’s Flexscan T23 81W touch screen monitor has been chosen by the USA’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), for use in En Route Information Display Systems (ERIDS). ERIDS are used to map flights and manage important information. Eizo’s 23″ monitor will be rolled out to more than 1,200 workstations this year.
Only 7.5% Say Linear TV Will Remain Important
The Connected100 survey, by the Connected100 research group, has shown that the key TV innovation drivers in coming years will be OTT (87.5% of respondents) UltraHD (77.5%) and TV Everywhere (70%). Linear broadcast (7.5%) will lose out to personalised services accessed through the cloud or connected devices.
VixS Adds ‘Better Pixels’ Support to Decode Line
ViXS has launched the XCode Pro 370 decoder, which integrates new features such as high dynamic range (HDR) and 12-bit colour. The chip has been launched to support the use of UltraHD in production and distribution. ViXS will begin sampling for the device in Q3.
E-Lead Claims Projection Film Cuts HUD Cost by 90%
Taiwan’s E-Lead Electronics has developed a low-cost automotive HUD, showing it at the Taipei AMPA & AutoTronics show earlier this month. In-car HUDs usually take the form of a dedicated transparent display (‘combiner type’) or a windscreen and projector combination (‘windscreen type’); information is projected onto these displays. Another form factor uses projectors and mirrors … Read more
TV Viewing Falls, Makes Way for Mobiles
Market researcher Accenture has bad news for the TV market. In a new research report titled ‘Digital Video and the Connected Consumer’, TV was the only product category to experience double-digit usage declines across different media types, worldwide, among viewers of ‘nearly all’ ages. Consumers are instead turning to PCs and mobiles to consume video … Read more
Vizio to Bring Dolby Vision to Home Theater
On April 13th, Vizio issued a pair of press releases on its Reference Series LCD displays and its partnership with Dolby. The partnership with Dolby will allow Vizio to incorporate Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) technology into its displays. According to Vizio, these are the first Dolby Vision-enabled televisions. That evening, I attended the … Read more
Content Creators Respond as Demand for UHD TV Takes Off
I’ve often written on the Nanosys blog about the chicken and egg problem that exists between content creators, broadcasters and display makers. When it comes to next generation UHD video features like 4k resolution, wide color gamut and High Dynamic Range (HDR) these three groups have had a hard time agreeing. Netflix says they’re shooting … Read more
Highlights from the Technology Summit on Cinema
Each year, SMPTE produces the NAB pre-show called the Technology Summit on Cinema (TSC), which I find a very worthwhile event to attend – if you have an interest in cutting edge technology as applied to the art and science of making movies. We have full coverage of TSC and NAB in our special show … Read more
