PSCo and VuWall Sign Partnership
PSCo has been appointed as exclusive UK distributor for VuWall Technology. VuWall Technology develops collaborative visualisation software for video wall controllers.
New Tizen Phones Under Development at Samsung
ZDnet Korea reports that Samsung is developing two new Tizen smartphones. The Z2, for developing markets such as India, is said to have 960 x 540 resolution (screen size was not listed, but will probably be the same 4″ as the Z1), 2,000mAh battery, quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM. The other device will be … Read more
MEMS Scanning Key to ‘Deep’ Glasses-Free 3D
A new autostereoscopic (glasses-free) 3D display system is being developed at Beijing’s Tsinghua University, aiming to overcome the drawbacks of existing AS3D displays. Glasses-free 3D today, using lenticular lenses, optical gratings or micro-lens arrays, suffer from a loss of image depth, low image resolution or shallow viewing angles. The new system uses what developer Hongen … Read more
Rumour: Sharp to Sign Rescue Deal with Banks
Sharp has moved to deny the latest rumour concerning its future, that the loss-making company is about to sign a $1.7 billion rescue and restructuring plan with its main lenders, Mizuho Bank and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. According to a Nikkei report, the banks will jointly invest the $1.7 billion in a debt-for-equity swap, while … Read more
Emagin Hires VP for HMD Business
Emagin has appointed Dan Cui as VP of business development for its head-mounted display group. Cui has over 15 years’ experience working in the wearable space, including at Vuzix as VP sales and business development.
Panasonic Creates New Unit
The Nikkei reports that Panasonic is to set up a new innovation centre within its AVC Networks company to develop business systems based on “cutting-edge technologies” in the areas of image recognition and voice processing. Panasonic’s first area of interest is reported to be in digital signage that can be used to present product information … Read more
Daktronics Supplies Spain’s Largest LED Display
Image credit: InvidisSpanish department store chain El Corte Inglés is modernising. The retailer has installed two large-format LED video boards, in Madrid and Málaga. Both displays use LED modules from Daktronics. The Málaga unit was unveiled in late March with film star Antonio Banderas, who was born in the city. The screen is 13.9m x … Read more
Netflix Exceeds 60 Million Subscribers
Netflix added 4.9 million subscribers in Q1’15, according to its recent finance results – taking the total to 60 million subscribers worldwide. Of these, 41.4 million are in the USA. The new figure represents 24% YoY growth.
Huawei Goes Premium With Metal Body
After it was accidentally leaked last month (China’s MIIT Reveals Huawei Flagship), Huawei’s new Ascend P8 flagship smartphone has been revealed at an event in London. As the MIIT announced, the phone has a 5.2″ display with 1920 x 1080 resolution. It also features a 2GHz octa-core Kirin 930 CPU from Hisilicon, with 3GB of … Read more
LeTV TV Sales to Double in 2015
China’s LeTV is estimated to have sold around 1.6 million LCD TVs in the country last year, and will reach 3.5 million – 4 million this year, say industry sources. Foxconn and TPV are expected to be the main manufacturers. Sources at LeTV said that most sales are coming from 60″ sets.
Samsung’s S6 Edge Costs More – And Less – Than iPhone 6
Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge is the most expensive Galaxy S handset ever produced, and costs more to manufacture than the iPhone 6 Plus – despite costing $50 less at retail. In a teardown, IHS estimated the that S6 Edge costs $284.85 to manufacture, while the iPhone costs about $236.04. The curved AMOLED display on the … Read more
Rigidtech Expands PSS Capacity and Uses
Rigidtech Microelectronics is setting up a factory in China to produce patterned sapphire substrates (PSS). Volume production will begin at the end of 2015, with an initial monthly capacity of about 100,000 units – boosting the company’s total monthly capacity from Taiwan and China to 1.3 million substrates. Rigidtech has said that its PSS will … Read more
