Nike Chooses BigLED for Flagship Store
Photo credit: InvidisNike has installed an indoor LED videowall in its flagship store in Wroclaw, Poland. The 6m² screen uses modules from BigLED, with a 3mm pixel pitch.
Sharp TVs to Re-appear in Europe in May
Following the transfer at the end of last year of Sharp’s AV business in Europe to United Media Corporation (UMC) in Slovakia (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42), UMC has now announced that the first new Sharp TVs will be launched in Europe in May 2015. Sharp’s TV manufacturing facility in Poland transferred to UMC … Read more
TV Sales Rise 3% in Europe, but ASPs Fall
Market research by GfK, published by Germany’s Association for Consumer and Communication Electronics (GFU), shows that TV set sales in Western Europe rose 3.2% YoY in 2014. Unit sales exceeded 34 million units, while revenues rose 0.2% to €16.3 billion. As seen from the difference in unit and revenue growth, the average TV sale price … Read more
Google Cuts Tango Price in Half
Google’s Project Tango (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 9) is a 3D-sensing project using prototype tablets and phones, capable of using the devices to build a 3D model of their environment. According to Android Police, Google is getting ready to sell the tablet version to developers – for half of its original price. The dev … Read more
Hon Hai’s March Sales Up 21%
Hon Hai Precision has reported sales in March of NT$338.3 billion ($10.8 billion), 20.8% higher than February and 9.9% higher than March 2014. The company’s first quarter sales reached NT$1 trillion ($32.1 billion), which was 32.3% down on Q4 but increasing 14.9% from a year earlier.
Intel, Altera Call Off Takeover Talks
Intel and Altera are reported to have halted discussions on a possible takeover by Intel of the smaller firm because the two parties were unable to agree on price, according to “a person familiar with the matter”. Last month Intel was said to be in the early stage of talks with Altera, which sources claimed … Read more
Apple Watch Delayed
Shipments of the Apple Watch have been delayed from late April to the summer. Originally set to be launched on 24th April, the Watch is now listed as shipping in June or July – although customers can still try it out in-store. Apple says that it is trialing a new way of selling with its … Read more
Chip Firms Post Gains in March
Taiwan’s two major chip firms reported strong monthly performances in March. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) reported a 15.4% month on month and 44.7% year on year increase in sales in March, reaching NT$72.3 billion ($2.3 billion). Sales for the first three months totaled NT$222 billion ($7.1 billion), 49.8% higher than the same period of last … Read more
Asustek’s March Sales Up 21%
Asustek’s sales in March improved 21.1% sequentially to NT$42.1 billion ($1.3 billion), which was flat year on year. In the first three months of the year, Asustek’s sales were just 1.4% higher YoY at NT$111.9 billion ($3.6 billion).
Notebook ODMs Post MoM Increases in Sales
Quanta Computer and Compal both reported sequential increases in sales last month, with Quanta rising 45.5% to NT$80 billion ($2.6 billion) and Compal seeing a 37.3% rise to NT$74.9 billion ($2.4 billion). Quanta’s sales in the first three months of the year reached NT$205.2 billion ($6.6 billion), which was almost 5% lower than the same … Read more
ASO is Coming to Brazil
Analogue switch-off will begin in Brazil this November. 93% of households must have access to digital TV before switch-off can proceed.
Xbox TV Support Crosses Atlantic
Members of the Xbox Preview programme in the USA and Canada can now start watching live TV through their console. Xbox owners will need to buy an OTA TV tuner from Hauppauge, as well as an HDTV antenna. Microsoft says that it is developing an official tuner with Hauppauge that will debut in the coming … Read more
