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The newly-opened Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate (EMK Institute) relies on digital signage to entertain and educate visitors. To faithfully recreate the experience, integrator ElectroSonic used products from multiple vendors. A ‘Quote Wall’ at the entrance features five 55″ displays from NEC and three projectors, using a TVOne edge blending processor. … Read more
Xiaomi has taken home a Guinness World Record for selling the most smartphones in a single day – passing Samsung, Apple et al. The achievement was reached during Xiaomi’s Mi Fan Festival, an anniversary celebration. More than 2.1 million handsets were sold on the day, mostly online. Almost 40,000 smart TVs were sold at the … Read more
PC shipments fell to 71.7 million units in Q1’15, representing a 5.2% YoY decline, according to numbers from Gartner. The replacement cycle, which was boosted by XP renewals last year, is now returning to pre-2014 levels. “However, this decline is not necessarily a sign of sluggish overall PC sales long term”, said Gartner’s Mikako Kitagawa. … Read more
MStar Semiconductor said it plans to acquire Alpha Imaging Technology for NT$2.1 billion ($66.5 million), as part of its strategy to expand its interests in the Internet of Things and image sensor chip business. Alpha designs chip solutions for TV and web cameras, smartphones and driving recorders.
MediaTek’s sales in March more than doubled sequentially to NT$20.4 billion ($654.3 million), 3.3% higher than March 2014, thanks to strong demand from its clients in China. Last month’s result brought sales for the first quarter to NT$47.5 billion ($1.5 billion) which was better than expected, though 14.3% down on Q4. The company’s president, Ching-Jiang … Read more
Speaking at Finetech 2015 in Japan, LG Display VP Sooyoung Yoon has estimated that LCD displays will represent 90% of the display industry’s $180 billion revenue in 2018. Yoon spoke about the changing display industry, covering the move from black and white to colour and rising sizes. He expects that the industry will soon see … Read more
Motive’s TabletTV service (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 46) has been released in Europe, on the Apple App Store. It is initially available in the UK, joining TabletTV UK (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 49), but can also be used on the continent.
Netflix has established its own certification programme to help smart TV buyers. The ‘Netflix Recommended TV’ logo will be shown at retail stores, on TVs that the company has chosen. Existing TVs with the logo include LG’s 2015 UltraHD models; Android TVs from Sony; and Roku TVs from TCL, Hisense and Insignia. Netflix looks for … Read more
Research firm Ovum has predicted that premium OTT streaming services will reach 100 million subscribers this year. The shift is especially apparent in mature markets, augmenting free services such as YouTube. With the launch of OTT services by TV providers, such as HBO, Ovum expects the traditional TV value chain to be re-established against technology-led … Read more
We are still awaiting the release of the Apple Watch and the expected reports of great sales. Of course, technical details are being widely discussed based on news from the supply chain, Apple and news outlets. We also know quite a bit about the functionality and usage provided by Apple, with some sources already posting … Read more
Source: Touch Display Research The next wave in both touch and touch-less technology was the focus at the Society for Information Display Pacific Northwest Chapter meeting with guest speaker, Dr. Jennifer Colegrove, Principal Analyst at Touch Display Research. Top on her list of hot trends for 2015 were the smart home initiative (Google’s purchase of … Read more
Bristol UK-based Ultrahaptics is developing a free-space haptics technology that employs ultrasound to create haptic sensations without requiring the user to touch a surface. The firm’s Evaluation Program aims to provide developers with an “opportunity to get hands on with our mid-air tactile feedback technology”. Ultrahaptics exhibited its mid-air haptics technology at CES 2015 and … Read more
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