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‘Supply chain sources’ have told Asian media that Microsoft is expected to ship more than 4 million Surface tablets this year – double the 2 million shipped last year. The sources said that the new Surface 3 and Surface 3 Pro will boost popularity. A Surface Pro 4 is also expected to be revealed at … Read more
Chinese panel makers believe that their TFT-LCD capacity could surpass that of Taiwan by 2017, taking the global number two spot behind Korea. Speaking at Finetech Japan, BOE VP Chikara Kuboshima said that companies such as BOE, CSOT and Tianma have experienced very fast expansion; BOE is expected to hold 27% of global capacity in … Read more
ABI Research has predicted that the global pay-TV market will only experience a 3.7% CAGR through 2020. OTT video, however, is expected to see 26% revenue growth this year alone, with a 24% CAGR through 2019. Customers are beginning to demand a similar experience to OTT from pay-TV services, such as search, recommendations and mobile … Read more
A new report by Transparency Market Research (http://tinyurl.com/npjcfxg) estimates that the IPTV market will grow almost 220% between 2013 and 2020. Revenues will rise from under $25 billion to almost $79.4 billion, representing an 18.1% CAGR from 2014 to 2020. Western Europe dominated the IPTV market in 2013 (38% share), but APAC is expected to … Read more
DARPA has invested in augmented reality and related display technologies before and it seems the search for the perfect display solution continues. According to a report from Gizmodo Australia, DARPA has created a low cost alternative augmented reality prototype that could be the basis for the foot soldier. Source: Gizmodo The display appears to be … Read more
Display Week 2015 Business Conference to Center on Boosting Profitability SID and IHS tap industry leaders to examine key questions around existing and emerging technologies, consumer demands and financial success factors The Society for Information Display (SID), in collaboration with IHS Technology, today announced the final schedule of topics and speakers for its annual Business … Read more
Simon Lucey, an Associate Research Professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA) along with colleagues Surya Singh and Kit Hamm of the University of Queensland are developing a technology that uses a smartphone’s camera and accelerometers to measure physical objects in 3D space. It is claimed that the system can be … Read more
Wearality Corporation, a Silicon Valley start-up, has started a Kickstarter campaign to raise $100,000 to finance production of its head-mounted Virtual Reality (VR) system called the Wearality Sky. As of April 8th, the company has pledges for $23,907 from 266 backers, with 26 days left on its campaign. Since the Kickstarter campaign is only a … Read more
West Marine, a boating and accessories retailer in the USA with more than 300 stores, has deployed custom-built kiosks from DT Research in locations across the country. The kiosks can be used to access a listing of more than 75,000 products, as well as for wayfinding. The SA3000 media player, combined with a 24″ touchscreen, … Read more
Digital connectivity solutions provider Gefen has announced the availability of its newest 4K Ultra HD matrix switcher. The Gefen ToolBox 4K Ultra HD 8×8 Matrix (GTB-HD4k2k-848-BLK) is a compact, lightweight and surface-mountable alternative to rack-mounted matrix switchers. This HDCP-compliant matrix routes eight 4K Ultra HD sources to any eight displays with HDMI inputs. Resolutions up … Read more
Planar Systems, Inc. (PLNR), a global leader in display and digital signage technology, has unveiled the Planar® RA-Series™ of narrow bezel LCD displays, a new family of tiled video wall displays, optimized for demanding 24×7 applications in high-ambient-light environments. Offered in 49” and 55”, Planar RA-Series high-performance LCD video wall displays have a tiled bezel-to-bezel … Read more
AU Optronics (AUO) saw sales in March climb 22.7% month on month and 2.3% year on year to NT$34.8 billion ($1.1 billion), bringing sales in the first quarter of the year to NT$95.3 billion ($3 billion), down 9.6% from the previous quarter and up by 1.6% from the same period of last year. AUO’s large … Read more
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