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HTC achieved a 27.7% year on year rise in sales in February to NT$9.2 billion ($292.1 million), though this was 25% lower than January’s result. Last month’s total brought sales for the first two months of 2015 to NT$21.5 billion ($682.5 million), up 27.3% from the same period of 2014.
Taiwanese touch panel manufacturer TPK Holdings reported a 34% year on year fall in sales in February to NT$7.3 billion ($231.7 million), though this was almost 4% higher than January. So far this year, TPK’s sales have reached NT$18.3 billion ($580.7 million). Sources suggest that TPK will benefit this year from orders from Apple for … Read more
Czech broadcast network operator Ceske Radiokomunikace has begun a second test of DVB-T2 with HEVC, following a trial last year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 28). This test is expected to last until February 2016.
The DS551LT7, a 7,000 cd/m² 55″ LCD display from Dynascan (ISE 2015 Roundup), will be released in the USA in Q1 this year. Imax released a home theatre system back in 2013 (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 23), and has now released it in the UK. It has two ‘commercial-grade’ projectors with DCI-4k resolution (Imax … Read more
As we forecast in our CES report (No More Plasma for Samsung, But LED is New Category), Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced its acquisition of Logan, Utah-based YESCO Electronics, LLC, a leading LED sign and display manufacturer with more than 2,000 installations across the U.S. and abroad. The acquisition reinforces Samsung’s entry into the LED … Read more
As we forecast in our CES report (No More Plasma for Samsung, But LED is New Category), Samsung has acquired a US-based LED sign and display manufacturer. Samsung has bought Yesco Electronics for an undisclosed sum, reinforcing the Korean company’s entry into the LED display market. Yesco has more than 2,000 installations across the US … Read more
Danish software developer, The Eye Tribe, was showing its latest low cost eye-tracking software at MWC in a use case of controlling a TV.
The iF Design Awards in Germany honour products with outstanding design, and Philips broke records by taking home 52 of them this year. Products were recognised in all five categories: Product, Communication, Packaging, Interior Architecture and Professional Concept. One of Philips’ two Gold awards was presented to its Intellivue Google Glass concept, which transfers patient … Read more
Kopin® Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), a leading developer of innovative wearable computing technologies and solutions, announced that it has developed a revolutionary NanoJet process for its liquid crystal cell assembly. The NanoJet process releases tiny drops of liquid crystal material with greater precision (variation within a few nano grams) and provides for a purer, better controlled … Read more
The worldwide market for video walls will grow at a 23.44% CAGR between 2014 and 2020, ending the period at a value of almost $18 billion according to a report (http://tinyurl.com/o2cb4p8) published by Markets and Markets. Demand is rising due to video walls’ 24/7 reliability and versatility. Applications such as indoor and outdoor advertising, menu … Read more
Ingram Micro is to acquire Anovo, the Europe-based repair and regeneration services provider for products such as smartphones and set-top boxes across Europe and Latin America. Anovo will continue to be led by François Lacombe, reporting directly to Shailendra Gupta, president at Ingram Micro Mobility. Analyst Comment At MWC this week, the Anovo meeting room … Read more
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced new cutting-edge mobile component solutions that advance users’ mobile experiences. These solutions include an 8-megapixel (MP) RWB (Red-White-Blue) image sensor based on ISOCELL technology and an NFC (Near Field Communication) integrated circuit (IC) with improved RF (Radio Frequency) performance. “We are always looking … Read more
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