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Digital Projection has signed Custom AV Distribution as its exclusive UK distributor for the residential and custom install sector. CAVD will now offer the full range of precision projectors directly to its network.
Invitations have been sent out to an Apple event on 9th March – widely thought to be the launch platform for the Apple Watch, which is set to be shipped in April. Unlike other Apple invites, this one doesn’t give much away
Smartphones with screens up to 5.6″ will become mainstream this year, says GfK. The prediction follows a spike in sales of larger handsets in 2014, as consumers replaced their older 4″ and 4.5″ smartphones. 5″ – 5.6″ unit shipments rose 150% YoY last year, and robust shipments are expected to continue. GfK predicts that worldwide … Read more
A new quad-core set-top box, running Android 4.4, has been launched by ZTE worldwide. The B760H plays both IPTV and OTT content using dedicated hardware. 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless communication is also supported.
LG Display was the largest supplier of UltraHD panels in the world in Q4’14, shipping 1.86 million units and taking a 27.9% market share. According to IHS DisplaySearch, LGD beat second-place Innolux, which shipped 1.76 million panels, by 1.6 percentage points. Samsung Display took third place, with a 19.9% share.
Image credit: NikkeiThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a head-mounted display, which combines object recognition, eye-tracking and augmented reality (activated by blinking!). The ‘Smart Glass’ uses a different chip for each function, realising ‘high performance and low power consumption’. Total power consumption is 75mW on average (maximum 131mW) – much … Read more
Imagine the mix of projectors, displays, and BYOD (laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, and smartphones) at play in today’s classrooms. Simply stated, it ain’t your grandfather’s classroom any longer. Now add to this confusing mashup the plethora of apps, operating systems, and platforms schools must grapple with. One recognizes very quickly that the result can become a … Read more
Asus‘ Zenfone 2 smartphone, which we saw at CES (Asus Swims Against Current With Mobile Announcements), is now on sale in Taiwan. It will also roll out to China, Hong Kong, Singapore and France this month. India, Italy and other markets in south-east Asia will follow in April, and Brazil in June. Shipments will reach … Read more
Barnes & Noble is to separate its education business from its retail and Nook digital units, creating two independent, publicly-traded companies. At the end of last year, Barnes & Noble bought Microsoft’s stake in the Nook business in preparation for a Nook spin-off later this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 49). However, as the … Read more
Motorola has added its Moto 360 smartwatch to the Moto Maker service. Using Moto Maker, customers can customise their watch with different casings, straps and faces. Photo credit: Wired Analyst Comment This might not seem like a big deal, but it is likely to be key to Motorola’s value proposition going forward. The company can … Read more
In 2013, Slovak Telekom ended the year with just under 200,000 subscribers for its TV services. The company expanded significantly in 2014, ending the year with almost 470,000.
Traditional TV use was very slightly down in the UK in 2014, with 98.4% of viewing done on TV sets, compared to 98.5% in 2013. Viewing on mobiles was up a similar amount, from 1.5% to 1.6%. The data comes from the UK’s commercial TV marketing body, Thinkbox. Lindsay Clay, chief executive of Thinkbox, said, … Read more
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