Tech Data Germany Adds Philips Monitors
Tech Data in Germany is now distributing Philips’ LCD monitors.
Panasonic Goes All-Out With UltraHD
More information has been revealed about Panasonic’s 2015 UltraHD TV lineup for the European market. At CES this year we saw the company’s new flat TV, the CX850 (Panasonic is Big on B2B), which will be known as the CX800 in Europe. Three curved ranges – the CR850, CR730 and CR430 – will join it, … Read more
Panasonic is First Freeview Play Partner
The UK’s free digital TV service, Freeview, is being rebranded to Freeview Play, it was announced recently. Now, Digital UK has said that Panasonic will be the first manufacturer producing TVs with the service pre-installed. Several of Panasonic’s 2015 Viera TVs will use the service, which combines catch-up, VoD and live TV.
Displays Center Stage At Academy Sci-Tech Awards
At last Sunday night’s Academy Awards banquet, worldwide recognition was given to three centerpiece display technologies, LCD, OLED and DLP digital projection, during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Hollywood gala event. While most of the night celebrated the Arts side of the industry, including the Best Actor nod going to the British … Read more
Magic Leap Working on Head Mounted Display Hardware
Last year, Magic Leap, the Florida-based augmented reality company announced a $542 million financing round with Google leading the way. The announcement came just before Google pulled the plug on the Google Glass Explorer program. We reported then on the investment in Magic Leap, but were unsure what the company was really developing. A recent … Read more
Pixelworks Takes Stage at ROTH
Pixelworks’s CEO, Bruce Walicek, and CFO, Steven Moore, will take part in the 2015 ROTH Conference this month. The conference takes place on 9th March in Dana Point, CA; Walicek and Moore will take the stage at 15.30.
Broadsign Names New Europe Sales Manager
Broadsign has promoted Maarten Dollevoet to the role of regional manager of sales for Europe. Dollevoet had previously served as business development manager for Broadsign covering the EMEA region. The company also announced that co-founder and vice president of marketing and strategy, Daniel Parisien, is to leave the company next month. Parisien said he felt … Read more
ForthDD Launches QXGA-3DM SLM
Forth Dimension Displays (ForthDD) , a subsidiary of Kopin Corporation, announced at Photonics West (7 – 12 February 2015) a new QXGA (2048 x 1536) resolution imager and drive board, the QXGA-3DM. The QXGA-3DM combines a high resolution LCoS microdisplay with an application specific drive interface. The system is designed for non-video applications such as … Read more
iMagic: Displays can be Magical
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”Arthur C. Clarke While enjoying a recent regenerative cruise in the blue Caribbean, my senses and imagination were marvelously heightened after experiencing a unique iMagic show on board the Celebrity Summit. This was indeed a first. This was the first time technology has been fronted successfully as both … Read more
IHS: Automotive Takes Second-Highest Small-Medium Category
Smartphones sales continue to intrude on other small-medium display categories, but automotive revenues continue to rise. According to IHS DisplaySearch, revenues in the category were up 26% last year, to become the second-highest growth product in the small-medium area. Revenues rose to $848 million last year, while the mobile phone display market was up 4% … Read more
QD Vision Named Edison Award Finalist for Innovative Color IQ™ Quantum Dot Technology
QD Vision, Inc., the leading manufacturer of quantum dot solutions for display products, has been named a 2015 Award Finalist by the internationally renowned Edison Awards™. The distinguished awards, inspired by Thomas Edison’s persistence and inventiveness, recognize innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the global economy. “It’s exciting to see companies like QD Vision continuing Thomas … Read more
Smart Watch Shipments Will More than Quadruple in 2015, Reaching 24.4 Million Units Worldwide
The nascent smart watch market experienced a period of tremendous innovation and growth during 2014, with global device shipments more than doubling from 2.3 million units in 2013 to 5.0 million units in 2014. A number of prominent industry players launched smart watch products, including Samsung, Sony, Motorola, and LG among others, and Google introduced … Read more
