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Planar was clearly positioning itself at the show as the specialist in UltraHD and told us that all the displays that it was showing were UltraHD resolution (although this didn’t apply to the transparent OLED). First, we looked at the 55″ transparent OLED panel that we previewed on our front page a couple of weeks … Read more
Aoto’s stand was dominated by a curved 1.2mm-pitch LED display, part of the M Series (1mm – 16mm). However, it was not the main attraction. The most interesting product that Aoto was showing was a 65″ TV, using LEDs instead of an LCD panel. The Commercial LED Display (CLD) had a ‘very low’ pixel pitch, … Read more
Panasonic had a re-located booth this time – it was said to be bigger than last year’s. There was an impressive demo of projection mapping onto a Tesla and we made a short video of it. We met up with Enrique Robledo to look around the flat panel products. Panasonic has a new software platform … Read more
Augmented reality headsets either try to be very subtle in appearance, as in the sunglasses styles, or try to provide a superior optical performance without looking at the aesthetic consequences. In this group are the fighter pilot helmets, for example. The new Seer headset also falls into this latter category. The Seer headset by Caputer … Read more
Barco’s space-themed stand welcomed us with big LED displays and a really immersive example of a dome projection. The X-1.6 is part of a new high-end LED display range, the X Series, that was seen as a concept at Infocomm. Each module is 400 x 450mm, and several were held in one of Barco’s OBLX … Read more
Christie has appointed Sahara Nederland to distribute its high-end videoprojectors in the Netherlands.
According to Nielsen data, cable TV viewing in the USA was down 12.7% in January, as OTT services continue to gain popularity. Nomura Research, which highlighted the findings, called it ‘one of the worst declines we have seen since we launched coverage of these companies’.
NEC Display Solutions of America has named Todd Bouman as president and CEO of the Americas. Bouman previously served as VP, marketing for commercial displays and mobile products in the enterprise division of Samsung Electronics America.
HP is believed to be looking for a new channel director for its printing and personal systems group in the UK and Ireland. The news came as it was revealed that Damian Cusick is leaving the company to pursue new opportunities. Cusick joined HP from Samsung last January, having previously worked as head of retail … Read more
Mattel’s iconic View-master toy is to be revived this year, thanks to a collaboration with Google. The original used picture reels slotted into the top of the device – now swapped for an Android phone. The new viewer is based on Google Cardboard. Users simply download an app and slot their phone into the headset, … Read more
Asustek Computer Inc. reported a 21% year on year drop in net profit in Q4 to NT$4.5 billion ($141.8 million) on turnover which was 5.4% higher YoY at NT$137.7 billion ($4.3 billion). Turnover for the year was only 0.3% higher than the previous year at NT$477.2 billion ($15 billion).
ABI Research believes that global subscribers to pay-TV services passed 924 million last year, a 5% YoY rise. The fastest rise will come from IPTV (up 14%), followed by satellite (7%), while cable and terrestrial growth will slow to about 3%. APAC and LATAM are driving the global cable market, adding roughly 13 million subs, … Read more
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