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Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Sales Expected to Reach $358 Billion in 2015, a 5.4 Percent Increase From 2014

January 14, 2015 by Helen Vince

Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to reach $358 billion in 2015, a 5.4 percent increase from 2014, but down from the previous quarter’s forecast of 5.8 percent growth, according to Gartner, Inc. The market is being driven by strong growth in application-specific standard products (ASSPs) in smartphones, along with DRAM and NAND flash in ultramobiles … Read more

Imagination Scaling from Wearables to TVs

January 14, 2015 by Bob Raikes

Imagination’s image processing identifies people walking in an area and tracks their movements – ideal in retail environmentsImagination had a meeting room to demonstrate its latest ip cores. The company is, of course, well known for its cores for graphics, video and audio, as well as its acquisition of MIPS technologies at the end of … Read more

Epson Large Venue Projectors Showcase Second Phase of Sun Xun Exhibition at Sean Kelly Gallery

January 14, 2015 by Helen Vince

Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, has partnered with Sean Kelly Gallery to provide PowerLite® Pro G6750WU large venue projectors for the exhibition Sun Xun: The Time Vivarium at Sean Kelly Gallery, New York. The exhibition, on view through Jan. 24, is being presented in two phases: paintings and an animated film. The Time Vivarium explores a different viewpoint on China’s complex history, comparing ordinary … Read more

Lenovo Mulls Public Offering for Smart Device Business

January 14, 2015 by Helen Vince

Lenovo’s CEO, Yang Yuanqing, has said that the company would consider a public offering for its new smart device business, as Lenovo targets the rising interest in smart connected homes. The new unit will be called Shenqi and is expected to start selling smartphones and internet connected household devices under its own brand in April. … Read more

Acer Appoints New UK Manager

December 21, 2022January 14, 2015 by Helen Vince

Acer has appointed Gavin Parrish as UK & Ireland country manager, replacing Marco Andresen who moves to take on a role within the European management team. The new appointment comes after the sudden departure of Acer EMEA president Luca Rossi and the appointment of Emmanuel Fromont as his replacement.

LG Takes Part in Mass Fast Food Signage Rollout

January 14, 2015 by Tom Allen

650 McDonald’s locations in the USA are receiving a digital signage upgrade from LG, in collaboration with Stratacache. The new integrated menu board solution uses Stratacache’s ActiVia for Media 4.0 software, installed on a 47″ LCD display. The displays have 1920 x 1080 resolution, and at least five will be installed in each restaurant.

Matrox Brings Graphics and Controllers to DSE

January 14, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

At Digital Signage Expo 2015 (11th – 12th March, Las Vegas), Matrox (stand #1,645) will present its C-Series multi-display graphics cards; Matrox Mura videowall controller boards; and Matrox Maevex AV-over-IP encoders/decoders.

Microsoft Lumia 435 and Lumia 532: the most affordable Lumia devices to date

January 14, 2015 by Helen Vince

Microsoft Corp. has announced the Microsoft Lumia 435 and Lumia 532 smartphones, the most affordable Lumia devices to date. Offering the latest Windows Phone 8.1 capabilities at an incredible price, both Lumia 435 and Lumia 532 deliver smartphone experiences that help people do more on the go. With many people looking to upgrade from a … Read more

LG Display Pushes OLEDs and New LCD Materials

January 14, 2015 by Bob Raikes

On the the first morning of the show, we were able to get a detailed look at the developments at LG Display in its hotel suite. The company had a lot to show and we were there for a while, but it was worth it! (note that there are multiple pages in this article) ‘We … Read more

Vuzix Removes Electronics to Slim Glasses – Works with Nokia

January 14, 2015 by Tom Allen

Vuzix is most well-known for its M100 augmented reality smart glasses, which are firmly aimed at the B2B market. The company has developed its wave guide technology, which bounces the image (from a 0.22″ LCD panel with 960 x 540 resolution) between the sheets of glass that form the glasses’ lenses. The result is a … Read more

CES 2015 Roundup

January 14, 2015 by Tom Allen

If a film-based privacy filter isn’t enough, 3M is offering its facial-recognition-based ePrivacy filter. (Graphic: 3M)In addition to the expected optical enhancement and privacy films being shown by 3M at its booth in South Hall, the company also showed something unexpected: the “3M ePrivacy Filter.” 3M’s rep told me that customers of the company’s privacy … Read more

Changhong Lets Us Down

January 14, 2015 by Tom Allen

Changhong was showing many products that had been introduced at IFA, including its short-throw projector. The stand was mostly conceptual items and there were, as always, few people capable of talking about the products in any detail. The most noticeable ‘finished’ product was a curved UltraHD quantum dot TV (using QDs from 3M) called the … Read more