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Qualcomm and Wearable Devices

December 21, 2022January 13, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

Wearable devices were a major topic at CES with many companies showing products for this developing market. Qualcomm, as one of the key suppliers for mobile devices today, has a natural interest in all products that will influence and interact with smartphones. While wearable devices were not the most important topic for the Qualcomm press … Read more

Tablet and Smartphone Markets on Different Paths

January 13, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

Smartphones and tablets have been the darlings of the CE industry for the last few years. While smartphones took over the growing mobile phone market in one swift motion, tablets have often been seen as the PC killer over the last few years. Up until last year growth rates of both devices were among the highest ever … Read more

Dr. Jon Likes LG’s super-wide, high-res, IPS LED Monitor

January 13, 2015 by Jon Peddie

LG’s super-wide, high-res, IPS LED Monitor Nearly three feet of desktop make this the ultimate gaming monitor Jon Peddie Why is this the ultimate gamer monitor? Wide field of view – the more you can see the more you can shoot. High-contrast IPS display. Non-glare (not shiny) screen. Input for every high-speed high-bandwidth source available, … Read more

Will Apple Watch Change Everything Again?

January 13, 2015 by Steve Sechrist

In the post CES world of wearable devices, attention is once again shifting to Apple and its looming launch of the long-discussed Apple Watch wearable device. Look for this no later than March 2015 (so we are weeks away) with all the tell-tale signs that include hints of Retail training programs in process, new Beta versions … Read more

TCL Transitions From Manufacture to Entertainment

December 21, 2022January 13, 2015 by Tom Allen

Li Dongsheng, TCL’s CEO, greeted the assembled journalists at the company’s press conference. The room was quiet when we arrived as most of the press was queueing for its lunch – although TCL had kindly laid out a spread as well. TCL is now selling almost 30 million TVs annually. The company has 75,000 employees … Read more

Eyesvis UK Launches National Control Room Demonstration Venues

January 13, 2015 by Tom Allen

Eyevis UK has launched two new national venues for control room solution demonstrations. Located in London and Manchester, the facilities mean that clients can arrange appointments to see Eyevis’ product range in action.

Industry Stakeholders Form UHD Alliance

January 13, 2015 by Tom Allen

The formation of the UHD Alliance was announced the day before CES officially began. A collaboration between Hollywood studios, consumer electronics brands, post-production and technology companies, the Alliance aims to establish standards for UltraHD and higher video, focusing on ‘better pixels’ (HDR, wide colour gamut, immersive 3D audio, etc). Samsung, LG, Sharp, Sony and Panasonic were among … Read more

The PC is not Dead Yet

January 13, 2015 by Bob Raikes

This is a good summary of why the PC is not going away anytime soon. Meko’s monitor forecasts have been (relatively) positive for the same reasons, despite the clamour a couple of years ago about the end of the PC. http://www.eweek.com/pc-hardware/why-the-much-hyped-post-pc-era-never-arrived.html

Stream TV Looks To Gaming and Signage

January 13, 2015 by Tom Allen

Stream TV Networks is the developer of the Ultra-D glasses-free 3D system, which converts 2D content to 3D and eliminates ‘sweet spots’. It introduces a proprietary optical stack to a plasma, LCD or OLED display that directs light from the sub-pixel level, to create a 3D image. Last CES saw partnerships with several Chinese brands, including Chimei, … Read more

Sony’s TV is Slimmer Than a Smartphone

January 13, 2015 by Tom Allen

Unlike previous years, Sony’s whole stand was open before its press conference began – nothing was covered up, including the new products. However, there was little time to walk around and we chose to get a seat, instead! After a short stop-motion video (very Python-esque), Kazuo Hirai arrived to look back at the year that … Read more

Public Display Growth Continues After Q2 Uptick

January 13, 2015 by Tom Allen

Public display (PD) shipments grew 16% YoY in Q3’14, says DisplaySearch. LCD PD shipments were up 18%, while plasma shipments were ‘negligible’ due to the market exit of many plasma vendors. Following the start of an improvement in PD performance in Q2’14, QoQ growth reached 3% in Q3 – the market’s highest sequential growth rate … Read more

HMD Market to Exceed $9 Billion by 2019

January 13, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

Transparency Market Research has predicted a 55.3% CAGR for the head-mounted display market between 2011 and 2019. At the start of the forecast period, Transparency valued the HMD market at $324.7 million, and expects it to be worth more than $9.2 billion by 2019. The full report can be accessed at http://tinyurl.com/otfx43l.