Eizo Adds Russian Distributor
Eizo has added Comptek to its network of distributors in Russia.
Samsung to Reduce Smartphone Line-up
In the same week that Samsung forecast its first fall in annual profit for three years, the company also unveiled plans to streamline its smartphone line-up, cutting new releases this year by 25-30% from 2014 and introducing lower-priced models. According to reports, the first low cost models will go on sale in India as early as … Read more
Intel Devises Smart Spider Dress
Simultaneously beautiful and terrifying, the Smart Spider Dress is the result of a collaboration between Intel and designer Anouk Wipprecht. The dress – which is 3D-printed – uses Intel’s Edison platform, embedded inside, and reacts to real-time biometrics – meaning the animatronic spider legs on the shoulders can sense up to 7m around the wearer. Based … Read more
Intel Gives a Keynote – and Might Have Convinced us About Realsense
Intel’s Brian Krzanich gave a keynote address for the second year in a row. Intel also had a booth with its partners. In his keynote, Krzanich said that we are on a wave of change that replicates the wave of 1995, when the Intel Pentium Pro was launched, the internet and browsing started to be … Read more
Asus Swims Against Current With Mobile Announcements
Few of the tier one and two firms showed new mobiles at CES – many were waiting for MWC in March. Asus was one that did, introducing a convertible series and two new smartphones. The Transformer Book Chi (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37) series is a range of three convertible Windows 8.1 tablets. The … Read more
AUO’s 2014 Sales Fell 2% YoY
AU Optronics (AUO) saw sales for 2014 fall 2% year on year to NT$408.2 billion ($12.8 billion), though in December and the final quarter of the year, sales improved slightly YoY. AUO’s sales in December reached NT$33.7 billion ($1 billion), down 3.1% sequentially but 1% higher than December of the previous year. For Q4, AUO … Read more
Hisense TVs to feature NanoTech’s UltraFlix 4K streaming app
NanoTech Entertainment (OTCPINK: NTEK), a pioneer in bringing the 4K Ultra HD experience to consumers, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Hisense Electronics, the leader in the 4K Ultra HD TV industry. Under the agreement, NanoTech’s all 4K UltraFlix Network App will be bundled with Hisense’s 4K Ultra HD TV product line. … Read more
Streaming Devices Poised to Dominate Viewing Preferences as Seven in 10 TV Viewers Stream Programming
While the television continues to provide the best quality picture and viewing experience, the way content is being discovered and consumed is changing dramatically, especially for millennials. According to the preliminary results of the second NATPE||Content First and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® joint research study on consumers’ attitudes toward television viewing, just 55 percent of millennials use TVs as … Read more
DuBravac Discusses Trends to Watch
Shawn Dubravac, CEA’s chief economist, discussed the themes presented in his new book, Digital Destiny, at an event before the CES Unveiled ‘mini show’. He said that there are five ‘pillars’ that form today’s consumer electronics industry: ubiquitious computing; cheap digital storage; connectivity (such as WiFi and Bluetooth); proliferation of digital devices; and the ‘sensorisation’ … Read more
Mobiles Keep Low Profile at CES
CES has come and gone again, leaving memories and sore feet in its wake. While there were several interesting display developments, some products were only noticeable through their absence. Before we get onto products, we should discuss the elephant in the room: attendance. This year’s show felt much quieter than recent editions (although I don’t … Read more
Acer Attempts to Kickstart Notebook Innovation
Unlike other tier one companies, Acer had taken a suite in The Cosmopolitan, with no presence on the show floor at all. We visited on Sunday, two days before CES officially began. Mobility was the obvious focus, with two brand new smartphones and a Chromebook, as well as updates to the V17, R13 and S7 … Read more
CEA Study says Viewers want 4K UHD, Smart TVs
While the television remains viewers’ primary means of accessing video content, the number of consumers watching video content via streaming (63 percent) is gaining on those who watch through a traditional service provider (68 percent), according to a pair of new studies from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®. CEA’s OTT Video Consumption and 4K Ultra HD Update: Consumer … Read more
