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TCL Showcases Innovative Quantum Dot TV at the 48th CES in the US

TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Limited (“TCL Multimedia” or “the Group”, HKSE stock code: 01070) attended the 48th Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas, the United States of America as well as the “Global Top Brands” award ceremony organized by International Data Group (“IDG”). TCL has made it to the league of “Top 50 Global Consumer Electronics Brands” … Read more

Smartwatch Market is Expected to Reach $32.9 Billion by 2020 – Allied Market Research

The new market research report titled “Global Smartwatch Market – size, Industry Analysis, Trends, Growth and Forecast, 2014 – 2020,” the global Smartwatch market has a potential to reach $32.9 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 67.6% during 2014 – 2020. Popular highlights of the Global Smartwatch Market that are noteworthy are, based on type, the Extension Smartwatch sales was the … Read more

Explosive Growth Forecast for Quantum Dot LCD TV Technology, DisplaySearch Reports

LCD TV makers are responding to the challenge of OLED, with quantum dot (QD) technology, curved screens and other innovations. According to new information from DisplaySearch, now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), in order to boost consumer value in the LCD TV market, 4K ultra-high-definition (UHD) enhanced-color LCD TVs using QD technology will become available … Read more

Industry Insight: Four Tech Studies Debut at CEA’s Research Summit

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® unveiled four new studies to provide insights on growing consumer technology segments and adjacent markets at CEA’s Research Summit, held at the 2015 International CES® running January 6-9 in Las Vegas. The complete findings of 4K Ultra HD Update: Consumer Adoption and Awareness; High Resolution Audio Study; OTT Video Consumption; … Read more

Razer Strikes Nvidia’s Shield

Razer always manages to surprise with its new CES products, and has won ‘Best in Show’ for the past four years running. This year was no different. Android TV was announced back in June (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 29), and people commented then on the inclusion of Razer as a launch partner – why would … Read more

LTPS Panel Production On the Rise Reports Digitimes

Based on recent market research results from various firms, Digitimes reports that the use of LTPS TFT panels for smartphones is on the rise.  It sees the manufacturing of LTPS panels rising as the percentage of smartphones using these high end panels increases in China, the largest smartphone market in the world. This forecast increase of LTPS … Read more

Christie Acquires Coolux

Left: Coolux Pandoras Box quad server. Right: Quad HD-SDI card I first became acquainted with Coolux Media Systems (Cologne Germany) as a major supplier of controllers to the Pro AV industry at last summer’s Rental and Staging Roadshow. The Coolux flagship product, the Pandoras Box media server, does real-time media compositing for both live events and fixed … Read more

Bosch sees Augmented Reality in the Car Within the Next Five Years

The Wall Street Journal says in an article “Augmented Reality Windshields on the Way, Says Bosch CEO ” that Bosch sees augmented reality windshields appearing in the near future. According to the article, Bosch sees the car windshield as the logical expansion of the display area used in the car. Bosch is one of the suppliers of today’s … Read more

Intel Invests in Vuzix

Intel has invested $24.8 million in Vuzix for a 30% share of the company.  According to the press release, Intel received preferred stock in the transaction that is convertible to an equivalent of 30% of Vuzix outstanding shares. Vuzix stated that the company was using the proceeds from the investment to speed up the introduction of its internet … Read more

Looking for Consumer Electronics at CES

The Consumer Electronics Show 2015 may wind up being the biggest in history again, but the show feels increasingly strange. For a show that is nominally about consumer electronic products, a surprising number are either not consumer products or not electronic. A significant portion of Panasonic’s booth was devoted to a men’s grooming salon where … Read more

ZTE Brings Auto Focus to Smart Projectors

ZTE USA, a subsidiary of ZTE Corporation (Shenzhen, China), announced its second generation mobile smart projector.  The Spro 2 is a follow-on unit to the initial smart projector announced by ZTE at CES 2014 and introduced by Sprint in the US last July. The new Spro 2 is said to be the first smart projector to feature auto focus … Read more