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LTPS Panel Production On the Rise Reports Digitimes

January 8, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

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

January 8, 2015 by Matthew Brennesholtz

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

December 21, 2022January 8, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

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

January 8, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

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

Will the Smartphone World Change Its Way?

January 8, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

The development of the smartphone market was easy to follow from the outside. After Apple introduced the iPhone the company started with almost 100% market share, a number that was expected by everyone to shrink as other players entered the market. As it turned out, Android and iOS were about to dominate this space for … Read more

Looking for Consumer Electronics at CES

January 8, 2015 by Ken Werner

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

January 8, 2015 by Tom Allen

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

Acer Appoints New EMEA President

January 8, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

Acer has announced a reorganisation of its executive team, following the resignation of Luca Rossi from his position as president of Acer EMEA, after only six months in the job. Rossi will be replaced by Emmanuel Fromont, who currently serves as corporate VP and president of Acer’s Pan America operations, having previously held numerous management … Read more

Samsung Profit to Fall First Time in 3 Years

January 8, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

Samsung has released its preliminary earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of the year and says it expects to report its first yearly fall in profit for three years. Operating profit in the final quarter of the year will be approximately KRW5.2 trillion ($4.7 billion), around 37% lower than Q4 a year earlier. Although Samsung’s … Read more

AWE Adds Epson Projectors

January 8, 2015 by Helen Vince

Epson has appointed AWE Europe in the UK to distribute its range of home cinema projectors. The company’s offering wil include Epson’s EH-TW660W and EH-TW6600 projectors, as well as 3D home cinema projectors the EH-TW7200, EH-TW9200 and EH-TW9200W.

Philips Goes All-Out With Android

December 21, 2022January 8, 2015 by Tom Allen

Philips and US-licensee Funai share space in the Renaissance hotel, next to the Convention Centre. The companies were mostly gathering feedback on their products for the year. A major announcement by TP Vision (the European licensee for Philips), made just before the opening of the show, was that the majority of the company’s TVs will … Read more

Birmingham Hippodrome Switches to Digital Signage

January 8, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

The Birmingham Hippodrome has converted its existing static signage into an LED solution. A 20m² LED display, back-lit lettering and light strips have been installed on the Hippodrome’s street sign. The project was managed by The ADI Group.