Apple Watch To Launch by March?
9to5Mac, quoting ‘sources familiar with the matter’, claims that the Apple Watch will go on sale in the USA in March. While a date is not provided, the website has previously put forward 20th March as a release.
ViXS powers first 4K Ultra HD HEVC 10-Bit OTT media player
Vixs was showing different tone mapping strategies for HDR contentViXS has had a good time recently as it has been ahead of most of its competition with UltraHD support in the XCode 6400. The company’s next chip is in FPGA mode at the moment, with a full silicon launch planned for mid-year. It seems that … Read more
Dell Reveals Best Portfolio of Consumer Devices in Company History
Dell announced at CES 2015 an expanded portfolio of award-winning devices featuring premium materials, stylish finishes and the latest technologies from its XPS, Alienware, Venue, Inspiron and displays families. “The new products announced today raise the bar in every category, with style, substance and software solutions customers can only get from Dell,” said Sam Burd, … Read more
CEA Reports Industry Revenues to Reach All-Time High of $223.2 Billion in 2015
Revenues for the consumer electronics (CE) industry are projected to grow three percent in 2015 and to reach an all-time high of $223.2 billion, according to The U.S. Consumer Electronics Sales and Forecasts, the semi-annual industry report released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The total revenues forecast was announced by CEA President and … Read more
Display Daily Changes
I’m at the CES show and that means plenty of technology stories to talk about (although it seemed a bit quiet on the first day), but I thought I should update you on the thinking behind the move to the Display Daily website and away from Display Central. One of the key reasons was that … Read more
Will New ESPN Streaming Kill Pay TV? (sort of)
The most notable news to come out of this years Consumer Electronics Show CES (and perhaps in hindsight the past ten years of CES events) was the somewhat muted announcement that ESPN will soon be available to US viewers without a PayTV subscription. To some, including this analyst, it signals the beginning of the end of PayTV … Read more
NEC Offers Large-Format LCD as Projector Replacement
Aiming to provide a projector replacement for conference rooms, NEC’s new Multisync E-series LCD display supports multiple different peripherals through its OPS slots. The slot can be used to attach PCs, tuner modules, HDBaseT receivers and more. The new display is available in two sizes: 70″ (E705, 340cd/m² of brightness) and 80″ (E805, 300cd/m² of brightness). A … Read more
Nanoco CFO Steps Down
Nanoco Group announced at the beginning of the month that its CFO, Colin White, has resigned for health reasons. Mark Sullivan will continue in the role of interim CFO while the recruitment process for a permanent replacement continues.
NEG to Set Up FPD Glass Subsidiary in China
Nippon Electric Glass (NEG) has concluded an investment and construction agreement with Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone in China, concerning the processing and sales of glass for flat panel displays. In addition, NEG will establish a fully-owned subsidiary in Nanjing, China, Electric Glass (Nanjing) Co., Ltd., which will come into being in March 2015 and … Read more
Hisense Germany Expands Team
Hisense has named Andre Lange to the position of commercial director in Germany. He joins Hisense from German telecommunications company E-Plus, having also previously worked for Samsung and Loewe in Germany. Lange will also form part of the three member board of Hisense Germany, together with CEO Morris Luo and financial manager Daniel Shi. The … Read more
Samsung Closes Flagship London Store
Samsung is reported to have closed its flagship Samsung Experience Store at the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre in London. The company said that its remaining nine Experience Stores in the UK will remain open. Samsung opened the Westfield store in 2013 as a showcase for its TVs, smartphones and tablets.
Global Diagnostic Display Shipments Are on the Rise, DisplaySearch Reports
Global shipments of diagnostic displays are forecast to grow at a 5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), between 2014 and 2018. According to the latest DisplaySearch Specialty Displays Report, larger high-resolution wide-aspect-ratio displays are starting to become more popular, but 21.3” displays had a 67% share of unit shipments and a 65% share of revenues … Read more
