Samsung Reaches New UK TV Milestone
Samsung has boasted that it has hit a new TV milestone; its Smart TV platform now has more than 1.5 million users in the UK every week. The figure represents a 50% increase over the past nine months.
Samsung to Cut Smartphone Portfolio
Robert Yi, head of investor relations at Samsung, has said that the company will cut the number of smartphone models it offers by 25% – 30% next year. Speaking at the company’s Investor Forum in New York, Yi said that Samsung plans to streamline its portfolio and compete with low-cost models from other vendors, mainly … Read more
Shuttle Player Runs 24/7 in Extreme Temperatures
Shuttle Computer Group’s new DS87 signage player can drive up to three displays (1920 x 1080) at once. As well as supporting UltraHD resolution (on a single display), the slim PC can connect to multiple peripherals such as receipt printers and barcode scanners. Measuring 1.3L, the DS87 uses heat-pipe cooling technology and industrial grade solid … Read more
SmartKem Doubles in Size
UK-based SmartKem, a supplier of semiconductor materials for flexible displays and electronics, has opened a facility in Manchester, UK. The facility will be used for TFT fabrication and testing. Product development agreements will be supported by the expansion. Additionally, SmartKem’s partners will be able to develop market-driven, flexible TFT-based products more quickly. Turn-key support for … Read more
SWIT Electronics Shows Monitors, RF Connectivity
I had a chance to visit with SWIT Electronics USA (San Jose, CA), the US Subsidiary of SWIT Electronics Co. Ltd. (Nanjing, China). SWIT originated in 1996 and produced what it says was the “first intelligent Ni-MH battery SC-2112D for NP-1 style cameras”. SWIT Electronics was founded in 2004 and went public in China in … Read more
Taiwan Warns FTA Agreement Risks Competitiveness
A free trade agreement has been signed between China and South Korea, which Taiwanese companies say could put them at a disadvantage. Acer founder Stan Shih said that tariffs will negatively impact Taiwan’s panel sales into China. Foxconn chairman Terry Gou, meanwhile, called on the Taiwanese government to speed its efforts to sign a similar … Read more
Toshiba Provides Choice for Signage Customers
Having introduced a 24/7 signage range (TD-Z) at ISE this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 7), Toshiba showed a 16/7 range (TD-E) at Technology Exposed in September (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38). These units are now on the market in 40″ and 50″ sizes, with 32″ and 65″ models to come in Q1’15. … Read more
TV Demand Softens Taiwan Panel Decline
Taiwan’s MIC says that the country’s large-area LCD panel shipments were up 0.7% QoQ in Q3. Rising LCD TV demand towards the end of the year was the main cause. Major growth drivers included pull-in demand in anticipation of China’s October long holiday period and year-end sales in Europe and North America. In Q4, continued … Read more
Wearable Sensor Meets Fabric Displays
Most analysts would agree, the age of wearables is upon us and many are looking to fancy new flexible LCD and OLED displays to drive adoption into the mainstream. But BeBop Sensors (Berkeley, CA) believes that the makers of new displays for wearables may be on the verge of being blindsided with the advent of … Read more
Wide Colour and High Resolution on Eizo’s ColorEdge
We heard about a new high-resolution ColorEdge monitor from Eizo at Midwich’s Technology Exposed this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38). Now more details have been released, alongside a name: the CG318-4K. Eizo’s newest monitor is a 31.1″ unit with DCI-4k resolution, designed for media and entertainment use. It can be used for both … Read more
4K Cameras from Canon at CCW
Canon provided an update on its 4K and HD cameras at CCW, but the star of the Canon show was not a camera but a wide zoom ratio 4K lens for cameras with a Super-35 sensor. The Canon EOS C100 camera has been around for some time. At CCW, Canon was showing the new Mark … Read more
4K Cameras from Blackmagic and Red at CCW
Blackmagic Design was showing its new 4K URSA camera, which was introduced at NAB. After NAB, Chris Chinnock wrote about it and posted a video http://tinyurl.com/pkyxsmq. The big news about URSA from CCW is that the camera has started to ship at a price point of $5,995 for the version that takes EF mount lenses … Read more
