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Christie has updated its Twist projector technology, launching three new versions at LDI 2014 in November. Twist is Christie’s warping and edge-blending solution. Three tiers of Twist software are now available, each for different applications. The regular Christie Twist software is available as a free download, while Twist Premium and Twist Pro are paid upgrades. … Read more
Challenging the Macbook Air, HP’s Elitebook Folio laptops are extremely thin, at 15.7mm and lightweight. The Elitebook 1020 weighs 1.2kg, but the Elitebook 1020 Special Edition (SE) uses a magnesium-lithium alloy and carbon fibre chassis, and weighs 1kg. Both laptops are business models. They will run for up to nine hours on battery and are … Read more
Corning is to expand the focus of its technology development programmes at its Technology Centre in Asan, Korea. ‘Next-generation’ glass and ceramic solutions for applications in consumer electronics and other industries will be developed. The company will focus on projects such as flexible displays, ceramics, cover glass, energy storage and advanced-flow reactors for chemical processing. … Read more
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) reported a 13.7% increase in revenue in October from the previous month at NT$4.9 billion ($160.2 million), though this was 2.5% down on October 2013. The company’s cumulative sales from January to October reached NT$46.9 billion ($1.5 billion), down 2.8% year on year. CPT’s October shipments of small and medium panels … Read more
According to reports, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is expected to see increased orders in Q4 and into 2015 from China for screens for 4G phones, tablets and vehicle displays. The company’s small and medium size panel shipments in the third quarter fell 8.3%, with smartphone panels reaching 38.6 million. CPT hopes that an increase in … Read more
Chunghwa Picture Tubes’ (CPT) sales in November were down 1% sequentially and 9.2% from November 2013 at NT$4.9 billion ($156.8 million), bringing sales so far in 2014 to NT$51.9 billion ($1.6 billion), 3.4% lower year on year. CPT’s November shipments of small and medium panels totalled 41.8 million, down 3.7% month on month and 6.6% … Read more
CVision 3D (Shenzhen, Taipei, and Los Angeles) has launched a kickstarter campaign to raise $20K to further the development of 3D displays for use in smartphones and tablets. As of November 11, they had raised just $1K of the goal with 15 days to go. The approach features a thin film parallax barrier with thin … Read more
The death has been announced of Crestron’s chairman and founder, George Feldstein, after a year-long battle with brain cancer. In an interview with AV Magazine, Crestron’s vice president, Robin Van Meeuwen, summed up Feldstein in the three words which were most important to him – commitment, humility and respect. A former staff member of Crestron … Read more
Dell is iterating on last year’s 28″ UltraHD monitor, the P2815Q (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 47), with two smaller units known as the P2415Q (23.8″) and P2715Q (27″). The P2815Q was targeted at gamers, with a TN panel and 5ms response time. However, it was limited to a 30Hz refresh rate over both DisplayPort … Read more
Dell’s newest concept is similar – very, very similar – to HP’s newly-launched Sprout PC (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42). Presented at Dell World this month, the ‘smart desk’ combines a vertical LCD monitor and a touch-enabled display embedded in the surface in front of the user (HP’s Sprout uses a projector for this … Read more
According to a transcript of the earning call for DirecTV provided by TheStreet, the company will soon begin offering an UltraHD video on demand (VOD) service by the end of the year. In 2015, a new satellite will offer mostly event-based UltraHD content as well. The new UltraHD VOD service will be available to DirecTV … Read more
As we have reported before, Dish Network and CBS have been in negotiations about a new carriage agreement for quite some time. Now the companies say they have reached an agreement which satisfies both sides’ aims to reach their strategic goals. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ray Hopkins, president, Television Networks Distribution, … Read more
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