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Digital Europe used IFA 2014 to release a new Ultra HD logo which it says will help consumers differentiate it from the earlier HD standard. In order to use the logo, a device has to meet the following requirements: * 3840 x 2160 resolution in 16:9 aspect ratio * Meet the Rec. 709 standard * … Read more
Smartphone shipments are expected to rise 23.8% YoY in 2014, according to IDC, to more than 1.25 billion units, from 1.01 billion in 2013. A 12.7% CAGR will lead to 1.8 billion shipments in 2018. Since 2011, emerging markets have represented more than 50% of annual smartphone shipments. However, until last year mature markets have … Read more
PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in July. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’; ‘mainstream’; and ‘high end’. Aaxa manufactured three of the pico and personal sector’s top five models. These were the same models as the June results: the P300 Pico (first), P4-X (second) and … Read more
AMD has told PCR that its upcoming Freesync (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 4) gaming monitors will be between $80 and $100 cheaper than models with Nvidia’s G-Sync technology. Both aim to eliminate screen tearing, input lag and stutter. Richard Huddy of AMD has previously said that he would have been “surprised” if Freesync added … Read more
According to a new forecast from the IDC, worldwide phablet shipments (smartphones with screen sizes from 5.5″ to less than 7″ will reach 175 million units worldwide in 2014, passing the 170 million portable PCs expected to ship during the same period. Next year, total phablet volumes will top 318 million units, surpassing the 233 … Read more
At a media briefing in Seoul recently, LG has confirmed that it will leave the plasma TV market ‘in the near future’ – following Samsung’s exit earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 27). Ha Hyun-hwoi, president of LG Electronics’ home entertainment division, told Korean media that it was a case of when, not … Read more
CES 2014, Samsung announced it was working with Netflix and Amazon to deliver original UHD programming to Samsung UHD TVs. In March, Netflix began streaming “House of Cards” in 4K to Samsung and other brand TVs. Now, Samsung is the first to announce plans to stream original UHD content from Amazon starting in October. Will … Read more
IDC’s tablet-plus-hybrid forecast for 2014 has been reduced to 233.1 million units. The new figure represents a 6.5% YoY growth rate: significantly below the previous prediction of 12.1% growth. “[I]t would be easy to say that the tablet market is slowing down”, said IDC’s Jean Philippe Bouchard. “But, when we start digging into the regional … Read more
The day before our flight to IFA (watch for the full report soon!), we attended an event by ViewSonic, in London, where the company was introducing new gaming monitors. ViewSonic has recently partnered with Epsilon eSports (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 31), which the company hopes will help to inform decisions about future gaming screens. … Read more
The death has been announced of Jack Wayman, International CES founder and consumer electronics industry legend. He was 92. Consumer Electronics Association president and CEO, Gary Shapiro said that “the consumer electronics industry has lost a legend”, adding that he had, more personally, lost a great friend and mentor. Wayman oversaw the evolution of the … Read more
Clear Channel Switzerland has hired Diego Quintarelli as the company’s new sales director.
Digital Projection has appointed Iain Ambler as regional sales manager for the UK & Ireland. Before joining Digital Projection, Ambler held similar roles at Barco and Projectiondesign.
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