Sky Chooses Canon for Post-Production
Canon’s DP-V3010 professional reference monitor (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 43) is to be installed in three of Sky’s high-end post-production suites in London.
TiVo’s STB Uses Broadcom
Broadcom’s BCM7445 SoC is being used in TiVo’s newest UltraHD set-top box. According to Broadcom, the SoC enables the display of UltraHD at 60fps, using the Rec.2020 colour standard.
Volfoni Chosen by Asia Cinema
Volfoni’s Smartcrystal Diamond 3D technology has been installed in the showroom shared by Walt Disney Studios and Sony Pictures Releasing, at Asia Cinema’s Moscow location. The passive 3D system uses a ‘triple beam’ technology, which is said to enable high brightness and light efficiency.
Watch Users Warned Away From Roads
The Insitute of Advanced Motorists, a UK charity, has warned that the Apple Watch (which it incorrectly calls the iWatch) could be dangerous to use while driving. Head of policy Neil Greig said that the Watch “has the potential to be just as distracting as any other smartphone device… Indeed, more so if you have … Read more
Acer, Asustek See Sales Rise
Acer saw sales in August increase 18.9% from July and 5.2% from August 2013 to NT$29.8 billion ($984.4 million), taking sales so far this year to NT$213 billion ($7 billion), though this was 11.4% lower year on year. The company is aiming to ship 4-5 million smartphones this year and 10 million in 2015 and … Read more
Apple Suppliers Made Slow Progress in August
Taiwanese ODMs Focxonn and Pegatron are both lined up to produce new iPhones for Apple, with shipments expected to reach 80 million units by the end of this year. However, the fact that the new iPhones did not ship in August held back both company’s sales performance. Foxconn’s sales improved 5.7% in August from the … Read more
EU Approves BSkyB Deal
The European Union’s antitrust authority has approved BSkyB’s acquisition of Sky Italia and 57% of Sky Deutschland, saying that the transaction would not hinder competition in the European pay-TV arena. The new entity would be known as Sky Europe and would create a multinational pay-TV network. However, the news came as the management and supervisory … Read more
Sony Issues Another Profit Warning
Sony has issued its third profit warning in six months and the sixth since Kazuo Hirai was appointed CEO in 2012. The company said that it now expects to record a full year net loss of
Toshiba to Restructure PC Unit
Toshiba has announced a restructuring of its PC business which will see around 900 jobs lost, accounting for more than 20% of its global workforce. Although the PC business reported positive operating income in the first quarter, Toshiba said that in light of industry trends and future expectations the company has decided to implement further … Read more
Dynamic Focus on 19″ Wide LCD Monitors
This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 19″ wide category, covering both 16:10 and 16:9 models and sizes from 18″ wide to 19.9″ wide. There are 14 brands featured in the advertising. AOC is at the top of the PageShare for the combined three major countries, Philips is second and Acer is third. … Read more
Thoughts after IBC and IFA
I’m writing this editorial in the plane on the way back from the Munich Digital Signage conference after spending 14 of the last 15 days at industry events. Add an extra day for travel and attending the pre-IBC SES event and it gets to 15 out of 16 days. In that time, I have had … Read more
Christie Velvet is Smooth
Christie had a small booth at IBC, but still had lots to show. The first thing we noted was the Christie Velvet LED system which was on display. The company has 2.5mm to 4mm small pitch LED displays, with 1.9mm to come later, and the one at IBC, which was a 3.2m x 1.8m set … Read more
