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CEDIA Celebrates With Yearbook

To celebrate its 25th anniversary (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 35), the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) is releasing an Awards Yearbook. The special edition book will feature all the successful winners and commended projects from the 2014 awards, as well as ‘a variety’ of the other entries submitted this year. Available this … Read more

Digital Cinematography at Canon Hollywood

David Stump will present an overview from his book, Digital Cinematography — Fundamentals, Tools, Techniques, and Workflows at the Canon Hollywood Center on 23rd October. Stump will focus on the tools and technology of the trade. There will also be a demonstration, by Canon, on ‘Monitoring for 4K’. Interested participants should email [email protected], with the … Read more

German Partners Invited to Philips Training

TP Vision is inviting its reseller partners in the DACH countries to training days, between 13th and 17th October. The subjects of Android and UltraHD are the main focus, but curved TVs and Ambilight will also be discussed. The training will be held in Hamburg, Berlin, Leipzig, Dortmund, Cologne, Frankfurt am Main, Nuremberg, Stuttgart and … Read more

OLED Inventors are Citation Laureates

Ching Tang and Steven Van Slyke are former Eastman Kodak employees, commonly credited with the invention of the OLED. They have been named by Thomson Reuters as two of this year’s 26 Citation Laureates, for their part in the technology’s development. The list of Citation Laureates has successfully forecast 35 Nobel Prize winners since 2002.

Changhong to Close PDP Business?

Changhong Electric, the last significant manufacturer of plasma display panels for TV use, continued to halt trading in its stock this week, leading to speculation that the company may finally have decided to end PDP production. The company suspended training on the Shanghai Bourse on 15th September and in a regulatory filing last weekend said … Read more

Intel Pays $1.5 Billion for Stake in Chinese Chip Maker

Intel has acquired a 20% stake in China’s Tsinghua Unigroup, a state-owned company that owns China’s second and third largest chip designers, Spreadtrum Communications and RDA Microelectronics. Intel spent $1.5 billion to acquire the stake, which it says will enable Intel to increase its presence in the smartphone and tablet markets. China’s Ministry of Industry … Read more

JVC & Kenwood Merge US Operations

JVC Americas and Kenwood USA have merged their US operations to form a single subsidiary. The merger completes a process that was first announced in April, and is designed to enhance operating efficiencies and spur innovation throughout the company. The two entities will consolidate their business and financial resources under the new company, though JVC … Read more