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Clearink is an intriguing company that I have been writing about since it came out of stealth mode in 2016 at SID and was one of my four highlights of that event. It has since steadily progressed and I recently had a chance to catch up with VP of Marketing, Sri Peruvemba, in a call. … Read more
Calling it the business idea whose time has come for the entire commercial audiovisual industry, NanoLumens, award-winning creators of uniquely compelling interactive LED visualization solutions, introduced its Visualization as a Service (VAAS) Business Program, which reduces a customer’s total cost of ownership and provides an easy to access long-term upgrade path while eliminating residual equipment … Read more
The worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31.4% during the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18), reaching a new high of 59.3 million units according to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Growth in the market was driven by new wearables launching during the months leading up to the holiday … Read more
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the smartphone market continues to be challenged and 2019 is projected to experience its third consecutive year of declining shipments. Worldwide smartphone volumes are forecast to fall by 0.8% in 2019 with volumes dipping to 1.39 billion. However, the smartphone market will begin … Read more
In my recent articles I discussed the status of AR/VR as well as some non-consumer applications for AR/VR Hardware. So far my enthusiastic view of these new technologies has be dampened by limitations in the performance of existing devices. While new hardware is coming out on a regular basis (like the Microsoft HoloLens 2 or … Read more
Jon Peddie Research, the market research firm for the computer graphics industry, has released its quarterly Market Watch report on world-wide GPU shipments used in PCs for Q4’18. Overall GPU shipments decreased -2.65% from last quarter, AMD shipments decreased -6.8%, Nvidia decreased -7.6%, and Intel’s shipments, decreased -0.7%. AMD’s market share from last quarter decreased … Read more
Roku, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROKU) announced that Roku devices are now compatible with Amazon Alexa-enabled devices through the new Roku skill for Alexa. Roku streaming player and Roku TV™ owners in the US can now control their Roku devices using Alexa. The new voice control compatibility further expands the flexibility and choice for how consumers control … Read more
LG Electronics (LG) announced that its 2019 premium TV lineup featuring advanced OLED and NanoCell TVs will begin rolling out this week. This year, OLED models will make up 20 percent of the company’s high-end TV portfolio and with demand for OLED TVs expected to grow to 3.6 million units this year, 7 million units … Read more
EIZO announced the new Raptor RP3225 – a 31.5-inch 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) monitor for air traffic control (ATC) towers. The Raptor RP3225 adds to an already extensive lineup of tower monitors, allowing EIZO to continue to provide diverse options that meet individual installation requirements. The Raptor RP3225 is equipped with a projected capacitive … Read more
DSCC has distributed its latest capex and capacity forecasts to its Quarterly Display Capex and Equipment Service customers. Some of the key highlights include: In 2018, display equipment spending fell 8% to $21.6B, the second highest result in the history of the display industry. OLED fab spending fell 7% while LCD fab spending fell 10%, … Read more
The USB Promoter Group announced the pending release of the USB4 specification, a major update to deliver the next generation USB architecture that compliments and builds on the existing USB 3.2 and USB 2.0 architectures. The USB4 architecture is based on the Thunderbolt™ protocol specification recently contributed by Intel Corporation. It doubles the bandwidth of … Read more
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial-grade digital signage displays and projectors, announced its new 46” and 49” UN Series displays designed to make installing and managing video walls easier than ever through commercial-grade features such as color control, easy content distribution, and enhanced software capabilities. Backed by NEC Display’s known quality … Read more
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