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Foxconn Looking to Sell New Gen 10.5 Plant?

by Bob O'Brien

Reuters reported this week that Foxconn is in discussions to appoint banks to find a buyer for its LCD factory that is being built in Guangzhou. While Foxconn replied in a written statement that …

Tags:Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| Investment| LCD Fabs| Market Data| sharp

In the USA, Are Chinese TVs Off the Table?

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, the ongoing trade spat between the US and China, the world’s largest communist nation (yep – wonder why we don’t often see this in print?) has resulted in a …

Tags:China| Display Supply & Demand| Large LCD Supply| Market Data

Can iPad OS Save the Tablet Market?

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it… IDC’s recent personal computing device tracker reckons traditional PCs and tablets to drop 3% in 2019 (shipments) and revenue will remain flat. ($237B). And, yes, you are exercising very …

Tags:IDC| iOS (Apple)| Market Data| tablets

The VR / AR Market Growth – I am Still Not Convinced

by Norbert Hildebrand

In recent news, market forecasts and surveys seem to hint at an uptick in VR market success. Combine this with the continued support from several large players and it seems that the AR / …

Tags:Augmented Reality| China| Market Data| USA| Virtual Reality

TV Session at Display Week Business Conference Shows Prescience

by Bob Raikes

In my years of Display Weeks, I have attended all of the Business Conference Days, I think. They really are a great chance to get a snapshot of the key business and economic factors …

Tags:IHS Markit| Market Data| NPD| SID Display Week 2019| TVs (TV Sets)

GFU Releases Market Data Infographic

by Bob Raikes

Around the time of its annual spring meeting to start the press build up towards IFA, the GFU of Germany has published this infographic of market data.

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JPR Forecasts 20 Million PC Gamers Will Switch to TV Gaming Platforms

by Artem Alekseenko

Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the market research firm for the computer graphics industry has issued its latest studies for PC, TV, and Cloud Gaming Hardware. JPR forecasts that 20 million PC Gamers will switch …

Tags:Game Playing| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Market Data

In-Dash Display Cash Cow

by Steve Sechrist

The car display and associated car connectivity market, has long been considered by car makers as a necessary but unwanted distraction from drivers’ eyes on the road, and possibly compromising (safety) a car makers’ …

Tags:Automotive| Google| Internet of Things IOT| iOS (Apple)| Market Data

Esports, a Display Lover’s Paradise

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Esports is a branch of the immense computer game industry. According to Wikipedia, game competition is almost as old as electronic games themselves with the first formal video game competition held at Stamford University …

Tags:eSports| Game Playing| Market Data| Pro AV

Will the Apple Lion Roar Again?

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, early last week Apple Inc. made headlines (no huge Apple device marketing blitz here folks–just some – OK top A-list talent – sharing the stage with CEO Tim Cook) …

Tags:Apple| Cable| Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Market Data| Streaming Video

Smartphones Hit Consolidation Phase

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, the word on the street is that 2018 will be known as the year the once booming smartphone device market began to hit saturation and the subsequent consolidation that …

Tags:Apple| China| India| Market Data| Samsung| Smartphone Market| USA

VR’s March Towards the Mainstream

by Steve Sechrist

On the march towards Virtual Reality’s entry into the mainstream, it turns out that the “broken road that lead me straight to you” (Rascal Flatts – yes) is going straight through the mobile devices …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Apps| Mobile Content Venture | Mobile Data| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality