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Amino Rolls Out Smart Home to Non-IP Customers

by Tom Allen

Multiscreen solutions were the highlight of Amino’s stand. The company is an IPTV specialist and was highlighting the technology’s distribution capabilities. Amino was showcasing an UltraHD HEVC platform using its Aminet software, as well …

UltraHD Dominates TV Connect

by Tom Allen

The Display Monitor team has not visited TV Connect since it rebranded from IP&TV World Forum after the 2012 show. At the time, the buzz was about the replacement of set-top boxes by home …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Connect 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 18

DisplayLink Dock Accepts Multiple Device Types

by Tom Allen

At the recent Interop Las Vegas Expo, DisplayLink showed a dock that connected to a new Macbook, Chromebook Pixel 2 and Windows notebook via USB-C, and existing notebooks, tablets and Android smartphones through USB-A. …

Kopin Chosen for Follow-On Order

by Tom Allen

Kopin has secured a $1.8 million follow-on production order from the US government, for a high-brightness microdisplay. The displays, which will be supplied over a 15-month period, will be used in the F-35 Helmet-Mounted …

Cheap Handsets Cause Smartphone Jump in MEA

by Tom Allen

Smartphone shipments rose 83% YoY in the MEA region in 2014. The availability of cheap and dual-SIM models bolstered demand last year, with smartphones taking 41.9% of the region’s mobile phone market, according to …

Blackberry May Close Sweden Office

by Helen Vince

Blackberry is reported to be considering plans to close its offices in Sweden, with the loss of 100 jobs. A spokesman was quoted as saying that it is consulting with the employees’ trade unions …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Wintek Wins Reprieve from Court

by Helen Vince

Taiwan’s Taichung District Court has approved Wintek’s restructuring plan. Last October, the troubled touch panel maker filed its restructuring panel and an emergency injunction seeking court protection of its assets. The court appointed three …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Wintek

CSOT Starts Production at 8.5G Fab

by Helen Vince

China Star Optoelectronics (CSOT) has started production at its T2 8.5G facility in Shenkeng, China, producing large size, high-end TV panels. The new fab is expected to generate annual sales of CNY20 billion ($3.2 …

Marvell adds 2160P 10 bit Support

by Vanessa Browning

Marvell had a meeting room at the event and was talking about its new Armada 1500 Ultra (88D3218) chip for STBs, an upgrade on the Armada 1500 Plus launched at the end of 2014. …

Apple Watch AMOLED Display is a 322 ppi Retina

by Steve Sechrist

We are finally getting more details on the Apple Watch display, now that the long coveted device has started trickling out in limited quantities (Mashable.com is reporting an Australian Fitness trainer was one of …

Juniper Forecasts Augmented Reality in Enterprise

by Tom Allen

Augmented reality technology in enterprise will drive app revenues of $2.4 billion in 2019 – an 870% rise from the $247 million in 2014. According to Juniper Research, interest in AR applications in enterprise …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Apps| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Luxottica Agrees to Continue Glass Development

by Tom Allen

Rumours of Google Glass’s demise (Google Glass is Off The Shelves For Now) have been greatly exaggerated – at least, if news from Italy is anything to go by. Italian firm Luxottica has signed …

Tags:Eyewear| Google| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18