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Virgin Trials Sony Smartwear

by Tom Allen

Virgin Atlantic has taken on Sony’s Smartwear wearable range, and is trialling its use for real-time communications. The company will use Sony’s Smart Eyeglass SED-E1 (developer edition) and the Smartwatch 3, as part of …

Three Companies Take Almost 50% of TV Panels in 2015

by Tom Allen

Almost half of all TV panels shipped in 2015 will be purchased by Sony, Samsung Electronics or LG Electronics, according to IHS. In 2014, these brands increased their LCD TV shipment market shares by …

Sony TV Prices Shared

by Tom Allen

Having leaked pricing for Samsung and Vizio TVs recently, HD Guru now has a list for Sony’s upcoming products. There will be 10 models across six ranges, in sizes from 43″ to 75″. All …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Pricing| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Large-Screen Trend Continues, as Vendors Struggle to Differentiate

by Tom Allen

Smartphones with screens up to 5.6″ will become mainstream this year, says GfK. The prediction follows a spike in sales of larger handsets in 2014, as consumers replaced their older 4″ and 4.5″ smartphones. …

No One Company Rules PMA’s January Projector Data

by Tom Allen

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in January. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘large venue’. Optoma took the top spot in the …

LG Will Supply OLEDs to China and Japan

by Tom Allen

According to Reuters, LG has grown tired of waiting for its OLED TVs to be adopted, and will work with Chinese and Japanese companies to make OLED TVs more mainstream. The news is not …

Smartphone Exit Predicted for Sony

by Tom Allen

According to sources close to Sony, the company may announce an exit from the smartphone market at MWC this year. Australia’s Smarthouse has been told that ‘a number of parties’, including TCL, have expressed …

MWC 2015 is Upon Us

by Tom Allen

MWC is about to get underway in Barcelona, running from 2nd to 5th March. Here, we present a round-up of various companies and products that will be at what is being called the world’s …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 09

by Tom Allen

Acer‘s H7550ST, introduced at CES (Acer Attempts to Kickstart Notebook Innovation), is now available in Europe. The projector costs €840. Asian sources have said that three major notebook vendors – Dell, HP and Lenovo …

Sony to Spin-Off Consumer AV Unit in 3 Year Turnaround Plan

by Helen Vince

Sony outlined its latest three year turnaround plan this week, which will see the company spin-off its video and sound business in October 2015. The unit is responsible for Sony’s home audio products, including …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 08

IDC: Record Smartphones Cannot Keep European Mobiles From Stagnation

by Tom Allen

Total mobile shipments fell 5.2% YoY in Western Europe throughout 2014 – the second consecutive year that the market has shrunk. Total shipments reached 174.1 million units. Feature phones continued to plummet, with shipments …

Sony Intends to Head UltraHD IP Alliance

by Tom Allen

Sony plans to form a group called the IP Life Consortium, say Asian sources, to boost IP-based UltraHD video broadcasts. Ten companies, including Cisco and Rohde & Schwarz, will be members.