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Apple and Samsung Widen Brand Lead in US

by Andrew Fenn

Parks Associates have released new research, revealing that Apple and Samsung have widened their brand lead over LG and Motorola in the US. LG now has a 9% brand share, lagging behind Samsung on …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 41

Bluewater Expands LED Rental Inventory with Absen M2.9 Panels

by Andrew Fenn

Audiovisual event technology specialist Bluewater in the US has added 950 Absen M2.9 Indoor LED panels to its rental inventory. The new additions brings Bluewater’s tally to over 4,000 panels, of which more than …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Rental and Staging| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 41

MDM Vol 24 #41 Round-up

by Bob Raikes

BLU, which claims to be the largest supplier of unlocked smartphones in the US, has done a deal with Sprint and launched the 5.2″ HD (1280 x 720) IPS smartphone. The IPS LCD display …

Micro Center Introduces PowerSpec Gaming Notebooks

by Bob Raikes

Micro Center in the US is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its PowerSpec desktop computer brand by offering the first PowerSpec mobile computers ever – the PowerSpec 1710 and 1510 gaming notebooks. PowerSpec’s 1st …

PMA Research Reveals Growth in US Sales of UHD Displays

by Andrew Fenn

PMA Research has released its new sell-through tracking report on large-sized flat-panel displays being sold in the United States. The report shows that sales of professional Ultra HD displays in the US grew again …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Market Data| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 41

Leyard and Planar Announce Plans to Expand US Presence

by Andrew Fenn

LED co-manufacturers Leyard and Planar have announced plans to expand their presence in the US by adding an LED video wall production line to their factory in Hillsboro, Oregon in 2018. Over the past …

Dish Hands Free TV Brings Alexa Voice Control to Whole Home

by Andrew Fenn

Dish has extended its Hands Free TV functionality to Joey clients, allowing users to control their TVs with Amazon Echo’s Alexa voice recognition in any room of their house. Amazon Echo support was integrated …

Nintendo Switch Boosts Console Sales in the US

by Andrew Fenn

Nintendo Switch has been the best-selling console in the United States for five out of the seven months since its release in March, despite ongoing stock issues. The company announced in a press release …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Nintendo Consoles| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 40

AT&T Looking to Introduce an Android TV STB

by Alan Spencer

According to a report in Variety, AT&T is to introduce a new Android TV-based STB that could be used as a replacement for DirecTV’s satellite platform. The new STB, referred to as the C71KW-400, …

SmartLabs Supply Innovative Systems with STBs

by Andrew Fenn

SmartLabs will provide Innovative Systems with its SML-5112W Ultra HD set-top-box with Reference Design Kit (RDK) support. The Innovative Systems-branded STBs will focus on high-quality wireless video delivery. The device features a 4×4 802.11ac …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 40

Verizon Sees Shift From Linear Video to OTT Offerings

by Alan Spencer

Verizon Communications showed strong results in the third quarter of 2017 adding 66,000 Fios Internet connections and losing just 18,000 Fios Video connections. This reflects the strong shift from traditional linear video to OTT …

Reflect Choose PixelFLEX LED Display for Macy’s Brooklyn

by Andrew Fenn

Macy’s in downtown Brooklyn, New York, has employed the services of long-term visual innovation partner Reflect for its latest Digital-Out-of-Home advertising renovation. Reflect chose the FlexLite NXG 3.9mm LED video display from PixelFlex for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Retail| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 39