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Vizio Investment to Help LeEco in US Market

by Tom Allen

LeEco (formerly LeTV) is said to be seeking to make a ‘strategic investment’ in Vizio. The Chinese firm hopes that Vizio can help it to promote its online video services in the US market, …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| USA| Vizio| Vol 23 - Issue 27

Canon Promotes 35-Year Veteran

by Tom Allen

Canon USA has promoted Nobuhiko Kitajima to the role of VP and general manager of the business imaging solutions group. Kitajima will focus on Canon’s LFD solutions and image capture products, as well as …

Tags:Canon| Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 27

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 27

by Tom Allen

Asus has launched its Zenfone 3 (Asus is Firmly in Phablets) phone in Taiwan, and has said that launch events will be held in Europe, the USA and Japan later this quarter. HTC has …

Tags:Asus| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 27

Samsung Supports Veterans With Tablet Donation

by Tom Allen

Samsung is donating customised Galaxy Tab A 8.0 tablets to Fisher House Foundation houses in the USA. These houses are used temporarily by military and veteran families while receiving medical treatment. Almost 300 tablets …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Samsung Signs With USAF

by Tom Allen

Samsung and system integrator Intelligent Decisions have won a contract to supply tablets to the US Air Force. Galaxy Tab S2 tablets will be available to USAF bases worldwide, after the model was certified …

Tags:Aviation| Back Panel| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Ingram Micro Cuts 900 Staff

by Tom Allen

Ingram Micro is reducing its workforce at its facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The plant, which is used for wireless repairs and logistics, currently employs almost 1,300 staff. Ingram is planning to cut 937 …

Tags:Ingram Micro| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 26

ICDM Schedules HDR Meeting

by Tom Allen

The SID’s International Committee on Display Metrology (ICDM) has arranged a three-day meeting at Samsung Electronic’s San Jose facility, from the 28th – 30th September. The meeting will focus heavily on HDR display metrology …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| ICDM| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Sony Appoints Zim to New SVP VR Position

by Tom Allen

Sony Pictures Motion Group has appointed Jake Zim as SVP for virtual reality – a newly-created position. Zim will be responsible for building a range of narrative VR content for Sony. He will work …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| sony| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 26

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 26

by Tom Allen

AMD has launched its RX 480 graphics card, designed to make VR more affordable (AMD Dramatically Lowers VR Cost). Prices start at $250. Everdisplay’s 1.4″ AMOLED display at CES Asia. Photo: Chris ChinnockThe small …

Tags:AMD| AMOLED| Automotive| Everdisplay| Graphics Cards| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Japan| JVC| Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| Pricing| Samsung| sharp| Smartphones| sony| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 26

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 26

by Tom Allen

AMD has launched its RX 480 graphics card, which is designed to make VR more affordable (AMD Dramatically Lowers VR Cost). Prices start at $250. NEC has launched four new OPS players with sixth-generation …

Tags:AMD| Austria| Blu-ray Players| Europe| Germany| Graphics Cards| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Media Players| Mirror Displays| OPS| Panasonic| Pricing| Samsung| sharp| Switzerland| UltraHD| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Epson Performs Well in May

by Tom Allen

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in March. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘home entertainment’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘4,000+ lumen’. Optoma had a pair of projectors in the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| PMA Research| Projectors| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 25

Blu Produces $50 Smartphone

by Tom Allen

Miami-based Blu Products has added an incredibly low-cost model to its lineup: the $100 R1 HD – or $50 on Amazon. Price is a key feature with the R1 HD. Buying the phone by …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 25