Vol 21 – Issue 44 – Page 10

Sharp Result 31/10/2014

by Raverstead

Sharp Corporation returned to profit in the first six months of the year, reporting a net profit of ¥4.7 billion ($40.9 million) on turnover of ¥1.32 trillion ($11.5 billion), which compares with a net …

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VNS Routes and Downscales UltraHD

by Raverstead

The Geobox G-401 is a four-channel LCD videowall controller from VNS (Taiwan), supporting UltraHD inputs. As a pure hardware controller, the unit is said to be free from image lag and synchronisation issues; easy …

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Calibrate Displays With JKP’s Thumb Drive

by Raverstead

A calibration tool for UltraHD and DCI-4k displays has been developed by Joe Kane Productions, in the USA. Digital Video Essentials UHD v0.9 provides tools to assess content creation and home theatre products. Available …

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BenQ’s Monitor is Solidworks-Certified

by Raverstead

The new BL2711U is, says BenQ, the world’s first 27″ UltraHD monitor for designers. It is primarily aimed at CAD/CAM users. An IPS panel (an AUO AHVA unit) enables the BL2711U to cover 100% …

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QMC Expands QD Production Space

by Raverstead

Quantum Materials Corp has signed an agreement with the Science Technology and Research (STAR) Park in San Marcos, Texas, to massively raise its quantum dot (QD) production space. New offices are due to be …

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Corning Investigates Flexible Displays

by Raverstead

Corning is to expand the focus of its technology development programmes at its Technology Centre in Asan, Korea. ‘Next-generation’ glass and ceramic solutions for applications in consumer electronics and other industries will be developed. …

HP Predicts The Omen Will be Gaming’s Future

by Raverstead

The HP Omen is a gaming notebook focused on performance and portability. Powered by a quad-core 2.5GHz (3.5GHz in boost mode) Intel Core i7 CPU and with Nvidia Geforce 860M graphics, the Omen is …

Pixelworks Result 31/10/2014

by Raverstead

Pixelworks Inc. reported turnover for the third quarter of $17.1 million, which compares with $15.3 million in Q3 of last year, thanks to strong chip sales. The company recorded a net loss for the …

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Sharp Secures ¥10 Billion Bank Loan

by Raverstead

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), is to provide Sharp with a loan of ¥10 billion ($87.2 million), indicating the banking sectors’ improving confidence in Sharp’s turnaround strategy. The news came as Sharp reported …

Winners Announced for Intel’s ‘Make it Wearable’ Contest

by Raverstead

Intel’s Make it Wearable contest, announced at CES 2014, challenged competitors to design innovative and creative wearable devices. Devices could be entered on one of two tracks: ‘Development’ (must be an actual concept based …

Dish Subscribers Dip in Q3

by Raverstead

Dish Network of the US said its pay-TV subscribers fell by about 12,000 in Q3. The company reported a rise in churn rate, to 1.67% (versus 1.66% last year) and ended the period with …

CEDIA Exec Director To Step Down

by Raverstead

CEDIA has announced that its executive director, Don Gilpin, is to relinquish his role as leader of the home technology industry association by the end of next year. Gilpin has been CEDIA’s executive director …

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