Vol 21 – Issue 45 – Page 2

CEA: Tech Spend Will Rise This Christmas

by Raverstead

The CEA has predicted a 2.5% YoY increase in spending on technology products during the end-of-year shopping season in 2014. The organisation’s chief economist, Shawn DuBravac, made the announcement at CES Unveiled New York …

Tags:CE (Consumer Electronics) Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Acer Monitor Named ‘Best of What’s New’

by Raverstead

Acer’s XB280HK UltraHD gaming monitor has won a Popular Science 2014 ‘Best of What’s New’ award, in the hardware category.

UltraHD Rental Arrives in USA

by Raverstead

A transactional VoD service for UltraHD content has been launched in the USA by Samsung and M-Go. Owners of Samsung UltraHD TVs will be able to access M-Go’s full library of UltraHD content (set …

TI Commercialises 1280 x 720 TRP Chipset

by Raverstead

Texas Instruments announced a Tilt & Roll Pixel (TRP) DLP pico chipset supporting 1280 x 720 resolution at MWC this year (DisplayMonitor Vol. 21 No 10). It is now available. Products using the chip …

Tags:Chips| DLP| Mobile Display Monitor| TI (Texas Instruments)| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Asustek Hits Six Quarter High Profit

by Raverstead

Asustek announced this week that its net profit in Q3 reached its highest level since the first quarter of 2013, thanks partly to better-than-expected smartphone shipments. The company’s net profit in Q3 was NT$5.8 …

Tags:Asus| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Samsung to Invest $3 Billion More in Vietnam

by Raverstead

Samsung has announced plans to invest up to $3 billion in a new smartphone factory in Vietnam, to operate alongside its existing facility in Thai Nguyen, close to the capital Hanoi, which was opened …

Wearable CAGR Tops 50% to 2018

by Raverstead

US market researcher TechNavio has released a new report on the global connected wearable device market (http://tinyurl.com/oyy8rzb). The firm believes that the market will grow at a 54.11% CAGR between 2014 and 2018, driven …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45| Wearable Market

Eizo Accommodates With Unusual Sizes

by Raverstead

Eizo has many different businesses around the world. Eizo Germany is both a distributor (of displays developed in Japan) and manufacturer (of its own screens). The company was showing some of the new units …

Samsung Wins Big in Innovation Awards

by Raverstead

Several companies have received International CES Innovation Awards. Acer and ZTE were named for the Aspire R 13 Series of convertible notebooks and ZTE’s mobile hotspot projector, while Dell took a ‘Best of’ award …

MTS is Ambitious With DTH

by Raverstead

Russia’s MTS will launch its own satellite TV platform this year. According to Kommersant, the service will cover 95% of Russia and offer 160 channels, of which 30 will be HD. It will cost …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Russia| Satellite| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Vodafone Plans UK TV Next Year

by Raverstead

Just one week after UK mobile operator EE launched its own EE TV service (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 44), rival Vodafone has announced plans to introduce a service next year. The company will …

Mobile Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 45

by Raverstead

Asus’ Zenwatch (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 36) is now available in the USA, for $200. The product will also be available on the Play Store later. Additionally, the company has launched its Eeebook …