Vol 21 – Issue 47 – Page 4

Christie Breaks DLP Brightness Record

by Raverstead

Introduced recently at Live Design International, Christie’s Roadie 4K45 marks a new 3DLP brightness level. As well as DCI-4k resolution at 60Hz (with optional 120Hz), the 4K45 outputs up to 43,000 lumens of brightness. …

Nintendo Chooses Access

by Raverstead

The Netfront Browser NX product from Access has been chosen as the browser for Nintendo’s New Nintendo 3DS and 3DS LL handheld consoles.

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Vectra Grows TV Subscribers

by Raverstead

Vectra, the Polish cable operator, ended Q3 with 911,300 subscribers; a 4.5% increase on last year. The majority of these (839,613) received TV services, of which 603,021 were taking digital programming.

SmartKem Doubles in Size

by Raverstead

UK-based SmartKem, a supplier of semiconductor materials for flexible displays and electronics, has opened a facility in Manchester, UK. The facility will be used for TFT fabrication and testing. Product development agreements will be …

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Epson, Again, Rules PMA Results

by Raverstead

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in October. The company divides the results into three channels: ‘Retail’, ‘Pro AV’ and ‘Distribution (previously PMA tracked by device type rather than channel …

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Rumor: Huawei to Release Honor Smartglasses in Late 2014

by Raverstead

With augmented reality glasses from Google still in an extended beta release for $1,500 a piece, the release of other augmented reality headsets, like the Vuzix M100 or Epson Moverio, is still a very …

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Heraeus’ Clevios F DH Designed for Temperature-Sensitivity

by Raverstead

Heraeus has partnered with DaeHa Mantech of Korea to develop dry heat and UV antistatic and conductive materials. The new materials will be marketed under the name of Clevios F DH (based on PEDOT:PSS). …

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CE Devices to Top Holiday Gift Giving

by Raverstead

Parks Associates says that the top gifts for the 2014 season will include wearable devices including smartwatches, plus connected entertainment, such as streaming media devices (Apple TV and Roku box) and the tried and …

Nimble Sense Hopes to Bring Hand Gestures into Virtual Reality

by Raverstead

Nimble VR (San Francisco, CA) is developing a depth sensing camera that captures the user’s hand and finger positions and motions such that they can be input to a virtual reality headset. Called, Nimble …

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TV Shipments Rebound After Soft First Half

by Raverstead

TV shipments climbed 4% YoY in Q3’14, following several quarters of low results – average TV shipment growth was less than 1% on both a unit and revenue basis in the first half of …

Qisda Enjoys Rising Shipments

by Raverstead

Taiwanese OEM Qisda has raised its monitor and projector shipments by 20% and 40% YoY in Q1-Q3’14, according to company president Peter Chen. The results put shipments at 11.8 million and 1.2 million, respectively …

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French Signage Market Remains Positive

by Raverstead

OVAB Europe has announced the results of its Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) (November/December) for France – Europe’s third-largest market for digital signage. Invidis carried out the survey, in partnership with Club du …

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