Vol 21 - Issue 50

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Gartner Spells Out its View on the Future of Technology

by Bob Raikes

As 2014 comes to an end, market researchers start their forecasts of what is to come in consumer electronics in 2015 and beyond. One of the first companies to share its views on technology …

Tags:Eyewear| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 50| Wearable Market

Firefox Phones for the African Market

by Bob Raikes

Sources in Taiwan’s supply chain have said that Mozilla is likely to work with Chinese vendors to produce Firefox-based smartphones. These phones will be sold in Africa through Millicom’s subsidiaries next year. Mozilla has …

Tags:MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Everdisplay Plans New Product For Every Quarter

by Bob Raikes

Last month, Everdisplay showcased its own products at the China International Hi-Tech Fair, and announced new small AMOLEDs to be released next year. Showing a new product roadmap, Everdisplay’s Zhu Ketai Hui said that …

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EU CE Regulation Change Enforced From January

by Bob Raikes

Display vendors should be aware of a change to regulations in Europe, which will be enforced from January 2015. July 2010 saw a political agreement between the European Parliament and the European Commission, which …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Power Consumption| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Education and Calmer Egypt Drives MEA PC Growth

by Bob Raikes

PCs in MEA enjoyed 2.1% volume growth YoY to reach 4.26 million units in Q3’14. According to IDC, the result was boosted by two large education deals in Pakistan and the revival of the …

Tags:Dell| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Digitimes Sees Demand for E-Paper Declining

by Bob Raikes

According to an article in Digitimes, the demand for electrophoretic displays (e-paper) is on a global decline. The article explains this decline with lower sales of electronic book readers, with Toshiba, Sony and Panasonic …

Tags:E Ink| EPD (Electrophoretic)| eReaders| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Coldplay 360-Degree Concert Teaser to be Released

by Bob Raikes

One of the big potential applications for the next generation of virtual reality gear is the ability to immerse yourself in a 360-degree video experience. While there is a going crop of 360-degree capture …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Video| Vol 21 - Issue 50

CES Promises Cables, OLEDs and Standards

by Bob Raikes

A keynote dedicated to mobile technology will consist of a panel with executives from Electrolux, General Motors, Philips and Qualcomm. ‘How Mobile is Fundamentally Changing Our World’ will take place at 1pm on 6th …

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Bitkom Predicts German CE Decline

by Bob Raikes

Revenue from consumer electronics (CE) sales in Germany in 2015 will fall 3.3% YoY, to €10.2 billion. The forecast is presented by trade association Bitkom, based on data from the European Information Technology Observatory …

Tags:CE (Consumer Electronics) Data| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Android Spurs MEA Tablet Growth

by Bob Raikes

Tablet sales grew strongly in the MEA region in Q3’14, says IDC, spurred by significant Android shipments. Volume rose 29.6%, to 4.15 million units. Growth was most evident in the consumer segment, which was …

Tags:Android| iOS (Apple)| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 50| Windows

4K/UHD TV Content Access is Growing

by Bob Raikes

With falling prices for 4k/UHD TV sets, the remaining question for the TV industry is how to provide UHD content to the consumer? While the consumer may be intrigued by the excellent images seen …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Touch Growth Helps PC Monitors

by Bob Raikes

Global PC monitor shipments in Q3’14 fell 5.1% YoY, to 33.4 million units, according to IDC. Shipments are expected to remain flat, at around 33.5 million units, in Q4’14. Two of the world’s largest …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Large Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Touch PCs| Vol 21 - Issue 50