Vol 22 – Issue 08 – Page 10

Sharp Aims at Volume

by Tom Allen

Compared to the stands of other well-known brands, Sharp’s was somewhat smaller (“klein aber fein” as the Germans say – Man. Ed.). The company has withdrawn from TVs in Europe (Sharp ‘Leaves’ TVs in …

ARM Result 12/02/2015

by Helen Vince

ARM Holdings PLC has reported its fourth quarter and full year results, posting a net profit in Q4 of £72.8 million ($112.2 million) on turnover of £225.9 million ($348.2 million), which compares with a …

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Predictions Keep Rising for Apple Watch

by Tom Allen

Several stories about the Apple Watch appeared this week, regarding its expected popularity and features. First Alex Hou, project manager at Taiwan’s Industrial Economics Research Centre (IEK), predicted that as many as 13.07 million …

E Ink Closes Hydis Factories

by Helen Vince

E Ink Holdings (EIH) is in talks with employee representatives of Hydis Technologies over the closure of two factories at its South Korean subsidiary, with the loss of more than 300 jobs (Hydis Closes …

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Pegatron Sales Rise 29% YoY

by Vanessa Browning

Pegatron Technology reported sales in January of NT$118 billion ($), 3.3% higher than the previous month and 29% up on January 2014, thanks primarily to orders for Apple’s iPhone 6. Shipments of iPhone 6 …

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VoIP from Aurora Multimedia and AptoVision

by Matthew Brennesholtz

In my Display Daily on February 11, I discussed the (slow) progress on open standards for Video over IP (VoIP). I mentioned that one of the barriers to open standard VoIP is the existence …

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TVs and Tablets to Dominate OLED Share

by Tom Allen

OLED panel revenue fell 4% YoY in 2014, says Korea’s UBI Research, due to low sales of the Galaxy S5. Additionally, many TV manufacturers -including Samsung – are now looking at quantum dot LCD …

Toshiba to Compete in Signage Software

by Tom Allen

ISE 2015 was only Toshiba’s second time at the show, although it had a good location in Hall 4. As well as new displays, the company was also demonstrating a new release of signage …

ViewSonic Takes DLP Into 3LCD Territory

by Tom Allen

A big part of ViewSonic’s presence at ISE revolved around the PJD6 ‘Lightstream’ projectors (ViewSonic Introduces Projectors with Improved Colour). We have covered these before, but to recap: they are DLP units with 3,200 …

Samsung Receives TÜV Rheinland Validations

by Helen Vince

Samsung Electronics has received eco-friendly and visibility validations from TUV-Rheinland for its S27E650D monitor and its 46″ OH46D and 55″ OH55D smart signage outdoor displays. TÜV Rheinland validated the 27″ LCD monitor’s zero-watt power …

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Samsung Returns to Square Signage

by Tom Allen

Samsung’s stand had extended significantly, this year, displacing Panasonic and Lang AG, which had moved to the far side of Hall 1 (ruffling some feathers, we understand). The extra space was being used to …

Brightsign Celebrates Recent Introductions

by Tom Allen

Brightsign rolled out a significant update to its media player portfolio in December, with new models in the HD and XD lines, and a completely new range, the LS players, was announced. The LS …