Vol 22 – Issue 08 – Page 7

Christie Adds Sahara Nederland

by Helen Vince

Christie has appointed Sahara Nederland to distribute its high-end videoprojectors in the Netherlands.

Cable TV Falls in Double Digits

by Tom Allen

According to Nielsen data, cable TV viewing in the USA was down 12.7% in January, as OTT services continue to gain popularity. Nomura Research, which highlighted the findings, called it ‘one of the worst …

NEC Display Solutions Names US President, CEO

by Helen Vince

NEC Display Solutions of America has named Todd Bouman as president and CEO of the Americas. Bouman previously served as VP, marketing for commercial displays and mobile products in the enterprise division of Samsung …

HP Loses PPS Channel Director

by Helen Vince

HP is believed to be looking for a new channel director for its printing and personal systems group in the UK and Ireland. The news came as it was revealed that Damian Cusick is …

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Mattel Builds on Cardboard to Return View-Master

by Tom Allen

Mattel’s iconic View-master toy is to be revived this year, thanks to a collaboration with Google. The original used picture reels slotted into the top of the device – now swapped for an Android …

Asustek Result 18/02/2015

by Helen Vince

Asustek Computer Inc. reported a 21% year on year drop in net profit in Q4 to NT$4.5 billion ($141.8 million) on turnover which was 5.4% higher YoY at NT$137.7 billion ($4.3 billion). Turnover for …

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Pay-TV Expected to Rise 5% in 2014

by Tom Allen

ABI Research believes that global subscribers to pay-TV services passed 924 million last year, a 5% YoY rise. The fastest rise will come from IPTV (up 14%), followed by satellite (7%), while cable and …

Is Your Smart TV Getting Too Smart?

by Aldo Cugnini

Be careful what you say and do in front of your TV – it just might be watching and listening to you – and blabbing to others about you. In a scenario that sounds …

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Philips Brings AmbiLight to Public Displays & Adds a CMS

by Bob Raikes

Philips held a press tour on the first day of the show and we went around the booth. Chris Sluys of MMD, which markets the Philips brand LFDs and monitors in Europe, started by …

Tago Arc – Smart Bracelet Enters Crowdfunding Stage

by Norbert Hildebrand

Liber8 a Hungarian technology company has been developing a wearable technology accessory based on an electrophoretic E Ink display. The accessory is a bracelet that has the E Ink display mounted in a jewelry …

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Russian Institute (TsNIITochMash) Develops Bullet Proof Display – Kind Of

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Russian Central Research Institute of Precision Machine Building (TsNIITochMash) has said that it has developed a highly flexible display that is able to work even after it has been hit by a bullet. …

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Go UltraHD Without HDR says SES

by Bob Raikes

Thomas Wrede, VP of Reception Systems at satellite operator, SES (pictured), said at a conference on UltraHD held in London during ISE, that he would like to see UltraHD resolution detached from HDR as …