Vol 22 - Issue 19

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Oculus Rift Set to Arrive in 2016

by Tom Allen

It was hinted at earlier this year (Facebook Earnings Call Implies No Oculus in 2015), and now Oculus has confirmed that the Rift headset will not be launched in 2015. The good news, though? …

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Spain Disillusioned With Pay-TV

by Tom Allen

The Spanish Observatory of Telecommunications has said that pay-TV ARPUs fell 6.3% YoY in 2014, from €30 to €25.60. In Q4, households spent €253 million on pay-TV – down 38.6% from Q4’13’s €412. Pay-TV …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Allwinner vs. Google Glass

Allwinner to Offer Cheap Google Glass Copy

by Norbert Hildebrand

After Google Glass decided to scrap the sale of Google Glass to consumers by cancelling the explorer program, many saw this as a step back in the deployment of augmented reality technology in the …

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University of Georgia Teaches Virtual Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

The University of Georgia (UGA) has been teaching classes for virtual reality for some time now. Kyle Johnsen, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering is offering one of the first courses addressing …

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IKEA Envisions Future Display Applications

by Phillip Wright

Furniture retailer IKEA at Milan Design Week 2015 has unveiled its “Concept Kitchen 2025” which illustrates the firm’s vision of the future network integration and utilization of sensors and projection displays in the home …

Tags:Interactive Displays| Interactive Projectors| Projection| Sustainability| Vol 22 - Issue 19

GSMA’s MWC Shanghai Runs With IICF 2015

by Tom Allen

The GSMA (Groupe Speciale Mobile) has announced a partnership with the Shanghai International Information Consumption Festival. This year’s GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai will run concurrently with the SIICF, on 15th – 17th July …

Tags:Back Panel| China| Events| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Sony Result 06/05/2015

by Helen Vince

Sony Corporation succeeded in narrowing its net loss in the fourth quarter and for the year, as well as increasing turnover. Sony’s net loss in Q4 was ¥108 billion ($903.1 million) on turnover of …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 19

ITO Replacements Valued at $11 Billion by 2022

by Tom Allen

Touch Display Research has published a new report on ITO replacement materials and technologies. The company predicts that the ITO-replacement market will be worth $10.9 billion by 2022. The fifth edition of ‘ITO Replacement …

Tags:ITO Replacement| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch Display Research (TDR)| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Hitachi Enhances 8000 Series Contrast

by Tom Allen

Two new 3LCD projectors have expanded Hitachi’s line-up of HDBaseT models. The CP-WU8451 and CP-WU8461 can receive HDMI signals from up to 100m from the source, via CAT5e/CAT6. The contrast ratio of the new …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Hitachi| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Flextronics Result 07/05/2015

by Helen Vince

Flextronics has released its fourth quarter and full year results, recording a net profit in the final quarter of the year of $135 million on turnover of $5.9 billion, which compares with a net …

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Flextronics to Buy Mirror Controls International

by Helen Vince

Flextronics has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mirro Controls International (MCi) from private quity firm Egeria, in an all cash transaction which values its share capital at €457 million. MCi manufactures glass …

Tags:Flex| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Fotoniks Integrates BAE HUD

by Tom Allen

BAE Systems and Turkey’s Fotoniks are to work together to develop and deliver aircraft display systems. Fotoniks will work to integrate BAE’s LiteHUD head-up display into the HUD system for the Hürkuş training aircraft …

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