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Smart Wearables Push Market to 23% CAGR

by Tom Allen

New vendors; new devices; a growing number of experiences and price points; and steady consumer adoption will drive the global wearable market in the future, says IDC. The firm forecasts that wearable device shipments …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 37| Wearable Market

NASA Brings Space to Earth’s Surface

by Tom Allen

US space agency NASA is launching North America’s first non-commercial UltraHD TV channel for consumers. NASA Television will go live on the 1st November, broadcasting footage from the ISS, current NASA missions and re-mastered …

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Large-Area Margins to Plunge After Five-Year High

by Tom Allen

Profit margins for large-area TFT-LCD displays reached 10% in Q1’15, says IHS – their highest level since the first half of 2010. However, prices and margins are now being pressured downwards by high factory …

MMD Shares Widescreen Price

by Tom Allen

We now have a spec sheet for Philips’ 34.1″ widescreen monitor, the BDM3490UC, which we saw at IFA (Colour and Curves Come to the Fore With Philips at IFA). Featuring an AH-IPS panel, with …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Ron Martin on Superiority of Panasonic’s OLED

by Tom Allen

In a video by AVForums, Ron Martin of Panasonic Hollywood Labs has explained more about why the company considers its OLED TV superior to those of other companies – despite the fact that they …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED TVs| Panasonic| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Dolby Expands Studio Partners

by Tom Allen

Several companies have signed deals with Dolby, to produce films using the high-end Dolby Vision HDR format. Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox are all part of the move; they will release …

EC Still Undecided in ZTE Patent Dispute

by Tom Allen

Margrethe Vestager, European Competition Commissioner, has said that the European Commission has “Not decided” whether to open a case for ZTE’s antitrust filing, lodged last year. ZTE filed the complaint in June 2014, asking …

Tags:Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Vol 22 - Issue 37| ZTE

Microsoft Promotes Smith to Company-Wide Role

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has promoted Brad Smith to the first company-wide president position since Richard Belluzo resigned in 2002.

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Foxconn Rises in August

by Tom Allen

Foxconn’s consolidated revenues in August were down almost 6.2% MoM, but up just under 6.5% annually, at TWD292.2 billion ($8.9 billion). Results were even more encouraging for the January-August period, growing 12.8% YoY (to …

Tags:Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 37

German DTT Use Falls

by Tom Allen

Germany’s DTT platform is used by 9.7% of homes, say media regulators – a fall compared to 2014.

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 37

iWedia Scores HiSilicon Design Win

by Tom Allen

iWedia’s Linux-based ‘Teatro 3.0’ software has been ported for Hisilicon’s Hi3798/Hi3796 SoC family. Teatro 3.0 is designed for hybrid (DVB+IP) set-top boxes featuring HbbTV.

Footprints in the Sand: Planar 1983–2015

by David Barnes

“Take some memories. Leave only footprints.” That old traveller’s advice was on my mind this summer. Seemed as if everyone wanted to visit Portland. It was a hot sunny, California-like summer here with water! …

Tags:Leyard| Planar| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 22 - Issue 37