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Qi Will Maintain Lead in Wireless Power

by Tom Allen

ABI Research expects the Wireless Power Consortium’s Qi specification to remain dominant through 2020. ABI expects 713 million Qi chargers to be shipped by the end of 2020, compared to 213 million Powermat/Rezence chargers …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Power Supplies| Vol 22 - Issue 40| Wireless Charging

Microsoft Makes a Splash in Laptop Market

by Tom Allen

Microsoft used an event in the USA to announce its first-ever laptop, which appears to have been well-received by market watchers. We have covered the product, as well as Microsoft’s other announcements, in more …

Dolby Vision Arrives With Vizio

by Tom Allen

Dolby Vision, Dolby’s high-end HDR format, has been installed in TV sets for the first time, thanks to Vizio (we saw these TVs in April: Vizio to Bring Dolby Vision to Home Theatre). We …

Tags:Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| LCD TVs| Vizio| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Mediatek Enjoys Slight Sales Rise in September

by Tom Allen

Mediatek has announced net sales of NT$20 billion ($617.6 million) in September, and NT$151 billion ($4.6 billion) for the January-September period. September sales are up 8% from 2014’s NT$18.5 billion ($571.4 million), but the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Sharp’s Phone Dances, Talks and Sings

by Tom Allen

Sharp has created a walking, talking smartphone called Robohon, which will go on sale in Japan in the first half of next year. Unveiled at Ceatec, the ‘smartphone’ (with a 2″ 320 x 320 …

NOS Chooses Thomson for Trial

by Tom Allen

NOS, the Portugese communications and entertainment group, has launched two trial UltraHD channels in the country, using Thomson’s Vibe VS7000 encoding/transcoding platform. The HEVC-encoded channels are for NOS’s own service, as well as one …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Portugal| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Microsoft Active in Every Mobile Category

by Tom Allen

Microsoft used an event in the USA to announce its first-ever laptop, which appears to have been well-received by market watchers. We have covered the whole event in more detail for our paying subscribers, …

Rumour: Apple Passes UltraHD With New iMac

by Tom Allen

9to5Mac claims that Apple will launch a high-resolution 21.5″ iMac within the week. ‘Multiple reliable sources’ have told the site that the new model will feature 4096 x 2304 resolution. Separate rumours also suggest …

SEMI Signs Flextech Alliance

by Tom Allen

SEMI, the global industry association serving the micro- and nanoscale electronics industries, has announced that the Flextech Alliance has become a SEMI Strategic (Association) Partner. As part of SEMI, the Flextech Alliance will continue …

Tags:Flexible Devices| Flextech Alliance| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Pyramid Makes Quick Start With Skylake

by Tom Allen

Pyramid Computer GmbH has entered the UltraHD age with the announcement of the Polytouch 55 4k – a 55″ display for digital signage, which also incorporates embedded touch (10 points) with pressure-sensing. The LFD …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Touch Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Panasonic Beats Competition With UHD Blu-ray Player

by Tom Allen

The design is reminiscent of a 90s VHS player!Panasonic has shown off the world’s first UltraHD Blu-ray player at the Ceatec electronics show in Japan. Known as the DMR-UBZ1, the player will be launched …

HDMI Enhances Certification

by Tom Allen

HDMI Licensing has launched the Premium HDMI Cable Certification Programme. The group says that the endeavour will ‘help [to] ensure that consumers, who will connect their devices with these cables, can enjoy the full …

Tags:Back Panel| Certification| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 40