Vol 22 – Issue 45 – Page 4

US Coast Guard Chooses Daisy

by Tom Allen

The US Coast Guard has chosen to purchase flat panel displays from Daisy Data Displays, because of their compatibility with night-vision goggles. The displays, which have a night-vision imaging system, will be used in …

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Tech Data is New Disti for Garmin

by Tom Allen

Tech Data is now a B2B distributor for Garmin’s wearable products in the UK.

Snapdragon 820: Better Video, Security and Internet

by Tom Allen

The Snapdragon 820 processor has been unveiled by Qualcomm in New York, with upgrades to deliver longer battery life, faster performance and more efficient operation than previous generations. It should also be able to …

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BLU Shipments Fall at Coretronic

by Tom Allen

Coretronic has said that it shipped 5.6 million backlight units (BLUs) in October: an 11% MoM fall. From January to October, the company shipped 61.6 million units, a 21% fall. Coretronic expects Q4 shipments …

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Asus Expects Shipment Growth

by Tom Allen

Asus has said that it shipped 5.5 million smartphones in Q3, and expects this to rise to 7 million units in Q4. Such a result would put annual shipments at 20 million units. Asus …

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UltraHD TVs Continue to Rise

by Tom Allen

AUO estimates that UltraHD TV sales have reached around 16 million units so far this year, and will end 2015 at 24 million sets due to end-of-year demand in the USA and Europe. More …

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Xiaomi and LGD in OLED Discussions

by Tom Allen

Korea’s MT News claims that LG Display is about to finalise talks with Xiaomi, to supply the Chinese company with OLED displays. LGD will begin to supply displays in Q2’16, says the source. It …

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SFR and Nagra Launch UltraHD in France

by Tom Allen

French pay-TV operator SFR has launched a new UltraHD service, with Nagra. ‘La Box Fibre Zive de SFR’ uses Nagra’s content protection system on its multimedia home gateway, and Medialive multiscreen and video player …

TiVo Reaches International Milestone

by Tom Allen

TiVo has passed 4 million international subscribers to its “traditional” Tivo offering.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Tivo| Vol 22 - Issue 45| Worldwide

Time Warner Cable Begins IPTV Trial

by Tom Allen

Time Warner Cable has begun a Roku trial in New York – its first IP-only video trial. Participants will be able to access TWC’s video service, through its own network, using a Roku Streaming …

RIP CEA! Long Live CTA!

by Norbert Hildebrand

The biggest news at CES Unveiled in New York was the new name the CEA is using from now on. Gone is the ‘Consumer Electronic Association’ with the new name being CTA (Consumer Technology …

Adaptor Fools a Mac to Work Headlessly

by Tom Allen

An interesting product, aimed at users of ‘headless’ Mac systems, has been released by US-based Newertech. The HDMI Headless Video Accelerator plugs into a Mac Mini’s HDMI port to fool the computer into thinking …

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