Vol 23 – Issue 01 – Page 2

INCJ Looks at Sharp/JDI Merger

by Milos Pavlovic

Sharp could be able to shortly finalise a restructuring plan that could inject $3 billion into the business, according to Reuters, which quoted “sources close” to the deal. The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan …

Quantum Dots to Give Perovskites a Run for Their Money

by Matthew Brennesholtz

In a recent Display Daily, I discussed how Quantum Dot (QD) manufacturers should be looking over their shoulders at perovskites. The reason that QD manufacturers can look in that direction at perovskites is that …

BenQ Focuses on Software, Panasonic Goes Android at ISE

by Tom Allen

BenQ and Panasonic have spoken about new display developments that they will showcase at ISE next month. BenQ (4.U24) will use the show to highlight its software integration capabilities and vertical integration. The company …

Apple Owns Over Half of Smartwatch Market

by Tom Allen

According to Juniper Research, the Apple Watch took more than half of the global smartwatch market last year. Despite only launching in late April, the device had a 52% market share at the end …

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Christie’s Laser Arrives in Germany

by Tom Allen

Christie and distribution partner Ecco Cine Supply & Services unveiled the first EMEA preview of the CP2208-LP laser phosphor cinema projector at Filmwoche Munich this week (Christie’s Laser-Phosphor Projectors Arrive in 2016). The projector …

CES 2016 Roundup

by Tom Allen

3M had several groups at the show. We talked to the automotive group from the display division which was showing how its light control films could be used to control viewing angles and other …

Dialog Grows But Warns on Smartphones

by Bob Raikes

UK-based Dialog Semiconductor said that it’s preliminary results show that revenue in Q4 2015 was $397 million, with 17% growth for the year as a whole, at $1.355 billion. The company expects continued softening …

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Arrow Electronics New OEM President

by Bob Raikes

Arrow Electronics has named Mark Taylor as president of its global OEM computing solutions business.

Phablet Popularity Soars

by Tom Allen

Flurry Analytics has examined data from more than 780,000 apps, worldwide, to determine which devices were popular gifts over the Christmas period. Apple was the big winner in Christmas 2015, accounting for 49.1% of …

What’s Old is New Again at CES 2016

by Steve Sechrist

There was much (OK, perhaps too much) to see and do at this year’s Consumer Electronics event in Las Vegas. On the display side, 4K content and new delivery standards (i.e. Ultra HD Premium) …

Notebook Makers Pin Hopes on Resolution

by Tom Allen

The economic downturn and popularity of tablet devices are causing notebook and panel makers to increasingly adopt higher display resolutions to keep consumer attention, says IHS. Worldwide notebook panel demand was down 12% YoY …

Peerless-AV’s Mount Holds Two Video Walls

by Tom Allen

A new back-to-back video wall mount has been developed by Peerless-AV, designed to maximise available space for digital signage. A 2×2 video wall can be mounted on either side of the SmartMount DS-S560-B2X2. The …

Tags:Display Mounts| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Peerless AV| Vol 23 - Issue 01