Vol 23 – Issue 02 – Page 7

Tianma Addresses Mobile & Automotive Apps

by Bob Raikes

Tianma had a suite in the Westgate to talk to potential clients for its small/medium displays. First, we had a look at the 4.9″ and 5.5″ FullHD OLED displays that the company can make …

ASU Brings Big Backers, but Fails with Us

by Bob Raikes

We went along to the launch of a new “projection wearable” by Chinese company, ASU. The company made the launch alongside representatives from ST, Qualcomm, Foxconn and Amazon – an impressive lineup for a …

Cambrios Focusing on AIOs – and Winning!

by Bob Raikes

Cambrios, which makes silver nanowire materials for procap touch and other applications, was in the Westgate hotel. The company has found a segment of the market, All-in-one (AIO) PCs, that need the performance of …

Osram Promotes Projector LEDs – Quiet on QDs

by Bob Raikes

We have had a couple of interesting news announcements from Osram in recent weeks. The first was a new LED that was announced a couple of weeks ago that puts a red phosphor layer …

Scala Supports Chromebox

by Tom Allen

Companies including Samsung, HP and Asus have produced Chromebox productsScala has introduced a new player for digital signage devices that run Google Chrome, such as Chromebox products. As part of the work, Scala has …

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Kramer Electronics Expands EET Partnership

by Tom Allen

EET Europarts has signed a new distribution agreement with Kramer Electronics. EET was already distributing Kramer’s pro-AV products in Sweden, and will now also cover Denmark and Finland.

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B&O Moves Kofler to DACH

by Tom Allen

Bang & Olufsen has appointed Martin Kofler to be its new sales director in the DACH region. Kofler joined B&O in May 2014, where he has been leading sales in Switzerland. B&O decided to …

Sony Readies for Roadshow

by Tom Allen

The Sony Professional Roadshow will return to Germany this year. Partners can visit to learn about Sony’s new developments in the fields of home entertainment, digital imaging and audio. The event will start in …

Security Company Branches Into VR

by Tom Allen

China’s Qihoo 360, an online security services provider, has launched a VR head-mounted display (described as ‘helmet display’ by Shanghai Daily). Details are scarce, but Shanghai Daily did note that the HMD is being …

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TSMC Expects to Outperform Chip Market

by Tom Allen

TSMC’s Co-CEO, Mark Liu, has said that he expects the company to post a 5%-10% YoY revenue increase in 2016, compared to 2% growth in the semiconductor market. Smartphones will continue to provide growth …

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LG Expects to Reach Full HD Levels of Utilisation

by Tom Allen

LG Display expects its UltraHD OLED TV panel utilisation rates to reach between 80% and 90% this year, say sources in Asia. The company has already reached ‘similar’ rates for 1920 x 1080 units …

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BT Works on NBA’s First UltraHD Game

by Tom Allen

The NBA, with BT Sport and Rogers Communications, ran its first public UltraHD broadcast during a game in London’s O2 Area on the 14th January. BT used its UltraHD production truck and specialised cameras …