Vol 23 – Issue 14 – Page 4

Annual Fall for Acer

by Tom Allen

Acer’s revenues rose 50% MoM in March, to NT$24.3 billion ($750.7 million). However, the yearly comparison was down 1.9%. In the year-to-date, Acer has made revenues of NT$56.1 billion ($1.7 billion), down 17.3% YoY.

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RCA Promises ‘Affordable’ 120Hz UHD TVs

by Tom Allen

RCA has announced a new series of UltraHD Android TVs, which will be released across the USA in June. As well as the high resolution, each will feature a 120Hz panel, HEVC and VP9 …

Verimatrix Certifies UHD Chips

by Tom Allen

Verimatrix has launched a new ‘Ultra Security’ certification for chipsets and devices at NAB. Products so certified will be able to run Verimatrix’s ViewRight software security implementations, which meet UltraHD content guidelines set by …

Nvidia Bringing Ray Tracing to VR

by Bob Raikes

In his keynote at the GPU Technology Conference (GTC), Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO of Nvidia said that his company has developed a version of its iRay ray-tracing software that can be used to create content …

Portrait Displays Acquires SpectraCal

by Bob Raikes

Display software specialist, Portrait Displays, Inc. has acquired the assets, including the staff, brand names and products of SpectraCal, the developer of the respected CalMan colour calibration and testing software. The deal was finalised …

Acer’s ‘EZ’ Apps Bring Tablets to New Users

by Tom Allen

Acer has refreshed its Iconia Tab 10 tablet, with a new processor and Precision Plus touch technology. It appears to be aimed at new tablet users, as it includes a suite of proprietary software. …

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Ateme Powers Live UHD in France

by Tom Allen

Fransat, Eutelsat’s French division, broadcast the Vienna Opera ballet, ‘Le Corsaire’, live in UltraHD on the 2nd April, using Ateme’s Titan solution. Content was encoded at 50fps with 10-bit colour, using HEVC.

Rai and Eutelsat Bring Live UHD to Italy

by Tom Allen

Italian public broadcaster Rai is working with Eutelsat to show seven matches from the Euro 2016 football tournament, in UltraHD on the Tivùsat free-to-view platform. The matches will be broadcast live via satellite, starting …

Eyevis Works With Antycip

by Tom Allen

Eyevis and Antycip Simulation are to deepen their collaboration, having worked together on several successful projects. Eyevis specialises in video wall displays, while Antycip is a provider of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) simulation software, projection …

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ITRI Establishes R2R OLED Line

by Tom Allen

Image: ITRIElectronics and Optoelectronics System Research Laboratories, under the auspices of Taiwan’s ITRI, is building a roll-to-roll production line for flexible OLED lighting panels. The panels are based on thin glass substrates. The front-end …

JOLED Prints Large OLEDs

by Tom Allen

Tomoaki Tsuboka, head of business development at JOLED, announced two new OLED panels at Finetech Japan: a 12.2″ unit (1920 x 1080, 180ppi) and a 19.3″ unit (UltraHD, 230ppi), which were made using RGB …

CS Digital Media and OpgeLED Agree Netherlands Network

by Tom Allen

CS Digital Media and OpgeLED have agreed to co-operate on the rollout of a digital network across the Netherlands. The companies worked together on an LCD and LED display network in Rotterdam in February, …

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