Vol 23 – Issue 19 – Page 5

Samsung Extends Smartwatch UI

by Tom Allen

Samsung has filed a patent for a smartwatch, which would project the UI onto the user’s hand, wrist or forearm. Another, separate patent shows the UI projected onto ‘any’ surface. Sensors would be used …

HannStar Result 13/05/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Hannstar reported a Q1 2016 net loss of NT$ 921 million ($28 million), compared to a net profit of NT$ 705 million ($21 million) in the previous year quarter. Turnover was NT$3.6 billion, down …

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Acer Result 12/05/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Acer reported Q1 2016 net profit of NT$46 million ($1.4 million). Turnover was NT$ 56.3 billion ($1.7 billion).

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Acer Awarded With Red Dots

by Tom Allen

Seven Acer products have won Red Dot design awards this year. The winners were chosen from more than 5,000 entries from 57 countries. They were the Aspire S 13 ultrabook; Aspire R 15 hybrid …

“Thin is in” at SID Awards

by Tom Allen

The Society for Information Display has named the winners of the 21st annual Display Industry Awards, which will be presented during SID Display Week this month. SID president Amal Ghosh noted that “‘thin’ is …

Maverick Extends Smart Agreement

by Tom Allen

Maverick has extended its contract with Smart Technologies, and will now distribute the Smart Kapp products across the UK, Italy, Spain and Portugal – in addition to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, the …

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Automotive Displays are Fragmented, Says IHS

by Tom Allen

Based on global revenue forecasts, IHS reports that Continental, Visteon and Panasonic will top the list of tier one automotive display suppliers this year. The market is worth almost $10 billion for tier one …

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Tianma Reaches 847 ppi on Mobile Displays

by Tom Allen

Tianma NLT USA will show off several new displays from Tianma Micro-electronics at SID 2016 (24th – 26th May, San Francisco). Two of these have very high pixel pitches of 847 ppi. The two …

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Dell Wants to Consolidate Monitors

by Tom Allen

Dell’s huge new display, which has a diagonal of 43″, is aptly known as the ‘Multi-Client Monitor’ (aka P4317Q), due to its ability to show up to four separate sources at the same time. …

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Aldi Sets Date for Signage Rollout

by Tom Allen

Aldi Sud, the German retail chain, has announced plans to modernise its stores with a large DOOH rollout. By 2019, the chain’s 1,860 locations will be digitised with indoor and outdoor signage. Aldi has …

Ströer Debuts First Programmatic Advertising

by Tom Allen

Ströer and media group VivaKi have launched Germany’s first programmatic DOOH campaign. It will run on around 100 digital screens in Hamburg until the end of June. VivaKi’s AODSync tool was tied to Ströer’s …

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Connectivity is Toshiba’s Business Focus

by Tom Allen

Toshiba has expanded its range of business notebooks with three models, favouring a long battery life, fast processors and multiple connectivity options. The Satellite Pro A50-C-1G8, A50-C-1G9 and A50-C-1GL are all 15.6″ notebooks with …