Vol 23 – Issue 38 – Page 9

IHS Expects OCA and OCR To Continue Growth

by Bob Raikes

IHS said that although the demand for cover lens lamination and sensor lamination is declining, rising direct-bonding demand for mobile phones is making up the loss. The functional use of adhesives in direct bonding …

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Panasonic to Upgrade Ice Hockey Venue

by Yvette Raikes

Glens Falls Civic Center in New York hosts ice hockey matches and is replacing its fixed-digit scoring and corner projection screens. Instead, Panasonic will install a centre-hung array, consisting of four primary, four corner …

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Ingram Tries ‘Surface-as-a-service’

by Bob Raikes

Ingram Micro is offering a ‘Surface-as-a-service’ leasing programme, following the introduction of the concept by Microsoft, which is working with Also. The service will be available through reseller partners and is intended to allow …

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New Cameras Use OLED Viewfinders

by Bob Raikes

At the biennial Photokina camera show in Cologne, Sony and Panasonic have both announced cameras that use 1024 x 768 OLED displays in their viewfinders. The Sony a99 Mark II is a high end …

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Live Systems Diversifies

by Yvette Raikes

Live Systems Holding, the Swiss parent company of Passenger TV, has expanded its DOOH network by acquiring Sale Screen, which operates at 100 fuel stations. From 1st January 2017, Live Systems will run a …

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IDC Gloomy on Prospects for Monitors

by Milos Pavlovic

The worldwide desktop monitor market hit more than 30 million units in Q2 of 2016, with 4.9% annual and 4.6% quarterly growth according to IDC. “The second quarter proved better than forecast overall, with …

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Doubt Cast on Taiwan Support for OLED

by Milos Pavlovic

The Taipei Times has carried an article that highlights comments from Trendforce analyst, Iris Hu, that cast doubt on the committment of the Taiwanese government to helping local companies to compete with Korean and …

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First 360° Streaming Successful

by Yvette Raikes

Deutsche Telekom’s groundbreaking live streaming of a 360 degree HD concert on YouTube has been hailed as a success. The Red Hot Chili Peppers concert from the Kraftwerk in Berlin was watched by over …

Tags:Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Everyone is Talking About the Perfect Display (in the iPhone, that is)

by Norbert Hildebrand

Two weeks ago, I raised the question of whether Apple showed enough with the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus to take the smartphone sales leadership away from Samsung, but I had no idea …

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Innoactive’s ‘VR Suitcase’ is for High End VR Demos

by Milos Pavlovic

Innoactive of Germany has developed a mobile system it is calling a “VR Suitcase” for the HTC Vive. The system includes an MSI notebook with an NVidia GTX 1060 GPU that can support the …

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Sony Releases First 4K Blu-ray Player

by Chris Chinnock

Sony used CEDIA to officially release its first Ultra HD Blu-ray player, the UBP-X1000ES. It will ship next spring, however, with a price that has yet to be announced. It has some very nice …

Sony 4K Projector Shoot-Out Result Unclear

by Chris Chinnock

Sony used a ballroom at CEDIA 2016 to make a side by side comparison of Sony projectors vs. two 4K competitors. The purpose was primarily to illustrate the differences between a native 4K projector …