Vol 23 – Issue 43 – Page 8

NASA Uses Touch for Training

by Bob Raikes

NASA is using touch screens as part of its “commercial crew program” to help train astronauts for a mission to the International Space Station. The simulator is designed to copy the control configuration of …

Albregts Becomes Sharp’s President and CEO

by Yvette Raikes

Doug Albregts has been appointed as president and CEO of Sharp Electronic Corp., the US subsidiary of the Japanese company, succeeding Toshiyuki Osawa. Albregts was previously president of Sharp Imaging and Information Company of …

Rugged Tablets Available with Windows or Android

by Bob Raikes

Aaeon rugged tablets are available from RDS in the UK. The RTC-699A has a display that is a 5.7″ 1280 x 720 LCD and is fitted with Gorilla Glass. The tablet is heat and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 43

CEE to be Difficult for Netflix

by Bob Raikes

Laima Zivatkauskaite said that Netflix has only 2% share in LithuaniaDigital TV Europe has reported speakers at the Digital TV CEE conference in Budapest as being sceptical that Netflix can penetrate the smaller markets …

S[quadrat] Wins Shopping Centre and Meeting Rooms

by Bob Raikes

S[Quadrat] of Schwanstetten near Nuremberg, Germany, said that it has supplied a shopping centre on Posthausen, near Bremen, with a new LED wall with 90 m² of V4 LEDs. The brightness is 8,000 cd/m² …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 23 - Issue 43

IDC Surveys on Note 7 Impact

by Bob Raikes

Results from a recent IDC survey, U.S. Smartphone Owners’ Reaction to Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Recall show that Samsung faces some short-term challenges but nothing that will darken its long-term prospects. IDC surveyed 1,082 …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 43| warranty

VR Content Needs High Power

by Bob Raikes

Lewis Smithington is a US filmmaker that has been very involved in developing 360º VR content since 2014 and has written a blog post for Adobe that highlight his experiences and also detail the …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 43

Alphabet Result 28/10/2016

by Yvette Raikes

Alphabet, the holding company of Google, posted Q3 net profits of $5.1 billion, up from $4.0 billion in the year ago period, on turnover of $22.5 billion, an increase from $18.7 billion. For the …

Tags:Financial Data| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 43

Mediatek Result 28/10/2016

by Yvette Raikes

MediaTek Inc. saw Q3 net profits fall 1.6% to NT$7.8 billion ($247.6 million) from NT$8.0 billion ($251.7 million), on turnover of NT$78.4 billion ($2.5 billion), up 37.6% from NT$57.0 billion ($1.8 billion). For the …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 43

Innolux Result 28/10/2016

by Yvette Raikes

Innolux Corporation recorded Q3 net profits of NT$3.1 billion ($96.7 million), a decrease from NT$3.5 billion ($110.1 million) a year ago, on turnover of NT$74.5 billion ($2.4 billion), down from NT$88.8 billion ($2.8 billion). …

Tags:Financial Data| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 43

SES Result 28/10/2016

by Yvette Raikes

Thanks to a gain of €495.2 million ($544.1 million) on the disposal of a non-controlling interest related to consolidation of O3b, SES S.A. posted Q3 net profits of €596.7 million ($655.6 million), well above …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| SES| Vol 23 - Issue 43

Dell and Apple Increase UK Pricing

by Bob Raikes

The impact of the Brexit vote and the changes in currency are already hitting the technology market. Dell in the UK has increased its prices from 1st November by an average of 7%, although …