Vol 23 - Issue 44

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Lenovo Results 03/11/2016

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Lenovo Group posted Q2 FY16 consolidated sales of $11.2 bn with a Q2 FY16 net profit of $157 mn, resulting in a net profit margin of 14%. The Q2 FY16 sales had dropped 8% …

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Opera TV Helps Claro Video in LatAm

by Bob Raikes

Opera TV said that it has collaborated with Claro VoD, a premium VoD service, to make the service available through TV devices that support the Opera TV Store which is claimed to have more …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LATAM| OTT Video| Vol 23 - Issue 44

Huawei Fit Uses Memory LCD

by Bob Raikes

Huawei Device USA announced the availability of Huawei Fit, a new wearable device that it says is “designed to fit everybody’s fitness needs”. Featuring multi-sport tracking, automatic step count, heart rate and sleep monitoring, …

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Foxconn Startup is for Digital Signage

by Bob Raikes

Foxconn has set up a new company, in Taiwan, called LinkOOH, to develop augmented reality-based advertising for out of home applications. The company said at an event in Taipei’s main station that it has …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Digital Signage Software| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 44

Sam’s Club Leaks Vizio and Samsung Prices

by Bob Raikes

More prices have leaked in advance for Black Friday, with Sam’s Club the latest Vizio’s 50″ E50u-D2 4K is expected to be reduced from $498 to $348, the 60″ E60u-D3 4K will be $548 …

Tags:Black Friday| Large Display Monitor| Pricing| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 23 - Issue 44

When is VR Really Going Mainstream? Maybe Later than You Think.

by Norbert Hildebrand

Microsoft just announced that companies will be offering VR headsets for $299 and up and all powered by Windows “Holographic” technology. (Microsoft is developing a habit of using perfectly defined technical terms for marketing …

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Qualcomm

Qualcomm Results 02/11/2016

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Qualcomm Inc. announced Q4 FY16 consolidated sales of $6.2 bn with Q4 FY16 net profit of $1.6 bn, resulting in a net profit margin of 26%. Both sales and net profit were significantly higher …

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HP

HP Inc. Celebrates a Birthday

by Bob Raikes

HP Inc. celebrated its first birthday and highlighted developments in 3D printing, A3 copiers (including the acquisition of Samsung’s printer business), award-winning PCs including the Spectre 13 and premium products intended to “beat Apple …

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Spud Aims for Road Warriors

by Bob Raikes

Spud (spontaneous pop-up display) is a new DLP-based collapsible rear-projection monitor designed for portability and being launched as a Kickstarter project. The 24″ final display has 1280 x 720 resolution and brightness is from …

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Three 85 inch UHD Variations from InFocus

by Bob Raikes

InFocus in Europe released three UltraHD 85″ sets, in the BigTouch, JTouch and Mondopad product lines. The displays share anti-glare screens using Gorilla glass and 120Hz optical touch. The Mondopad is the top of …

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Q3 TV Sales Rise, TCL Hits #3

by Bob Raikes

Witsview reports that 57.15 million LCD TVs were shipped in Q3, an increase of 14.4% on Q2, and 5.8% up on Q3 last year. Samsung was the main vendor with 11.3 million (19.7% share). …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| TV Set Market| Vol 23 - Issue 44

Disney Tries AR Outdoors in Singapore

by Bob Raikes

Grand Visual in the UK said that it had worked with Disney to create a bus shelter in Singapore that combines an image from a camera with graphics to create an augmented reality digital …

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