Vol 24 – Issue 03 – Page 6

Shuttle XPC DX30 Uses Intel Apollo Lake

by Bob Raikes

Shuttle has released a new box for digital signage and other applications and based on the Intel Apollo Lake 14nm J3355 Celeron CPU from Intel. Resolution support is up to UHD.4K and there are …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Comm-Tec Adds LG Digital Signage to its Portfolio

by Isaac Oburu

Comm-Tec has entered into a distribution deal with LG Electronics to distribute LG’s digital signage screens in Germany.

Foxconn Makes Plans for UHD & 8K Panels

by Bob Raikes

IHS Market reports that Sharp is to increase its production of TV panels from its older G8 Kameyama plant. As well as 45″, 55″, 80″ and 90″ UltraHD panels, the company is considering 45″ …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Linear OTT to Grow from $1 billion to $7 billion

by Bob Raikes

ABI Research said that broadcasters and service providers will be decreasing marketing on their cable, satellite, and IPTV products that offer managed quality of service in favor of new products that use over the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Foxconn Talks Up US Display Investment

by Bob Raikes

Terry Gou of Foxconn said that in the light of the recent comments from the new US President, the company would consider building a display plant, through its Sharp subsidiary. The information was inadvertently …

Samsung Ties up with Calman

by Chris Chinnock

One of the key messages themes from Samsung, and I suspect will be for the whole TV industry in 2017, was color volume over color gamut. Color volume takes into account the color performance …

Fitbit Acquires Vector

by Bob Raikes

After buying Pebble in December (Fitbit/Pebble Deal is Confirmed), Fitbit has acquired Vector, a start-up that has its own software platform and is designed to complement smartphones. Features of the Vector watches include always …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Urban Translations Works with Samsung on Hospitality

by Bob Raikes

Urban Translations has partnered with Samsung to support the use of Samsung’s tablets in the hospitality industry. The firm’s software is intentded to enable guests to order menu items and amenities in any language …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Matterport VR Content Available on iPhone

by Bob Raikes

Matterport announced VR support for Apple’s iPhone. The Matterport VR app is intended to offer an easy-to-use option to publish any Matterport 3D Space in VR and is claimed to be the fastest and …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 03

HTC Vive Launches $10 Million “VR For Impact” Programme

by Bob Raikes

HTC Vive announced ‘VR For Impact, a $10 million programme to drive VR content and technologies that ‘create experiences that improve awareness, education, and lead to action’ at the WEF in Davos. The campaign …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Sub-Saharan Africa pay TV thrives Despite Falling Prices

by Bob Raikes

Most of the main pay TV operators in Sub-Saharan Africa lowered their prices during 2016 to ward off competitors. The knock-on effect was that other platforms lowered their fees. Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Pay TV| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Juniper Releases Smartwatch Forecast

by Bob Raikes

Juniper released its forecast for Smartwatches in 2021 and expects a market value of $21.5 billion. North America and Europe will represent more than half the market by that time.

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 03