Vol 24 – Issue 04 – Page 6

Intel Teams up with New Balance on Smartwatches

by Bob Raikes

Smartwatches have declined in sales and with the demise of Pebble (Fitbit/Pebble Deal is Confirmed), a supposed decline in Apple Watch sales and key Android Wear partners deciding to back away, Intel believes we …

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German Display Specialist Available

by Bob Raikes

We know of a very experienced display product and marketing manager in Germany that is looking for a new opportunity. Contact [email protected] to be put in touch.

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NaturalPoint Acquisition by Planar is Finalised

by Alan Spencer

The merger and acquisition agreement between NaturalPoint and Planar Systems has now been finalised. The acquisition, which was announced in November 2016, will help Planar with opportunities in augmented and virtual reality and in …

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Sky Result 27/01/2016

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Sky has reported its FY17 H1 results with a consolidated revenues of £6,410 mn ($8,012 mn) and operating profit of £679 mn ($849 mn), resulting in an operating margin of 10.6%. The net profit …

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Another Lithium-ion Battery Recall by HP

by Alan Spencer

Due to potential burn and fire hazards, HP is expanding its recall of laptop batteries for notebooks under its brand of Compaq. A statement from the Consumer Product Safety Commission says HP will recall …

Vive Forecasts VR Headset Cycles

by Bob Raikes

In an interview with the RoadtoVR blog, Alvin Wang Graylin, HTC’s China Regional President of Vive and the Vice-Chairman of Industry of VR Alliance and President of the VR Venture Capital Alliance, said that …

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Hannspree Tablet Has Big Screen

by Bob Raikes

Hannspree has a new addition to its HannsPad Tablet PC series, the 116 Poseidon with an 11.6″ IPS display with 1366 x 768 resolution and five point touch. It has an MT1863 processor (Arm …

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Harman Shareholders Try to Stop Sale to Samsung

by Alan Spencer

Major Harman shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit to try and block the sale of the company to Samsung. The suit was filed in Delaware Chancery Court against the company’s directors and claims …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 04

Magnetic 3D Gets OOH in NYC

by Bob Raikes

Magnetic 3D which continues to offer and develop autostereo 3D (AS3D) launched a new Out-of-Home Media platform called “Magnetic Networks” and will debut at the New York Waterway Terminals in New York City & …

Samsung Galaxy S8 To Launch in March (Rumour!)

by Bob Raikes

A well known, and sometimes accurate, commentator, Evleaks of VentureBeat has suggested that the Samsung S8 will be launched in New York on March 29th, and will ship on April 21st and will be …

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Medium to Distribute Barco CS-100

by Isaac Oburu

Barco has appointed Medium to distribute its ClickShare CS-100 in Germany.

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LG WebOS 3.5 Supports 360º Video

by Bob Raikes

A feature that we didn’t spot at CES that is included in the latest version of the LG WebOS, V3.5, is support for 360º videos using the remote control to move around. The remote …