Vol 24 – Issue 06 – Page 5

Apple Patent Covers Mesh-like Flexible Display

by Bob Raikes

Apple has filed a patent application for a stretchable display, Apple Insider reports. The patent covers a display that is built on a the idea that the display elements are mounted on a mesh-like …

Tags:Apple| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Novel Displays| Vol 24 - Issue 06

NEC Installs Interactive Displays in Florida

by Bob Raikes

NEC has worked with the Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) school district (said to be the 20th largest in the US) to upgrade classrooms from projectors and interactive whiteboards to use V552 and V652 …

Tags:Back Panel| Education| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Kudelski Result 16/02/17

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Kudelski Group announced its FY16 results with consolidated revenues of $1.1 billion and net income of $74.8 million, resulting in a net profit margin of 7%. The yearly results indicated a strong growth momentum …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Eyevis Wins UK Deal for LED Wall

by Bob Raikes

Eyevis UK has secured a £1 million ($1.25 million) deal for an LED video wall for a multi-national media client for its new European headquarters in the UK. The display is a 0.9mm pitch …

Tags:Eyevis| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Liberty Result 15/02/17

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Liberty Global Group announced FY16 Q4 results with net sales of $4.2 billion and operating income of $683 million, resulting in an operating margin of 16%. Quarterly sales marginally increased by 2.2% on an …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Liberty Global| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Two Keys to Optimal HDR TVs: Dynamic HDR Metadata and Tone Mapping

by Ken Werner

The Society for Information Display LA Chapter held its 14th annual One-Day Conference on February 3, 2017 at the Costa Mesa Country Club in Costa Mesa, California. At the conference, Gerard Catapano gave a …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| SID Society| Vol 24 - Issue 06

NorDig Adopts HbbTV 2 Specification

by Isaac Oburu

NorDig, which coordinates the technical specifications for digital TV in the Nordics (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark) and Ireland, has decided to support the adoption of HbbTV 2, an upgrade from its current support of …

Facebook Video Platforms Clarified

by Bob Raikes

We reported on Facebook’s move into video a couple of weeks ago and now the company has confirmed that the app will initially be rolled out on Apple TV, Amazon’s Fire TV and on …

Tags:Facebook/Meta| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Panasonic’s Expands OLED TV Range

by Bob Raikes

After announcing the 65″ EZ1002 for European and Japanese buyers at the recent CES show (Panasonic Upgrades OLED HDR TV – but Not for North America), the company has now announced a 77″ version …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Panasonic| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Total GPU Shipments Remain Flat – JPR

by Bob Raikes

Jon Peddie Research said that the GP market was flat from Q3 to Q4 in 2016, in line with normal seasonality. In graphics, Q2 is the trough, Q3 is the peak, Q4 is flat …

Sony Drops Video Apps

by Bob Raikes

Sony has said that it will discontinue support for its PS Now (game streaming) and PS Video services. The PS Now service will stop on 2016 TVs in April and on other devices in …

Fierce Battle Between Apple & Samsung for Top Spot

by Bob Raikes

Gartner said that there is a fierce battle between Apple and Samsung for the top position in the global smartphone market as Apple went back past Samsung in Q4 2016. Over the whole year, …

Tags:Gartner| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 06