Vol 24 - Issue 14

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DSC Sales Dropped in 2016

by Bob Raikes

The digital camera market continues to decline rapidly and the Japan-based Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) said that in 2016, Japanese vendors shipped 24.19 million cameras, a drop of 31.7% from 2015. Consumer …

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Realtek March Revenues Rise 12%

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Realtek Semiconductor announced March 2017 revenue of NT$3.42 billion ($111.7 million)and FY17 Q1 revenue of NT$9.98 billion ($111.7 million). The March 2017 revenue had increased by 12.3% on monthly basis but was lower by …

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Gatwick Gate Display Mystifies…

by Bob Raikes

On a recent trip through Gatwick, your reporter saw this installation at the Easyjet gate. The displays at the top had a space through which a projector was creating a pattern on the floor. …

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GDS Adds 98″ Bonded Monitor

by Bob Raikes

Global Display Solutions (GDS) of Italy has introduced in the US a new 98″ UltraHD display to its Lite Plus Series. The display has an integrated processor based on an Arm Cortex A9 for …

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IHS To Run Webinar

by Bob Raikes

This year, IHS is not running the SID Display Week Business Conference, so it is making its analysts available for a three hour webcast that will cover a number of topics, including automotive, TV, …

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Twoeyes VR Offers 360º S3D

by Bob Raikes

TwoEyes VR has what it claims as the first binocular 360º VR camera that uses two pairs of 180º lenses to give stereo 3D images. If the camera is held vertically, it operates as …

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DFF Automotive Meeting is in Munich

by Bob Raikes

The DFF is running an event in its Automotive Display Platform series on April 27th in Munich. The meeting will be hosted by Instrument Systems GmbH, a Konica Minolta company. You can download the …

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VR Headsets Need Modularity and Wireless

by Alan Spencer

A study from the User Experience Strategies service at Strategy Analytics, has found that the two most desirable design trends for future VR headsets are for them to be modular and wireless connected. VR …

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Samsung Partners with Wuaki for Europe UHD Expansion

by Alan Spencer

Samsung and Rakuten-owned VOD service, Wuaki, have agreed to partner to expand the Wuaki TV Plus service in Europe. Samsung and Wuaki will team up to sell 4K, HDR film titles through Samung’s smart …

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CE Firms Look into Automotive

by Bob Raikes

While Panasonic has decided to boost its share in Ficosa, a Spanish automotive company, from 49% to 69% to take control and operate the company as a subsidiary, Samsung Electronics, having already bought Harman, …

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Gartner

PC Market Shake-Out Predicted

by Alan Spencer

As reported by CRN, there will be more PC casualties, according to a report by Gartner. The shake-out in the PC market has already claimed the likes of Toshiba and Sony, and companies like …

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