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Christie To Show CP4325-RGB in Barcelona

by Bob Raikes

At the CineEurope show in Barcelona, Christie will preview its new CP4325-RGB, which is an RGB laser projector for premium large format cinemas. The projector is claimed to be the first ‘affordable’ design and …

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Axis Enhances Network Cameras with Zipstream

by Alan Spencer

Axis Communications has announced enhancements to its Zipstream compression technology to support the increased data streaming and storage demands of 360° panoramic cameras and 4K resolution. Zipstream is intended to ensure that important forensic …

UDC and JDI Sign OLED Agreement

by Yvette Raikes

Universal Display Corporation and Japan Display Inc. have signed an extended and updated evaluation agreement. UDC will supply its PHOLED materials and technology to JDI for use in their OLED displays. The companies did …

Microsoft Resuscitates the Baby

by Jon Peddie

The father of the PC was IBM and so we suppose Microsoft was the mother. The godfather of the PC may turn out to be Qualcomm if what we saw in Taipei is any …

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Netflix Overhauls Cable Pay-TV in the US

by Alan Spencer

Netflix has doubled its US subscriber base in the past five years and reached this milestone in the first quarter of 2017. For the first time, the video streaming platform has more subscribers than …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Toshiba X40 Tecra Laptop Adds Thunderbolt 3

by Bob Raikes

Toshiba in the US has launched the Tecra X40 notebook which uses a 14″ FullHD touch panel in the typical size of a 13″ class laptop. The system uses a 7th generation Intel processor …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| toshiba| Vol 24 - Issue 23

C Seed Makes Largest 4K TV

by Bob Raikes

The C Seed 262 is claimed to be the biggest 4K TV in the world at 262″ diagonal (665 cm). The set includes an UltraHD player and is a bargain at just $539,000! The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Consumers Buy Larger TVs

by Yvette Raikes

Global TV shipments were down 4.7% to 46.7 million in Q1, according to IHS Markit, but the average screen size is still on the rise and has reached just over 42″. This was attributed …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Indian Wearable Shipments Rise in Q1 2017

by Alan Spencer

According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Tracker for the first quarter of 2017, total shipments for wearables in India were 612,000. This included smart wearables that can run third-party apps, and basic wearables …

VoD and Smartphone Viewing Most Popular with Teens

by Alan Spencer

Teenagers and children in the UK are increasingly watching TV through a smartphone and using an on-demand services. Research by MediaCom showed that 33% of teenagers regularly watch TV content via a smartphone, which …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Latin America Pay-TV Subscribers to Reach 88.7 MIllion by 2022

by Alan Spencer

According to Dataxis, the pay-TV subscribers in Latin America are expected to reach 73.7 million by the end of this year, which represents a rise of 3.4% compared to last year. It is also …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Nokia and Technicolor Collaborate on VR Content

by Alan Spencer

Nokia and Technicolor have agreed to work together to create new VR content using Nokia’s Ozo+ camera and Ozo content creation tools. The first project will be a series of 360 masterclass sessions that …