Vol 25 – Issue 04 – Page 3

WitsView: Shipments of Gaming Monitors to Grow by 40% in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

According to the latest report by WitsView, a division of TrendForce, shipments of gaming monitor (with a frame rate above 100Hz) reached about 2.5 million units in 2017, an annual growth of 80%. TrendForce …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Acer Looking to Digital Signage Solutions

by Bob Raikes

We met with Fu Lo on the Acer booth and she is based in Düsseldorf (at Acer Being Signage GmbH) and looks after business in the digital signage segment. The company has been developing …

Ericsson Sells Majority Stake in Media Solutions

by Andrew Fenn

One Equity Partners has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Media Solutions from Ericsson. Ericsson will continue to own a 49% stake in the company. Additional terms …

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Telefonica Reportedly in Final Stages of Netflix Talks

by Andrew Fenn

Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica and Netflix are apparently weeks away from finalising an agreement that will permit Telefonica to incorporate Netflix content into its television service, according to an unnamed source in close proximity …

Avocor Moves to Optical Bonding

by Bob Raikes

Avocor is doing pretty well for a UK-based company in the competitive world of interactive displays. The company was a highlight of last year, when it launched Windows-based displays using FlatFrog in-glass touch. This …

Tags:BETT 2018| Infrared Touch| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04

ViewSonic Tries BETT for the First Time

by Bob Raikes

ViewSonic has been developing its large interactive display business and product line and this year decided to invest in a presence with its own booth at BETT. Both ViewSonic and FlatFrog told us that …

BenQ Highlights Scaling Quality

by Bob Raikes

BenQ has moved from the back of the show, with a meeting room, to the front of the show over the last couple of years. The first new product that it showed us was …

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Kopin CEO John Fan Reveals “Five Rules For Doing AR Right”

by Andrew Fenn

Electronics manufacturer Kopin has shared a talk from its CEO and Founder, Dr John C.C. Fan, on how to create AR devices that will be embraced by users. Fan’s rules, first revealed earlier this …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Kopin| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Nintendo Switch Has Already Outsold the Wii U

by Andrew Fenn

The Nintendo Switch has outsold its predecessor, the Wii U, after less than a year on sale. The Wii U, released in 2012, sold 13.56 million units in its lifetime, before finally being discontinued …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo Consoles| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Lang AG is Analog Way’s New Distributor for Germany and UK

by Andrew Fenn

Lang AG and Analog Way have announced their new distribution agreement for Germany and the United Kingdom through Lang UK. Supplying the rental and staging sector with Analog Way’s AV processors since 2014, Lang …

Tags:Distribution| Lang| Large Display Monitor| Pro AV| Vol 25 - Issue 04

New Lens Enables Display Testing from Same Position as the Human Eye

by Andrew Fenn

Radiant Vision Systems has introduced a new lens for measuring light, colour and image accuracy of near-eye displays within AR and VR headsets. The lens replicates the size and position of the human eye, …

Samsung Result 31/01/2018

by Vijaya

Samsung reported its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2017 financial results. Q4 Sales were 65.98 trillion won ($61.75 billion), 24% growth compared to the 53.33 trillion won reported in Q4 of 2016. Net Income …

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