Vol 25 - Issue 05

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Nikkei Reveals Latest Open-Cell LCD Trends

by Andrew Fenn

According to an article by Nikkei, the bulk order price for 32″ open-cell LCD panels dropped by 2% month-on-month, to around $65 per unit. The article quotes data from IHS Markit, who says the …

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Ooredoo TV Adds Two New Ultra HD Channels

by Andrew Fenn

Qatar telco Ooredoo has added two new Ultra HD channels to its IPTV line-up: Love Nature 4K and Travelxp 4K, which claims to be the world’s first channel to be transmitted in UHD and …

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Ateme Director Reveals H.266 Development is Underway

by Andrew Fenn

The standardisation process for the successor to the H.265 video codec has begun. The final product, called FVC (Future Video Codec) or H.266, is expected to be complete and available by 2021, according to …

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Zito Media Deploys Conklin-Intracom TV Middleware

by Andrew Fenn

Conklin-Intracom has announced that Zito Media plans to adopt and complete the deployment of its IPTV and TV Anywhere middleware to all of its served markets, by the end of 2018. Zito Media provides …

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K’Nex Rollercoaster Construction Toy Set Includes VR Features

by Andrew Fenn

Toy-maker K’Nex has created a building set that not only allows children to build and operate their own toy rollercoaster, but also to ride it in virtual reality, using a VR headset. The BBC …

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Sony

Sony Result 2/02/2018

by Vijaya

Sony reported its financial result for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 ended December 31, 2017. Sales and operating revenues were ¥2,672 billion ($23.65 billion) compared to ¥2,398 billion in the same period previous …

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Mitsubishi Electric Result 2/02/2018

by Vijaya

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation reported financial results for 9 months and third quarter ended December 31, 2017. Net sales for the nine months period were ¥3,115 billion ($28.32 billion) compared to ¥2,947 billion reported in …

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Arrow Electronics Result 6/02/2018

by Vijaya

Arrow Electronics reported its financial results for fourth quarter and fiscal year 2017. Q4 sales were $7.63 billion, an increase of 18% from $6.44 billion reported in Q4 of 2016. Global component sales of …

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Design and ProAV

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On Monday February 4th, as a preliminary to ISE, I attended the TIDE (Technology. Innovation. Design. Experience.) event. This meeting was produced by AVIXA (formerly known as InfoComm International), which is a joint-venture partner …

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HP Announces Professional Edition of its Windows MR Headset

by Andrew Fenn

HP has showcased the Professional Edition of its Windows Mixed Reality Headset. This headset features 1440 x 1440 resolution per eye and up to a 90Hz refresh rate, six degrees of freedom, no tracking …

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Lenovo Recalling ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptops Over Fire Hazard

by Andrew Fenn

Lenovo is voluntarily recalling some of its ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th Generation laptops, in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The company has determined that a limited number of devices may have …

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Samsung and San’an Opto Sign Agreement to Co-develop Micro LED Displays

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has pre-paid for a supply of LED chips from San’an Optoelectronics worth $18.63 million to establish a long-term partnership to co-develop Micro LED displays. The two companies will continue to discuss their future …

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