Volume 21

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IBC Round-up

by Super User

We’ve been reporting on the 4Ever government-driven project in France since April 2012 when the project was established to test and develop UltraHD technology. The group has been working on HEVC encoding testing and …

Tags:Events| IBC 2014| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

Flexible Touch Enabled by Canatu Partnership

by Super User

Canatu has partnered with German company Display Solutions to develop touchscreens for 4.3″ to 15″ displays. Solutions created under the partnership will use Canatu’s carbon nanobud films and Display Solution’s controller equipment. As well …

Tags:Canatu| CNTs (Carbon Nanotubes)| Large Display Monitor| Pcap (Procap)| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

Marvel Distributsia Adds Asustek

by Super User

Russian distributor Marvel Distributsia is now offering all-in-one and desktop PCs from Asustek throughout the region, as well as networking products and CE devices.

Tags:Asus| Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

Phones 4 U Falls into Administration

by Super User

The UK’s Phones 4 U mobile phone retailer has fallen into administration, blaming the recent withdrawal from its business of Vodafone and EE. However, within days of the announcement, both Vodafone and EE were …

Tags:Financial Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Retailers| Vodafone| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

Sony Looked at Flexible Displays for Its Smartphone Line

by Super User

When we talk about smartphone leadership, Sony is not the first name that comes to mind. In a recent interview of Thomas Waldner, Senior Design Manager at Sony Mobile Communications by Trusted Reviews, the …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

Dynamic Focus on 19″ LCD Monitors

by Super User

This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 19″ standard aspect ratio (5:4) category. There are 16 brands featured in the advertising with Philips, Acer and Iiyama the top three advertised brands. In …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| dynamic focus| Large Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

LG Pushes Curved Displays

by Super User

There were two launches of previously-announced products for LG this week. The first is the company’s curved UltraHD OLED TV – the 65″ EC9700 (known as the EC970V in Europe, seen in Display Monitor …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

UBI Predicts Changing Encapsulation at Samsung

by Super User

Samsung’s upcoming A3 line will use a new hybrid encapsulation technology, Korea’s UBI Research claims. Rather than the current Vitex technique, the new method will be ‘similar to the method that LG Display takes’, …

Tags:AMOLED| Encapsulation| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

eReaders Rise in Germany

by Super User

Sales of eReaders in Germany are expected to rise 12% this year, to 1.2 million units, says technology association Bitkom. Revenues will also rise, increasing 7% to

Tags:eReaders| Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Phablet Cannibalise Tablets, Which Take on Notebooks

by Super User

Tablet PC demand is slowing, market observers agree (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 22), with competition from smaller display products rising. According to NPD DisplaySearch, tablet demand will only rise 2% this year, to …

Tags:Display Supply & Demand| Mobile Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Intrinsyc Technologies, Stream TV Sign Strategic Agreement

by Super User

Intrinsyc Technologies and Stream TV Networks have signed a strategic agreement which will see Intrinsyc invest $1.5 million in Stream TV in the form of a secured convertible promissory note instrument bearing interest at …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21