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Dual-SIM Xperia Z3 Approved in China

by Super User

TENAA, the Chinese version of the FCC, has certified Sony’s upcoming Xperia Z3 smartphone, and shared some details. There will be both single- (L55T) and dual-SIM (L55U) variants, at least in China. The phone …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Test UltraHD Systems With Cablelabs

by Super User

A microsite (http://4k.cablelabs.com) where users can access UltraHD video has been set up by Cablelabs. The intent is to assist stakeholders, such as vendors and network operators, conduct tests using the format. Content is …

Tags:4k| CableLabs| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

ITO Revenues Will Have Peaked by 2019

by Super User

The worldwide market for transparent conductors (TCs) will be worth $4.6 billion in 2019. According to a Nanomarkets report (http://tinyurl.com/qxrgtdr), non-ITO TCs will generate $1.8 billion of the total, up from $640 million today. …

Tags:ITO| ITO Replacement| Large Display Monitor| Materials Market| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Mitsubishi Still in TVs, Has UltraHD to Prove It

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Last year, Mitsubishi Electric showed a prototype UltraHD Laservue TV at Ceatec (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 38). Now, the company is preparing to bring it to market. The Real LS1, in 65″ (LCD-65LS1) …

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| Laser TVs| Mitsubishi| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Dynamic Focus on 17″ LCD Monitors

by Super User

This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 17″ standard category. There are 10 brands featured in the advertising with NEC Displays, Iiyama and BenQ the top three. In France, Iiyama was top …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| dynamic focus| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Automotive Panels Come From CPT’s Small/Medium Shift

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At Touch Taiwan, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) president Lin Sheng-chang said that the company plans to increase its automotive display shipments by 33% this year. 7.5 million units were shipped last year, meaning that …

Tags:CPT| Large Display Monitor| Small & Medium Displays| Touch Taiwan 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Emerging Markets Take Smartphone Slack

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Smartphone shipments are expected to rise 23.8% YoY in 2014, according to IDC, to more than 1.25 billion units, from 1.01 billion in 2013. A 12.7% CAGR will lead to 1.8 billion shipments in …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21| Worldwide

G.hn Celebrates Significant Asian Win

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G.hn has been chosen as the standard for wireline home networks in mainland China and Taiwan. The specification, developed by the ITU, defines networking over power lines, phone lines and coaxial cables with data …

Tags:G.hn| ITU| Large Display Monitor| PowerLine Networks| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Dynamic Focus on 55″ LCD Public Displays

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This week we are highlighting LCD Public Displays in the 55″ Full HD category covering sizes 53.5″ to 59.49″ with 1920 x 1080 resolution. There are nine brands featured in the advertising. NEC Displays …

Tags:dynamic focus| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Pricing| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

3DIC Celebrates Second Birthday, by Changing..

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The 3D Innovation Center (3D IC) is a facility in Berlin that came out of the Fraunhofer organisation and held an event to celebrate its second birthday. This was the first time that we …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Fraunhofer| IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

ESL Revenues to Climb on Beacon Growth

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Global electronic shelf label (ESL) revenues will rise almost 600% over the next five years, claims ABI Research. Driven by the desire to operate ‘tightly integrated’ systems with ESLs, Bluetooth beacons, smartphone apps, mobile …

Tags:Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs)| Forecasts| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Optoma Brings High Brightness to the Home…

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Optoma has lifted the embargo on a home cinema projector that we heard about in July, with a cinematic 24fps mode and a gaming mode that lowers response times and raises the contrast ratio. …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21