Toshiba has started taking sales for what it claims is the world’s first glasses-free 3D television set. The 55-inch 55ZL2 model displays 3D images for multiple viewing positions simultaneously. An integrated camera features face-tracking technology, which monitors the viewers’ position and directs the different images for their left and right eyes in real time. The […]
Shipments of 3D LCD TV panels spiked to 7.8 million in Q4’11, up 26 per cent Q/Q. As a result, total 3D TV panel shipments in 2011 reached 21.2 million, accounting for 10 per cent of all LCD TV panels shipped. According to the NPD DisplaySearch, panel makers are targeting very strong growth of 138 […]
3D-image processing and business solutions specialist Sensio Technologies has agreed a patent licensing deal with Samsung Electronics with gives the consumer electronics firm the right to implement Sensio S2D Switch in its 3DTVs. The financial terms of the licence agreement will remain confidential. “After licensing other manufacturers last year, signing this agreement with Samsung Electronics […]
Market research specialist GfK says that global demand for LCD-equipped TV sets will grow this year by 7 per cent to some 225 million units, compared with 2011’s 211 million units which was itself an 11 per cent increase on 2010. GfK says that emerging markets will continue to drive this growth, “which will be […]
Freeview, the UK’s biggest digital television service, has revealed that after strong quarterly sales of 1.3 million Freeview HD televisions and STBs, the number of Freeview HD units sold reached 4.4 million by the end of December 20111. The strong sales performance of Freeview HD is echoed across the product portfolio; year-on-year sales of Freeview […]
Panasonic is headed for a $10.24 billion loss this year (in the 12 months to March 31st) and is engaging on a significant restructuring of its giant electronics businesses. A year ago it managed a $6.2 billion loss, described then as being the worst-ever, has been exacerbated this year by the problems caused by the […]
Hitachi is to close its one remaining Japanese factory producing TV sets. The facility, in Gifu prefecture, will instead turn out electronic components. The factory concentrated on making TVs for the Japanese market. A statement from Hitachi said simply: “We can’t expect the domestic TV market to grow much, and price competition is getting more […]
With forecasts exceeding 80 per cent of units shipped by 2015, connected TVs are expected to lead the way in global TV shipments escalating from 27 per cent in 2011, according to new research from Futuresource Consulting. On a regional level, Japan leads the way in the adoption of connected TVs, with 59 per cent […]
Sony might be suffering, and local rival LG is cutting investment for this year, but South Korea’s Samsung is on a revenue roll. The electronics company has unveiled impressive results, and told analysts that it will add 26,000 employees over the next year. Samsung has stated it intends to invest $41 billion in new developments, […]
According to research from TDG, 56 per cent of broadband households are to varying degrees likely to purchase a new TV in the next six months. TDG expects that close to 25 per cent of broadband households will indeed buy a new HDTV in the next six months, which equates to at least 20 million […]