Global TV shipments see the strongest growth rate of the decade in 2018 Futuresource reports, with value up by 6%. Even Europe returns to growth, despite weak performance from W. Europe, thanks to a 6% increase in E. Europe.
“Last year, worldwide TV shipments chalked up 227 million units, with a trade value of $85 billion,” the analyst says. “All this action is the result of a number of factors, applying pressure and influencing the landscape. Price reductions for premium technologies like 4K have started to open up the mass market; meanwhile, major investment in South East Asian production has not only helped the local market, but also driven down large screen pricing across the globe. And despite some localised macro-economic problems, which have caused significant shipment fluctuations for several countries, the world view is positive.”
Samsung and LG remain the two top vendors, even if both are losing ground due to "incursions" from the value end of the market. However the two companies, together with Sony, retain dominance of the premium segment, meaning they are better-positioned to defend margins when compared to government-sponsored Chinese brands.
In addition, Fibaro says, the facility will allow it to speed up the design and production process of future products and concepts. The factory uses advanced production machinery from Yamaha, Ersa and Nordson Asymtek, and operates in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 and ISE 14001:2015 standards. Fibaro adds designing and manufacturing products in Poland brings a logistical advantage over competitors, not to mention the new factory provides employees with a more comfortable and modern working environment.
Originally filed in June 2015 before becoming public four years later, the "Image Creation Using Geo-Fence Data" patent describes how "an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may perform a surveillance action at a property of an authorised party." To do so, the UAV (aka drone) defines the property in question within a geo-fence, a virtual perimeter or boundary around a real-world piece of geography.
In total DP 2.0 handles up to 77.37Gbps of bandwidth, with a maximum link rate of 20Gbps/lane and more efficient 128b/132b channel encoding. Thus it promises to address the requirements of future displays, such as "beyond 8K" (7680 x 4320) resolutions, higher refresh rates and high dynamic range (HDR support at higher resolutions, improved multiple display configuration support and an improved user experience with augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) displays, including support for 4K-and-beyond VR resolutions.
Select Sony Android smart TVs are getting an Alexa app adding a number of features from the Amazon smart assistant, including the ability to control Ring smart cameras and finding music using voice.
