According to TrendForce division WitsView, global TV shipments total 219 million units in 2018-- a 4.1% increase as the market recovers from a weak 2017. Looking ahead, the analyst expects shipments to increase by 1.6% in 2019 to reach 223m units.
“The year 2018 has witnessed replacement demand in emerging markets such as Latin America driven by the World Cup,” the analyst says. "The steady economy situation in N. America was also favorable for the recovery of global TV demand. TV brands were willing to offer promotions as well, considering the downward trends in overall TV panel prices last year."
2019 should see a more steady supply of large-size panels, as vendors kick off more production capacity. The CSOT Gen 11 fab, HKC Gen 8.6 fb and Sharp Gen 10.5 fab in Guangzhou are set to enter the market at the beginning, middle and end of the year respectively. Such production capacity will bring decreases in panel prices, not to mention cheaper large-screen TVs, meaning the industry will seek constant spec improvements to create both brand value and differentiation to products.
Published shortly after Nintendo released Q3 2018 earnings, the Nikkei story claims Nintendo is developing a version of the Switch with an eye on portability and price, as opposed to power. As translated by Nintendo Everything, the report reads "according to their affiliates, [Nintendo] are miniaturising the console with portability and playing outdoors in mind, as well as cutting features to reduce the price and expand the userbase.”
The HomeHawk Floor looks and acts like a stylish lamp, and comes complete with a regular bulb as well as the aforementioned camera. The small camera peeks out of the lamp, at an ideal height to monitor what is going on in the room in question. It is capable of recording HD video through a 140-degree wide angle lens, and even includes a full-colour night mode.
The Ubook offers an 11.6-inch 1920 x 1080 resolution touchscreen, and carries an Intel Core m4-6Y30 processor together with 8GB RAM and SSD storage ranging from 128GB to 1TB. It also includes a variety of ports, including x2 USB-A, x1 USB-C and x1 mini HDMI, making for a device weighing 760g, heavier than the smallest Microsoft Surface model, the Go.
Warner was in charge of strategic review at electronics retailer Conrad as CEO, before taking position as top executive at German auto repair chain Auto-Teile-Unger from 2015 to 2018. According to Ceconomy, Werner brings expertiese in the digital transformation of business models and international growth strategies, and knows how to deal with both complex branch business and multi-channel retail.
