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Logitech Harmony Link Obsolete from March 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Logitech has announced that its Harmony Link device, designed to turn a smartphone or tablet into a universal remote for home appliances such as TVs, will be deactivated from March 16th 2018. All of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Remote Controls| Vol 24 - Issue 42

IHS: iPhone X Costs Apple $370 in Materials

by Andrew Fenn

Teardown engineers at IHS Markit have completed their preliminary physical dissection of the new Apple iPhone X and found that the model A1865 version of the smartphone with 64GB of NAND memory carries a …

Tags:Apple| IHS Markit| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Teardowns| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Gartner Predicts EMEA IT Spending on Devices for 2018

by Andrew Fenn

IT spending on devices in EMEA is projected to total $167.6 billion by the end of 2017, growing 4% to $174.2 billion in 2018, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. In 2017, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Creation Today Promotes New Documentary with Glasses-Free 3D

by Andrew Fenn

Creation Today is using Stream TV Networks’ Ultra-D Glasses-Free 3D technology to promote its new feature documentary, Genesis: Paradise Lost. The film is playing in theatres all over the United States on November 13th …

Tags:3D Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 42

iPhone X to Launch in 14 More Countries

by Andrew Fenn

The iPhone X will be sold in Israel from November 23rd, and in Albania, Bosnia, Cambodia, Kosovo, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand and Turkey from November 24th. The new …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Samsung Odyssey Windows Mixed Reality Headset is Out Now

by Andrew Fenn

The Samsung Odyssey Windows Mixed Reality Headset is here. The latest hardware release for the platform costs $500, including controllers, and features two 1400 x 1600 OLED displays capable of refresh rates up to …

Tags:AR/VR| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 42| Windows

DBX-TV Provides Enhanced Audio for 100″ Hisense Laser TV

by Andrew Fenn

DBX-TV, which claims to be “the world’s leading audio-technology developer” has announced a partnership with TV manufacturer, Hisense. The two companies collaborated on Hisense’s new 100″ Ultra HD Smart Laser TV‘s sound system, which …

Tags:audio| Back Panel| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 42

HDR TV shipments

IHS: HDR TV Shipments to Grow 300% by 2021

by Andrew Fenn

HDR is the strongest-developing feature in television sets, according to a new report from IHS Markit. In its TV Design and Features Tracker for the third quarter of 2017, IHS Markit forecasts that HDR …

Tags:Forecasts| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 24 - Issue 42

NEC Testing New Augmented Reality Workplace Efficiency Solution

by Andrew Fenn

NEC has announced it is developing a new augmented reality solution for the workplace. The new technology will allow users to perform tasks without taking their focus off of what they’re working on and …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Gesture Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| NEC| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Tech Data Signs Distribution Deal with Fitbit

by Andrew Fenn

Tech Data has formed a new partnership with Fitbit and is now authorised to distribute the full activity tracker product range in the UK. Fitbit first launched in 2011, and its latest iteration, the …

Tags:Distribution| Fitbit| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Xbox One X is Out Now with 50 Enhanced Games

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft’s new console-market killer, the Xbox One X, is out now. Boasting six teraflops of power—versus rival PlayStation 4 Pro’s 4.2 teraflops and the Xbox One S’ 1.4 teraflops—Xbox One X is claimed to …

Tags:Consoles| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Vol 24 - Issue 42| xBox

Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic is Available Now

by Andrew Fenn

Amazon has officially announced the Fire TV Stick Basic, coming to 100 new countries including Europe. Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic uses a MediaTek Quad-core ARM 1.3 GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Streaming Dongles| Vol 24 - Issue 42