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Kodak Projectors are Very Small

by Bob Raikes

Eastman Kodak Company announced the availability of three new portable projectors from its North American brand licensee, C+A Global: the Kodak Pocket Portable Projector, Pocket Pico Projector, and Pocket Wireless Pico Projector. The DLP-based …

Optoma Launches Flagship DuraCore Laser Projector: ZU1050

by Bob Raikes

Optoma has launched a new flagship 10,000-lumen professional installation laser DLP projector, the ZU1050 with 10,000 Ansi lumens and an ANSI contrast ratio of 250:1 (1,200 full on/off, 6,000:1 dynamic). Intended for simulation, live …

New Galaxy Dominates the Samsung Booth

by Bob Raikes

Our main news on the S9 and S9+ was the report from the Samsung press event (Samsung’s S9 Launch Emphasis is on Camera), but, of course, we went to the booth. There were the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 09| Wireless Charging

MWC Not So Exciting for Displays

by Bob Raikes

Once again, MWC claimed a success with 107,000 attendees (including exhibitors, contractors and media) from 205 countries. The organisers said that 7,700 visitors were CEOs, up from 6,100 in 2017. There were 2,400 exhibiting …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Aura Reminds us of Photo Frames

by Bob Raikes

For some reason, this evening I am reminded of the advice, attributed, I think, to Hemingway, to ‘write drunk, but edit sober’. On that basis, I guess I’d better check this piece again in …

Tags:Digital Photography| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 08

TCL Adds Mass Market 18:9 Smartphones

by Bob Raikes

TCL has both the Alcatel and Blackberry smartphone brands. At the show, the emphasis was on the Alcatel brand and there are there were three low end smartphone ranges introduced at the event, the …

Samsung’s Fall in TV May Continue

by Bob Raikes

The OLED Association has published data, attributed to IHS showing the extent to which Samsung’s TV sales fell away and are expected to continue to do so in 2018. The chart highlights that while …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| TV Set Market| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Samsung’s S9 Launch Emphasis is on Camera

by Bob Raikes

Samsung held a big event in Barcelona to launch its Galaxy S9 and S9Plus. Even before the event, it was clear that the camera is one of the main changes as the title for …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 09

MWC 2018 Catch Up

by Bob Raikes

After the really big shows there are always a few items that ‘slip through the net’ at the time we finalise our show report, so we like to catch up so that as little …

GfU Updates on German CE Market

by Bob Raikes

The GfU has released its latest data for the German consumer electronics market which includes data for the whole of 2017. Overall, the total market for electrical and electronic devices was up in value …

How QD Makers See the Future of Displays

by Bob Raikes

We spotted an interesting article that summarises the likely future development of display technologies, from the point of view of a quantum dot technologists. It looks like a reasonable view, and predictably negative on …

Tags:OLED TVs| Quantum Dots| TVs (TV Sets)

How QD Makers See the Future of Displays

by Bob Raikes