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ABox42 & Zattoo Collaborate

by Bob Raikes

Although they are independent companies, ABox42, which makes STBs and Zattoo, which is a TV service provider, they are both based in Germany and collaborate a lot, so were sharing a booth at the …

Tags:Cloud TV| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2017| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Hisense Adds E Ink to Smartphone

by Bob Raikes

Somehow we missed it at CES, but Hisense showed the A2 phone at MWC again, so we caught up. The smartphone is unusual in having a 5.5″ FullHD AMOLED main display, with a touch-enabled …

Tags:EPD (Electrophoretic)| Hisense| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2017| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 08

JCDecaux Shows Abribus Shelter Concept

by Bob Raikes

JCDecaux showed the latest version of its Abribus ‘Shelter of the Future’ concept at MWC. As well as an information display for service updates, the shelter includes an 84″ information display and sensors so …

Tags:JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| MWC 2017| Transport| Vol 24 - Issue 09

HP Working on Mirror Displays

by Bob Raikes

HP Enterprise had a big booth, but HP Inc had a more muted presence, attending Showstoppers and the Pepcom event. There was also a group in the new technology area of the show and …

Tags:HP Inc| Mirror Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 08

HP Working on Mirror Displays

by Bob Raikes

HP Enterprise had a big booth, but HP Inc had a more muted presence, attending Showstoppers and the Pepcom event. There was also a group in the new technology area of the show and …

Tags:HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mirror Displays| MWC 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Korea Telecom has Impressive 360 Deg VR Baseball

by Bob Raikes

Korea Telecom had an extreme VR set-up. Image:Meko Korea Telecom (SK Telecom) had this Virtual Reality ‘experience’ which was provoking very strong responses from participants! The system rotated around and bumped while the users …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Korea| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2017| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Tianma Shows Flex & VR Panels

by Bob Raikes

Tianma had a meeting room to show its latest display products. The company does attend a number of the major trade shows (SID/Electronica/CES/MWC at least) to meet with clients. Tianma’s flex oled with touch …

Tags:In-cell| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2017| Small & Medium Displays| Tianma| Vol 24 - Issue 08

LG Sets C7 OLED TV Pricing in the US

by Bob Raikes

LG’s ‘Entry level’ C7 OLED TV for 2017 has started to ship in the US with the 55″ costing $2,999 and the 65″ version at $4,497. Amazon was out of stock when we checked, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Amphion Supports 4K 120P and 8K 60P in HEVC

by Bob Raikes

Amphion Semiconductor from Belfast in Northern Ireland said that its has developed two extended performance variants of its HEVC/H.265 ‘Malone’ video decoder core for SoC implementation. The 4Kp120 (CS8150) and 8Kp60 (CS8160) variants target …

Tags:HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Video Encoders & Decoders| Vol 24 - Issue 09

TCL Promotes Alcatel and Blackberry Brands

by Bob Raikes

TCL divided up its stand between the Alcatel products and the BlackBerry area. We started by looking at the Alcatel area and the first new product was the Idol 4 Pro. However, a bit …

Tags:BlackBerry| Convertible PCs| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2017| Smartphones| TCL| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Intel Working on Wireless VR via WiGig

by Bob Raikes

Intel had a setup to test the use of 802.11ad 60GHz radio for VR applications, allowing the untethering of the headset. The system was said to be transmitting 2K content at 90fps. The system …

Tags:Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 08| WiGIG