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Shuttle XPC DX30 Uses Intel Apollo Lake

by Bob Raikes

Shuttle has released a new box for digital signage and other applications and based on the Intel Apollo Lake 14nm J3355 Celeron CPU from Intel. Resolution support is up to UHD.4K and there are …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Vol 24 - Issue 03

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Foxconn Makes Plans for UHD & 8K Panels

by Bob Raikes

IHS Market reports that Sharp is to increase its production of TV panels from its older G8 Kameyama plant. As well as 45″, 55″, 80″ and 90″ UltraHD panels, the company is considering 45″ …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 24 - Issue 03

ABI Research

Linear OTT to Grow from $1 billion to $7 billion

by Bob Raikes

ABI Research said that broadcasters and service providers will be decreasing marketing on their cable, satellite, and IPTV products that offer managed quality of service in favor of new products that use over the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Samsung Refreshes A Series Phones – boosts QD Monitors

by Bob Raikes

Samsung refreshed its A3/A5/A7 range of smartphones at CES. They all have Super AMOLED displays in 4.7″ (HD), 5.2″ (FHD) and 5.5″ (FHD) and feature 3D glass with a metal frame. They use A-53 …

Tags:CES 2017| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Quantum Dots| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Foxconn Talks Up US Display Investment

by Bob Raikes

Terry Gou of Foxconn said that in the light of the recent comments from the new US President, the company would consider building a display plant, through its Sharp subsidiary. The information was inadvertently …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 03

LG Has New Monitors and Projectors

by Bob Raikes

As well as TVs, LG had plenty of other products on its stand. There were not so many professional products on the booth this year, but in the middle was a ‘pillar’ made of …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Transparent Displays| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Optoma Aggressive with Projectors for Consumers

by Bob Raikes

Optoma was meeting channel partners in a suite in the Westgate to show its planned products for the home market.The company was keen to point out that the products at the event are for …

Tags:CES 2017| DLP Projectors| Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| UST Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Redux Wants to Bring Display Surfaces to Life

by Bob Raikes

We met with Redux, a company that is based in the UK, in Cambridge and is working on sound and haptics. It describes its technology as ‘bringing surfaces to life’. The company was set …

Tags:audio| CES 2017| Haptics| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Fitbit Acquires Vector

by Bob Raikes

After buying Pebble in December (Fitbit/Pebble Deal is Confirmed), Fitbit has acquired Vector, a start-up that has its own software platform and is designed to complement smartphones. Features of the Vector watches include always …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Urban Translations Works with Samsung on Hospitality

by Bob Raikes

Urban Translations has partnered with Samsung to support the use of Samsung’s tablets in the hospitality industry. The firm’s software is intentded to enable guests to order menu items and amenities in any language …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Matterport VR Content Available on iPhone

by Bob Raikes

Matterport announced VR support for Apple’s iPhone. The Matterport VR app is intended to offer an easy-to-use option to publish any Matterport 3D Space in VR and is claimed to be the fastest and …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 03

HTC Vive Launches $10 Million “VR For Impact” Programme

by Bob Raikes

HTC Vive announced ‘VR For Impact, a $10 million programme to drive VR content and technologies that ‘create experiences that improve awareness, education, and lead to action’ at the WEF in Davos. The campaign …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 03