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DM Series Monitors Now Feature HDR Preview Modes

by Bob Raikes

Flanders Scientific has added new modes to its DM Series of monitors that allow the choice of three selectable modes for viewing HDR content. Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) ST2084 clipping at approximately 300 cd/m² …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48

AOC 27″ PLS Display Has Integrated Qi-wireless Charger

by Bob Raikes

AOC in the US has announced the P2779VC, a 27″ PLS-based (Samsung’s version of IPS) FullHD monitor with an integrated charger supporting the “Qi” wireless system for mobile device charging, with no cables required. …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 23 - Issue 48| Wireless Charging

LG Game Play Patch Arrives

by Bob Raikes

We reported on a problem for LG with its OLED TVs which were seeing complaints from gamers because of input lag. The company said it would issue an upgrade and this has arrived for …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Nokia Brand Back in Smartphones

by Bob Raikes

The Nokia brand will appear on smartphones that will be run by HMD Global, under a deal that will last for ten years. The phones will appear in 2017 in two ranges and the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Windows 10 Close to a Quarter of the Market

by Bob Raikes

The NetMarketshare report from Net Applications said that in November, Windows 10 had 23.72% of the market (up 1.13% on October) but is still a long way behind Windows 7 which has 47.17% of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 23 - Issue 48| Windows

Worldwide Tablet Market to Rebound…

by Bob Raikes

IDC released data for the tablet market both globally and in Europe. Globally, the firm expects tablet shipments to decline by 12% in 2016 to 182.3 million. The market is expected to rebound in …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 48

MediaTek Adds to Deca-core Lineup

by Bob Raikes

Mediatek announced two new ten core application processors, the Helio X23 and Helio X27. There is a boost in general performance of around 20% with operation of the Arm Cortex-A72 cores at 2.6GHz and …

Tags:Chips| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Vol 23 - Issue 48

AWS offers NGCodec

by Bob Raikes

Amazon web services (AWS) is working with NGCodec to use the firm’s FPGA-based H.265/HEVC video codec which can support high performance encoding of UltraHD with low latency for AR and VR applications. By running …

Tags:AR/VR| Codecs| FPGAs| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Sharp US Upgrades PN-Y Series

by Bob Raikes

Sharp USA announced the PN-Y series of value-priced displays in 55″ Class (54.6″ diagonal), 49″ Class (48.5″ diagonal), 43″ Class (42.5″ diagonal) and 32″ Class (31.6″ diagonal) and intended as an alternative to the …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| sharp| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Unity Now Supports Hololens

by Bob Raikes

The latest version of the Unity3D game engine, V5.5 has a number of new features, including full support for the Microsoft Holographic technology. The experience of a Hololens can be viewed in the Unity …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

SuperData Launches VR Data Network

by Bob Raikes

Market data supplier, SuperData, said that it has a new partnership network supporting ‘the $5B virtual reality industry’. It exploits SuperData’s existing data relationships with game publishers and payment providers, and the company claims …

Tags:Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Nagra & Samsung Nominated for TV Security Dongle

by Bob Raikes

Nagra and Samsung said that the TVkey USB dongle that can be used with Samsung smart TVs to allow access to proected content has been named a CES 2017 Innovation Award Honoree in the …

Tags:Awards| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Security| TVs (TV Sets)| USB| Vol 23 - Issue 47