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JVC to demo GY-LS300 4K Super35 Cam at Sundance

by Vanessa Browning

JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation, will demonstrate the new GY-LS300 4KCAM Super 35mm camcorder for filmmakers attending the 2015 Sundance Film Festival at the New York Lounge in Park City, …

Tags:Cameras| JVC| UltraHD & 4K

Yota Considers Extending Dual-Screen to Tablets

by Vanessa Browning

Russia’s Yota Devices, creator of the dual-screen Yotaphone, is working on a tablet. According to Russia’s Izvestia newspaper, the tablet also features E Ink and full-motion (likely LCD) screens. A final decision on whether to …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 04| Yota Devices

Kateeva and Sumitomo Push P-OLED Printing for TVs

by Vanessa Browning

A non-exclusive “key” partnership has been announced by Kateeva and Sumitomo Chemical to pair Sumitomo’s P-OLED materials with Kateeva’s Yieldjet OLED inkjet printing platform. Working together to develop reference data for customers (optimised for Sumitomo’s …

Tags:Kateeva| Large Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| OLEDs| Sumitomo| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Google to test modular cellphone in Puerto Rico

by Vanessa Browning

Google will begin a trial of its Project Ara modular smartphone concept (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 48) in Puerto Rico this year. The trial will take place in partnership with Mexican carrier Claro …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04

BBC Tests HDR at New Year

by Vanessa Browning

BBC engineers used an Arri camera to capture the New Year’s Eve fireworks in London in HDR – part of the move towards UltraHD Phase 2. BBC R&D identified HDR as providing one of …

Tags:4k| Broadcast| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Xiaomi Targets Internationals With Low-Cost Phablet

by Vanessa Browning

Xiaomi has unveiled the latest in its premium ‘Mi’ series of mobile devices: the Mi Note. While still low cost for a phablet of its specifications, the Mi Note will be offered in several …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04| Xiaomi

Streambox and Celebro Collaborate on High-Res Broadcast

by Vanessa Browning

Streambox and Celebro Media Studios have partnered to debut a live UltraHD broadcast from the UK. The transmissions were enabled by Streambox’s 4k Software Encoder/Player and 4k Rackmount Encoder/Decoder.     

Tags:4k| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 04

Falling White-Box Shipments Affect Supply Chain

by Vanessa Browning

As large vendors produce more low-cost smartphones, international shipments are falling for Chinese white-box handset manufacturers. Asian sources say that the component orders placed by white-box vendors are falling because of the shift in …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04

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Silicon Image Surprises Us with SiBeam Move

by Vanessa Browning

This reporter went along to Silicon Image not expecting to see much as somebody else was covering the new Super MHL interface. However, we found a lot of interest! First, we looked at the …

Tags:CES 2015| Interfaces| Large Display Monitor| Lattice Semiconductor (Silicon Image)| MHL| Mobile Display Monitor| Radio| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 03

CES Reaches Record Numbers

by Vanessa Browning

CES 2015 ended with record numbers in all areas, according to organiser the Consumer Electronics Association. President Gary Shapiro said that this year’s show “exceeded all [of] our expectations”. The number of visitors was …

Tags:CES 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 03

New Price Point Achieved for Lumia Series

by Vanessa Browning

Microsoft showed off a low-cost feature phone at CES (since 2013, the company has made its biggest announcements at its own events), and has now revealed two affordable Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones: the Lumia …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 04| Windows