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Omate announces the TrueSmart+ Standalone Android Smartwatch.

by Tom Allen

Omate announces the TrueSmart+: its newest standalone smartwatch 2.0 powered by Android 5.1 and Omate User Interface 3.0. The TrueSmart+: Truly Smart. Truly Free. After raising over a million USD on Kickstarter two years …

Tags:Android| Smartwatches| Wearables

Jaunt VR Raises Capital in Series C

by Tom Allen

Sky and Disney have increased their investment in Jaunt VR, a cinematic virtual reality firm in the USA. Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has also joined as an investor. The new Series C funding, which was led …

Gartner’s US Symposium is Sold Out

by Tom Allen

Gartner’s US Symposium/ITxpo 2015 (4th – 8th October in Orlando, FL) is now sold out. Parties still interested in attending can visit http://tinyurl.com/96st8n2 to be added to the waiting list, or visit other Symposium …

Technology Exposed 2015 Roundup

by Tom Allen

There were several new products from AG Neovo. The largest was a range of 32″, 43″, 55″ and 65″ displays known as the PM series (PM-32, etc). These use MVA panels (1920 x 1080) …

Sony Shares Big Plans for Laser

by Tom Allen

Sony was the first meeting of the day, taking place at the Brooklands Museum, next to Mercedes-Benz World. Rob Meakin, European product marketing manager for professional projectors, was discussing the company’s work with laser …

Technology Exposed Moves to New Home

by Tom Allen

For several years, Midwich’s Technology Exposed show – where the distributor’s partners can show off their products to buyers – has lived at the Ascot racecourse. Although slightly cramped, the venue was easy to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Technology Exposed 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 38

WCG Displays Represent Quarter of Display Market by 2020

by Tom Allen

25% of the 2020 display market, in terms of area, will feature a wide colour gamut (WCG), says IHS – up from 3% this year. The majority of WCG unit shipments today are formed …

HP Bundles Monitors

by Tom Allen

HP has launched an offer in the UK, whereby customers purchasing select HP PCs will also receive a free monitor. Six mini PCs and one tower PC are part of the offer, with accompanying …

Peerless and APlus Show Xtreme Displays in France

by Tom Allen

Peerless-AV and APlus Systéme Automation will work together at Viscom Paris 2015 (29th September – 1st October). The companies recently signed an agreement for APlus to sell, market and support Peerless-AV’s Xtreme Outdoor displays …

Peerless-AV Exhibits Xtreme™ Outdoor with APlus at Viscom Paris 2015

by Tom Allen

AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV today announced it will be joining forces with Parisian digital signage specialist APlus Système Automation at Viscom Paris 2015 (Stand E110), 29 September – 1 October. The two companies recently …

Tags:Events| France| Peerless AV

A 3D Virtual Reality Event in a Building on Times Square Allowed New Yorkers to Experience the Wonders of China without Setting Foot Outside of Manhattan

by Tom Allen

The “Experience Day of Beautiful China” global tour event, hosted by the China Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC), officially opened at the Thomson Reuters building in New York’s Times Square on September 14, 2015. The …

Tags:China| USA| Virtual Reality

Amazon Sticks With Mediatek

by Tom Allen

Amazon’s new Fire TV, as well as its Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets, are powered by Mediatek processors, the company has announced. The MT8173, a 64-bit quad-core processor based on ARM’s …