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Swisscom Uses Cisco

by Tom Allen

Swisscom is using Cisco’s UltraHD live encoding solution to run its new UltraHD TV service, which was launched on the 14th April. Swisscom wanted to focus on picture quality and stability.

NEC and Metra Focus on Government

by Tom Allen

NEC has signed a distribution agreement with Metra Group in Egypt. Metra will distribute NEC’s display products, and will focus on adding new government and public sector customers.

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| NEC| Vol 23 - Issue 26

ASE and SPIL (Finally) Agree Merger

by Tom Allen

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have formally agreed to merge their businesses. An agreement was reached on the 26th May and announced on the 30th June. The merger is expected …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Nvidia Brings HDR to Shield

by Tom Allen

Nvidia has released a firmware update for its Shield set-top box, which adds HDR support for Netflix video. YouTube videos can be viewed in UltraHD at 60fps, and Vudu UltraHD is also supported. In …

Epson Performs Well in May

by Tom Allen

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in March. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘home entertainment’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘4,000+ lumen’. Optoma had a pair of projectors in the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| PMA Research| Projectors| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 25

Cineplexx Uses Dolby in Redesign

by Tom Allen

Austrian cinema chain Cineplexx has opened a new Dolby Cinema location in Salzburg. Dolby Cinema facilities combined Dolby Vision-capable laser projectors with Dolby Atmos audio. The cinema opened on the 29th June in Salzburg …

Vuzix Invites M300 Early Access

by Tom Allen

In preparation for the launch of its M300 smart glasses, Vuzix has launched the M300 ‘Vuzix Industrial Partner’ (VIP) programme. This will provide more support for software app partners. It is invitation-only programme for …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 25| Vuzix

Blu Produces $50 Smartphone

by Tom Allen

Miami-based Blu Products has added an incredibly low-cost model to its lineup: the $100 R1 HD – or $50 on Amazon. Price is a key feature with the R1 HD. Buying the phone by …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 25

Casio Scores Two Wins at Infocomm

by Tom Allen

Casio’s XJ-F210WN DLP projector (Casio Phases Out M Series) was the winner of two Best of Show awards from Newbay Media publications Tech & Learning and Digital Signage at Infocomm. Winning products were judged …

Ray Tracing for VR With Imagination and 3Glasses

by Tom Allen

Imagination Technologies is working with 3Glasses of China to promote ray tracing technology in mainstream consumer VR devices. 3Glasses produces such devices and Imagination developed the PowerVR graphics IP, which can be used for …

Tags:Imagination Tech| Mobile Display Monitor| ray tracing| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 25

Sony’s Passes 100,000

by Tom Allen

Sony has signed more than 100,000 customers up to its Playstation Vue web TV service since it was launched in March (Sony’s Vue Service Now Live). One person, speaking to Bloomberg, thought that the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| sony| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 25

Samsung Continues OLED Transition

by Tom Allen

According to Hangkyung News of Korea, Samsung is planning to close down more of its LCD manufacturing lines, replacing them with OLED facilities. Specifically, the source names Samsung’s L7 plant in Asan, S.Korea. This …