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Apple Readying Standalone AR Headset for 2020 Release?

Apple is working towards releasing its own standalone augmented reality headset in 2020, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report ...

Daktronics’ Displays Chosen for Baku Olympic Stadium

Daktronics is providing a new LED super-system featuring two HD video displays to the Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. Each ...

Canon Uses DOOH to Promote Action Photography

Invidis reports that Canon is running an interactive campaign across DOOH sites with 1,400 screens being used and under the title ...

Silicon Core Adopts COB Technology

SiliconCore was showing its 1.9mm Orchid displays which have been shipping for some time, but the big news was the public ...

Nichia/Everlight Dispute Ongoing

Patent disputes between Japan’s Nichia and Taiwan’s Everlight Electronics have been on-going since 2012. The two companies have been pursuing litigation ...

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 45

Pre-orders have now started for Apple‘s iPad Pro tablet, with sales expected to begin this month. Pricing scales from $800 to ...

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HDMI Upgrades Will Depend on Manufacturer

by Tom Allen

In an interview with HD Guru, Jeff Park – senior technical specifications manager for HDMI LLC – said that updating to v2.0a of the standard (HDR Formats Come to HDMI) would depend on the …

Tags:HDMI| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Standards| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Orange Branches Out With TV Stick

by Vanessa Browning

Orange has launched an HDMI dongle, simply called the TV Stick. The product acts as a small form factor STB. It will be deployed in Romania first, followed by France and other European countries. …

Tags:Europe| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Cablevision will Offer Hulu Plus to its Customers

by Norbert Hildebrand

Cablevision announced that it will carry Hulu Plus for its Optimum customers. The agreement will be the first resell agreement Hulu is offering to any provider. According to the press release, both sides seem …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Video| TV (Television)| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Global Mobile Phone Shipments Reach 445 Million Units in Q1 2015

by Helen Vince

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile phone shipments grew 8 percent annually to reach 445 million units in the first quarter of 2015. Apple was the star performer, as it …

Tags:Apple| Nokia| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Worldwide

LG Releases New G4 Smartphone

by Norbert Hildebrand

LG Electronics has released its new G4 Android smartphone. The latest model of the LG phablet comes with a 5.5″ QHD (2,560 x 1,440) resolution resulting in a pixel density of 538ppi. It also …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Samsung Overtakes Apple for Smartphone Crown

by Tom Allen

With a renewed focus on lower-cost models, Samsung regained the top spot in the global smartphone market in Q1’15, said IDC. Shipment volumes were seasonally down QoQ – a difference exacerbated by Q4’14’s record …

Tags:Apple| Huawei| IDC| Lenovo| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Xiaomi

iScan Micro is Tiny Upscaler

by Tom Allen

A tiny video enhancement system has been developed by DVDO. The iScan Micro connects between an HDMI source and the display and uses VRS Clearview. It is able to scale content to UltraHD at …

Tags:HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Scalers| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 18

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Sony Tells HDR Story

by Chris Chinnock

Did you know that Sony has had TVs in the market for a year that can display content with expanded contrast and wider color gamut? Sounds like HDR right, well it is – sort …

Tags:Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| sony| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 19

ZTE Champions STBs

by Tom Allen

Comments made to us by ZTE echoed those of Kaon Media (TVs Will Not Replace STBs, Says Kaon). Both companies feel that set-top boxes will not be replaced by connected TVs any time soon, …

Tags:4K DCI| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| TV Connect 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 18| ZTE

Thomson Auto-Balances Server Loads

by Tom Allen

Thomson Video Networks is a spin-off from the encoder division of Technicolor. It specialises in video encoding, decoding and compression. The company was promoting its ‘Behind Every Screen’ approach for ‘an all-encompassing video delivery …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Connect 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Abox Follows IPTV Trend

by Tom Allen

Abox42 is a German company that was established six years ago, selling STBs to operators. It began selling directly to consumers two years ago; however, the Abox42 brand is now B2B-only. The company develops …

Tags:DVB| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| STBs| TV Connect 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 18