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Panasonic FZ802 Wins Top Prize at HDTVTest 2018 TV Shootout

by Andrew Fenn

TV review website, HDTVTest, held its 2018 TV Shootout earlier this week. Panasonic’s FZ802 took home two top prizes — including “Best TV of 2018” — and two runner-up accolades, making it the event’s …

Save the Date: Display Summit Oct. 2-3

by Damir Lokas

Insight Media will produce its annual Display Summit event at the Harman International facility in Northridge, California (LA area) on Oct. 2-3. SAVE the DATE. This year’s event will focus on audio and visual …

Analysts: UHD Blu-ray Player Sales Continue to Advance in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Despite some early challenges, shipments of Ultra HD Blu-ray players continued to climb at significant rates over the first half of 2018, according to data from two prominent consumer AV market research firms, as …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Intel Announces Plans to Acquire eASIC

by Andrew Fenn

Intel has announced its plans to expand its programmable solutions portfolio to include structured application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) by acquiring US-based provider eASIC. The company’s team will join Intel’s Programmable Solutions Group. Intel says …

IHS: Smartphones to Move to 18:9 and Wider Aspect Ratio in Second Half of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

With many smartphone brands applying 18:9 and wider aspect ratio screens to their newer models, the rate of adoption is expected to quicken in the second half of 2018. Smartphones using 18:9 and wider …

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Light Fields, VR, and Stereoscopic Perception: SD&A 2018 Conference Videos Available Now for Free Viewing on YouTube

by Damir Lokas

Now available for free viewing on YouTube, 24 oral presentations from the 2018 Stereoscopic Displays & Applications (SD&A) Conference cover: advanced light field and holographic displays, stereoscopic perception, 3D applications including biochemistry, and VR …

Mersive Joins Logitech Collaboration Program to Offer an Inteagrated Solution for Wireless Content Sharing and Video Conferencing

by Damir Lokas

Mersive Technologies, a leader in wireless presentation and collaboration solutions, announced that it has joined the Logitech Collaboration Program (LCP) as an Integration Partner. Through the Logitech Collaboration Program, Mersive delivers an exceptional user …

Blackmagic Supports MacBook Pro with eGPU

by Bob Raikes

Blackmagic Design, which specialises in broadcast and content creation components, has introduced a new external GPU that has been designed in collaboration with Apple and is built around a Radeon Pro 580 and the …

Tags:Apple| External GPU (eGPU)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 28

InteGreat Project Successfully Researches New Approaches to LED Production

by Damir Lokas

In the InteGreat research project, Osram Opto Semiconductors coordinated a consortium comprising seven partners from science and industry. Between December 2014 and February 2018 the project partners investigated time-honored manufacturing approaches and know-how along …

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Federal Heath Awarded Interior Digital Messaging Program for Kwik Trip, Inc.

by Damir Lokas

Federal Heath was recently awarded the interior digital messaging program for Kwik Trip, Inc. The interior messaging consists of a powerful content management system (CMS) and hardware which includes 8 to 12 screens per …

HbbTV Association Announces Release of its Free-to-use DASH DRM Reference Application

by Damir Lokas

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, is proud to announce the release of its …

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Traditional PC Market Grows 2.7% in the Second Quarter of 2018, Strongest Rate Since Q1 2012, According to IDC

by Damir Lokas

Preliminary results for the second quarter of 2018 (2Q18) showed shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) totaled 62.3 million units, recording solid year-on-year growth of 2.7%, according to the International Data Corporation …

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