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The Stuff That Makes Your Entertainment Enjoyable

by Andy Marken

“Look, all I’m asking, is for you to just have the tiniest bit of vision. You know, to just sit back for one minute and look at the big picture.” — Ellie Arroway, “Contact,” …

Tags:Formats| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HPA Tech Retreat 2018| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Huawei P20 Pro Camera Impresses

by Bob Raikes

Huawei’s Consumer Business Group announced the P20 Series smartphone which features the world’s first Leica triple camera. There are two versions with 5.8″ (P20) and 6.1″ (P20 Pro) displays, both with 1080 x 2244 …

Tags:Cameras| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 12

New York Start-up Lumiode Raises $6 Million

by Andrew Fenn

We missed this at the time, but last month, Lumiode—a New York-based semiconductor technology start-up specialising in high-brightness micro-displays for augmented reality and other display applications—filed paperwork revealing it had raised $5.97 million in …

Tags:Investment| Microdisplays| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Smart Technologies Launches InkScan Digital Ink Capture App

by Andrew Fenn

Smart Technologies has announced the launch of InkScan, a new technology that converts handwriting into digital smart ink. With this new technology, users can brainstorm notes on any medium from a whiteboard to the …

Tags:Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Meeting Rooms| Mobile Display Monitor| Smart Technologies Inc| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Endeavor Acquires NeuLion in $250 Million Deal

by Andrew Fenn

NeuLion—a technology product and service provider specialising in the digital video broadcasting, distribution and monetisation of live and on-demand content to internet-enabled devices—and entertainment company Endeavor have announced that they have entered into a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Juniper: Connected Clothing to Become $1 Billion Industry in 2020

by Andrew Fenn

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the wearables market has begun to shift away from wrist-based devices such as smartwatches and fitness trackers, with other device categories forecast to grow much …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 12| Wearable Market| Wearables

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Camera Impresses DxOMark

by Bob Raikes

Xiaomi has launched its Mi Mix 2S Android smartphone that is based on a 5.99″ IPS LCD with 1080 x 2160 resolution (18:9) and using Gorilla Glass 4. The processor is a Snapdragon 845 …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 12| Xiaomi

US e-Waste Recycling Hero Facing Prison over Piracy Charge

by Bob Raikes

Big hat tip to the Washington Post and Seattle Times for this one, and if any US-based readers can help with this case you know what to do. Eric Lundgren is currently facing a …

Tags:Dell| Environment| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Publitec Adds NEC Display Projectors to its Rental Portfolio

by Andrew Fenn

Audio-visual direct hire company Publitec, of Germany, has added NEC Display’s projectors to its distribution portfolio, including the filterless PX1004UL model. Publitec has a long-standing business relationship with NEC, having distributed the company’s large-format …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Projectors| Rental and Staging| Vol 25 - Issue 12