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CES Unveiled Alongside the Paris Motor Show

by Bob Raikes

To broaden the interest globally in the CES Las Vegas event, over the last few years, the CTA has held events in Europe, well in advance of the show, to promote it. The London …

Tags:Automotive| CES Unveiled and Paris Motor Show| CTA (was CEA)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 39

SID Vehicle Display Conference is Valuable

by Ken Werner

Integrated with the Vehicle Displays technical conference, held September 25-26, 2018 at the Burton Manor Conference Center in Livonia, Michigan, was an exhibition in which 82 companies rented 90 exhbition tables, up from 78 …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| SID - Vehicle Displays 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Displaying Displays at the Vehicle Displays and Interfaces Symposium

by Ken Werner

1. Bob O’Brien (left) and Silviu Pala (next to O’Brien) present the best booth in show award to an apparently delighted 3M team. (Photo: Ken Werner) On the second day of the exhibits, Silviu …

Tags:Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| SID - Vehicle Displays 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 39

MevoFit Releases Bold HR Fitness Band with OLED Display in India

by Andrew Fenn

MevoFit has launched its new Bold HR Fitness Band in India. The device features a 0.96″ OLED display with smart light sensor technology and gesture support. It’s IP68 dust and waterproof, so it’s suitable …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 40

Paris Motor Show Round-up

by Bob Raikes

We saw a lot of concepts at the show which we present here. It was hard or impossible to get details! This DS brand (Citroen) concept seemed to have no display and the optics …

Tags:Automotive| CES Unveiled and Paris Motor Show| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 39

M7 and Samsung Bring Smart TV App to Belgium

by Andrew Fenn

M7 Group and Samsung have launched their collaborative app for Samsung smart TV users in Belgium, under M7’s TV Vlaanderen and Télésat brands. Earlier this year, the platform was launched in Germany, under the …

Tags:Belgium| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart TV| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Xiaomi Launches New Streaming Media Player for the US Market

by Andrew Fenn

Xiaomi has launched the Mi Box S in the United States, a new streaming media player with Google Assistant and Chromecast features built-in. The box supports UltraHD resolution and HDR10 at 60 frames per …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 39| Xiaomi

Apple to Release Some of Its Original Content Free via TV App

by Andrew Fenn

Sources close to the matter have told CNBC that a proportion of Apple’s upcoming original content will be made available for free through its TV app on Apple TV and iOS devices. The sources …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 39

chromecast 2018

Google Updates Chromecast Streamer

by Milos Pavlovic

Google has a new version of its Chromecast dongle that boosts the frame rate of 1080p video to 60fps and also adds support for Google Home speakers, so that voice control can be used …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Introduction to Display Summit 2018

by Chris Chinnock

Display Summit 2018 was held on Oct. 2-4 at two facilities: Harman International in Northridge, California and at the Pacific Winnetka theaters in Chatsworth, California. A 2-day symposium on the light field ecosystem and …

Tags:Display Summit 2018| Large Display Monitor| LED| LED Cinema| Light Field Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Demos and Discussion at Pacific Winnetka Theater at Display Summit 2018

by Chris Chinnock

About 75 Display Summit attendees came to the bonus session at the Pacific Winnetka theater, home of the first commercial Samsung Onyx LED theater in the US. The session was kicked off by David …

Tags:Cinema Audio| Display Summit 2018| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LED Cinema| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Other Cinema/Large Venue Considerations Update from Display Summit 2018

by Chris Chinnock

The afternoon session of October 3rd was dedicated to a number of other technologies and considerations around next generation cinema. Speaker Joe Kane, from Joe Kane Productions, focused on the creation of a single …

Tags:Cinema Audio| Display Metrology| Display Summit 2018| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LED Cinema| Vol 25 - Issue 39| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)