A very low-cost laptop, which takes all of its computing power from a connected smartphone, is being launched on Kickstarter by Androminium. Called the Superbook, the unit is a laptop shell that connects to an Android phone via USB. Androminium has built in the technology to translate video over USB – all that is required is the Androminium app. The laptop has an 11.6″ display, up to eight hours of battery life and a trackpad. The Kickstarter page will go live on the 15th June. (we interviewed Andromium at the MWC event in 2015 – Andromium MHL Dock turns Smartphones into Notebooks)
The BDP7501 Philips UltraHD Blue-ray player (Ambilux Coming to Philips This Year) will go on sale in June for $400. The player supports both HDR10 and Dolby Vision HDR, as well as HEVC and VP9 decoding.
Planar has updated its Clarity Visual Control Station (VCS) video wall processor, to simplify the capture, management and display of content. The company has changed the VCS’ UI and features new network collaboration tools, which also facilitate better management for administrators. Up to 64 high-resolution displays can be controlled at once. Sources can be positioned across the video wall and resized individually. Planar is selling the unit now.
