Harman was not showing anything related directly to displays this year, but the new ownership by Samsung was clear from the tablet by the entrance!
This display system was being used on the show floor and used dual rear projectors to create images for viewers, but we were unable to get any details. Image:Meko
HTC told us that it did not not have anything completely new at the show but had a large part of its booth devoted to the Vive products. Lots of delegates were trying the technology. It seems that there was a new phone, the U Ultra, which we didn’t spot in the flood from CES. The phone has a 5.7″ 1440 x 2560 IPS LCD with Gorilla Glass 5 on the 64GB version, but Sapphire Crystal Glass on the 128GB version. There is a secondary display of 160 x 1040 resolution and 2.05″ in the top corner. This allows icons for apps to be shown or just the small display to be shown to save power. The back is glass covered. The processor is a Snapdragon 821 and memory is 4GB. Flash can be upgraded. The camera is a 12MP with OIS and both laser and phase detection autofocus and the selfie camera has 16MP. Video can be recorded up to 2160P. Reviewers put the camera into the same class as the Google Pixel.
HTC’s Ultra U has a secondary display at the top for low power reminders and icons. Image:Meko
Humaneyes was showing its Vuze 3D camera which it claims is, by some distance, the cheapest option for 360º cameras with S3D support. It has eight cameras and is aimed at consumers, costing €1,000. The camera uses software for stitching and can create content with UltraHD resolution for each eye.
HumanEyes Vuze 360 Camera is a 3D unit. Image:Meko
Intel was showing a demonstration of A/R using Microsoft’s Hololens headsets with images that were around a car on the booth. It was well done and participants seemed impressed with the performance.
Kino-Mo was at the show, as it had been at CES, with its eye-catching spinning LED displays. They were getting a lot of attention. We probably chose too short an exposure time to reduce shake in our photo below, so didn’t get the full effect that you would see with the naked eye.
Kino-Mo’s spinning LED displays got attention. Image:Meko
