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Osterhout Design Group (ODG) said that it has received a $58 million Series A investment to accelerate production and R&D of its smart glasses products. Participating in the investment are Shenzhen O-film Tech Co., Vanfund Urban Investment & Development Co., along with 21st Century Fox and “several individual investors.” Analyst Comment VR and AR continues … Read more
Flanders Scientific has added new modes to its DM Series of monitors that allow the choice of three selectable modes for viewing HDR content. Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) ST2084 clipping at approximately 300 cd/m² ST2084 with a highlight roll. This setting may be particularly useful in production environments as it will allow operators to visually … Read more
AOC in the US has announced the P2779VC, a 27″ PLS-based (Samsung’s version of IPS) FullHD monitor with an integrated charger supporting the “Qi” wireless system for mobile device charging, with no cables required. Compatible devices include Samsung Galaxy S5-6/Edge, Google Nexus 4-7, Motorola Droid Maxx, and Nokia Lumia 920-1520, among others. Inputs includ VGA, … Read more
We reported on a problem for LG with its OLED TVs which were seeing complaints from gamers because of input lag. The company said it would issue an upgrade and this has arrived for the C6, E6 and G6 sets in the US, with other regions to be updated shortly. We have seen reports that … Read more
Norwegian newcomers Norxe (pronounced Norse) was founded in September 2015 by eight former Projectiondesign employees, all with extensive industry experience. Jørn Eriksen owns 50% and is chairman, while Kjell Olsen is CEO. The company launched its projectors at I/ITSEC this year and will be showing them again at ISE 2017. The P series are next-generation … Read more
Jo Seong-jin is now the sole CEO of LG Electronics, overseeing over 120 country organisations. As one of three directors responsible for central decisions, he was previously head of Home Appliances and Air Solutions. Following Jo’s promotion, this position will now be taken by Song Dae-hyun, currently head of the CIS region and president of … Read more
Ebay had a two-day pop-up store in Oxford Street, London, comprising four in-store biometric pods with interactive touchscreens. Facial recognition was used to help shoppers to choose gifts. The shoppers were shown product images as they thought of different people, and were then sent a list of the products which appealed the most. A previous … Read more
French cinema chain CGR Cinémas is upgrading projection in auditoria of around 200 seats to Christie Solaria CP42LH laser units (CGR France Chooses Christie Laser). Installation starts this month, and CGR will be the first chain in EMEA to use these projectors. CGR says that it does not intend to charge more than €3 extra … Read more
Visual Art and Jernhusen Media have been working together to provide outdoor advertising in Sweden since 2010 and now plan to increase this cooperation, extending their agreement to 2024. Currently Jernhusen advertises at 40 railway stations and has 150 screens. A further 160 “eurosize” (55″) screens will now be added to the network. The agreement … Read more
The Nokia brand will appear on smartphones that will be run by HMD Global, under a deal that will last for ten years. The phones will appear in 2017 in two ranges and the higher products (the P1) will have 5.2″ and 5.5″ displays, both with 2560 x 1440 resolution and will run Android on … Read more
The NetMarketshare report from Net Applications said that in November, Windows 10 had 23.72% of the market (up 1.13% on October) but is still a long way behind Windows 7 which has 47.17% of users. XP still has 8.63%, ahead of Windows 8.01%. Analyst Comment In checking out this data, which I saw on another … Read more
IDC released data for the tablet market both globally and in Europe. Globally, the firm expects tablet shipments to decline by 12% in 2016 to 182.3 million. The market is expected to rebound in 2018, but growth will be in the ‘low single digits’ because of the development of detachable tablets. The growth in sales … Read more
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