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Many Brands Honoured in EISAs

The winners of the 2016-2017 EISA Awards have been announced, ahead of IFA 2016. Most of the major CE brands took a prize. Panasonic’s 65DX900E took Home Theatre TV; LG’s 65″ G6 OLED TV was named to the High-End TV award, and the UH770V to Smart TV; the UE55KS9000 from Samsung took the European TV … Read more

BenQ Adds Collaboration to Smart Signage Series

The Smart Signage series from BenQ is a range of all-in-one digital signage displays, comprising the screen and software for content creation and control. The first model was the ST550K, and BenQ has now released two new products: the ST650K and ST430K. Like the 55″ display, the 65″ ST650K and 43″ ST430K feature X-Sign software. … Read more

LG Worships at Church of SK Rapid

LG Electronics Austria has begun to sponsor the SK Rapid Wien football team, supplying displays to the Allianz Arena. One of these is a 77″ UltraHD OLED TV, which replicates a new stained glass window that has been made for the stadium. Along with the OLED display, LG has supplied more than 250 screens for … Read more

Asus Takes Workers From Tablets for VR/AR

Asus’s CEO, Jerry Shen, has said that the company is accelerating the development of its robotics and VR businesses, to counter the continued weakness of its PC and tablet arms. “We have been reallocating resources, engineers and software developers from our tablet unit to the robotics, VR and AR teams to enhance the new businesses,” … Read more

U.S. Cable Industry to Grow in the Next Ten Years

Click to enlarge SNL Kagan has released a report indicating that the U.S. cable industry is in for a bright next-ten years in terms of revenue. The report focuses on year 2016 up to 2026 and shows that residential revenues will increase by $9.32 billion over the ten-year interval. Contributions for commercial services are expected … Read more

LG V20, World’s First Smartphone With Quad DAC For Best In Class Audio

LG Electronics (LG) announced that its forthcoming flagship smartphone, LG V20, will be the first smartphone in the industry to feature 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC (digital to analog converter) capabilities, bringing a superior audio experience to mobile for the very first time. A Quad DAC delivers a crisp and clear sound that up-samples music whether … Read more

PTC Releases Major Update to Vuforia – World’s Leading Platform for Augmented Reality Development

PTC today announced availability of Vuforia™ 6, the newest version of its award-winning platform for augmented reality (AR) development. Vuforia 6 introduces the VuMark™, a customizable visual code that enables AR experiences to be attached to any product or object. Additionally, Vuforia 6 addresses the growing need for AR in the enterprise with support for … Read more

New MediaTek SoC Selected to Power ASUS ZenPad Tablet

MediaTek today announced its new MT8176 system-on-chip was selected to power the recently released ASUS ZenPad 3S 10. MediaTek’s feature-rich SoC gives ASUS ZenPad users exceptional experiences through a brilliant 2K display, powerful performance and outstanding picture quality, making the tablet ideal for viewing high-resolution digital photos and FHD movies. The ASUS ZenPad 3S 10 … Read more