Qualcomm Drives Iris Scanning on Note 7
Samsung is using Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 820 processor on its Galaxy Note 7 phablet in select regions. The processor is key to supporting the iris scanning feature which is unique to the handset.
TPK Result 05/08/2016
Touch specialist, TPK Holding, reported Q2 2016 net loss of NT$ 2.5 billion ($85 million), up 288% YoY from NT$ 618 million ($20 million). Turnover was NT$ 17.1 billion ($534 million). Lower shipments of client products were primarily responsible for lower production volume, and thereby losses.
Epson Lowers Cost of UHD
Two new 3LCD projectors have been launched by Epson, bringing UltraHD imagery to an affordable price point. The EH-TW8300 and TW9300 (also available with wireless connectivity: TW9300W) output 1920 x 1080 natively, but use a pixel shifting technique (0.5 pixels) to simulate UHD. An interesting feature, aside from the resolution, is the fact that each … Read more
US UHD Sales Up 119%
The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) has said that US consumer spending on home entertainment products was strong in Q2, up 6% YoY to $4.3 billion. There was a continued shift to UltraHD TVs, with 1.4 million sets sold: a 119% increase from Q2’15. This brings total UHD TV purchases to more than 8 million units. … Read more
Galaxy Note 7’s OLED Claims New “Best Ever” Mobile Display
In the Olympics of smartphone displays, the Samsung mobile Galaxy Note 7 with its flexible QHD OLED technology is well poised to claim the gold medal. Simply put, the latest display industry shoot-out from DisplayMate Labs asserts “The Galaxy Note 7 is the most innovative and high performance smartphone display that we have ever tested. … Read more
DPAA Unveils Roster of Major Ad Industry Leaders to Speak at 2016 Video Everywhere Summit
The Digital Place Based Advertising Association (DPAA) announced today that an all-star lineup of brand and agency leaders and decision-makers have agreed to share their insights at the association’s 2016 Video Everywhere Summit. The annual event will be held October 27 at the iconic Roosevelt Hotel in New York as part of Digital Signage Week. … Read more
Christie Q-series Projectors Perform at the Heart of Arup’s Winning Audio-visual Sculpture
A quartet of Christie Q Series projectors have enabled a stunning ‘talking sculpture’ to be realised as part of a winning design installation at global engineering firm Arup that incorporated AV as a dynamic element. ‘Heart of Arup’ by DaeWha Kang Design – 2016’s successful entry of the annual ‘No.8@Arup’ competition – is a unique … Read more
S[quadrat] Pixel Stars Prepare for Record-Breaking Trade Fairs
In the coming year there are already two record fairs on the agenda of S[quadrat]. From 07th to 10th February, 2017 the LED display specialist will be represented on the meanwhile largest AV trade fair, the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Amsterdam. Afterwards S[quadrat] is also going to exhibit its products at the EuroShop, which … Read more
Sony Develops Tuner for Super Hi-vision
Sony is preparing for 8k TV transmissions in Japan (which began this month) by introducing new demodulator and tuner modules. These are the first devices that can handle Japan’s ISDB-S3 transmission system. Samples will begin to be shipped in September. The tuner can automatically handle terrestrial signals, as well as those from digital satellites and … Read more
Singapore Uses Colour ePaper
LEDs illuminate the signs at nightSingapore has become the latest city to use electronic paper displays from Visionect. Eleven bus stops across the city now feature 32″ colour ePaper displays. Power is supplied from solar cells and updates are pushed from a central location over a cellular network. This work is a pilot, but Singapore’s … Read more
Eyevis Slim Cubes Chosen for Hindhead Control Centre
Eyevis‘ Slim Cube technology is being used to ease traffic congestion in the UK’s longest (non-esturial) road tunnel. Electrosonic chose to use the 50″ EC-50-LHD-SLIM LED projection cubes for a video wall installation in the Highways Agency control centre at the 6.5km-long Hindhead Tunnel. The cube’s thinness and front access – as no rear access … Read more
AMD Builds 1TB Frame Buffer
We have already covered AMD’s new WX workstation graphics cards (AMD and Nvidia Compete in Video Stitching at Siggraph), revealed in late July, but one development that we missed was the announcement of the Pro SSG add-in board. This unusual graphics card incorporates an SSD and will be launched as a developer kit. The Radeon … Read more
