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Edge Screen Design Now on Samsung’s Note Series

Samsung changed its traditional September launch for its Note series last year to an earlier date, with encouraging results. The company has decided to stick with the same approach this year, announcing its new Galaxy Note 7 phablet in early August. The waterproof capability of the Galaxy S7 was one of the most well-received features, … Read more

FPD Market Corrects 20% Supply Glut

Flat panel display supply was 20% higher than demand, globally, in Q1’16 – the highest glut since early 2012, says IHS in a research note. This was due to seasonally weak demand and new capacity opening in China. However, the market began to correct itself in Q2 and is now quickly moving towards ‘surprising’ tightness … Read more

Sony’s Low-Cost Projector Wows With Black Levels

I was able to borrow one of Sony’s VPL-HW45ES home cinema projectors in late July (Sony Eases Home Cinema Entry) to conduct a hands-on review. I’ve been interested to test this model since I saw both colour and white light output specified in its documentation, so thanks to Sony for the loan! The colour light … Read more

Sony Expands in Video-Over-IP

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Sony Europe has acquired Belgian company eSaturnus NV, which develops video-over-IP solutions in the medical field. The acquisition covers all of eSaturnus’s assets, including IP, technologies and software solution capabilities. Sony intends to expand the business first in Europe and later worldwide. Sony has said that no material impact is expected on its annual financial … Read more

Chromebooks Continue Progress

Chromebook sales will grow in double digits this year – one of the few areas of growth in the PC market, along with Windows-based convertibles and gaming PCs. Mikako Kitagawa, a Gartner analyst, shared Gartner’s findings at an event recently, and we were able to source the firm’s Chromebook figures. This year, shipments are expected … Read more

Epson and Lang Hold Laser Conference

Lang expanded its HQ in Lindlar in October 2015Lang acquired 150 of Epson’s new EB-L25000 projectors in June (Epson Works on Laser With Lang), and is now inviting interested parties to a conference on high-end laser projectors. Discussions will revolve around technologies and markets, as well as discussiona and interviews with representatives from both companies. … Read more

Tablets Fall as Consumers Delay Purchases

Worldwide tablet shipments (including both slates and detachables) shrank 12.3% YoY in Q2, says IDC, to 38.7 million units. Vendors are beginning to ‘refocus’ their product lines and consumers are delaying purchases. 65% of tablets shipped in Q2’16 were based on Android, followed by 26% using iOS and 9% using Windows. This is a continuation … Read more

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 30

The Superbook (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19) by Andromium, a laptop ‘shell’ for a smartphone, reached Kickstarter last month. It has now passed several goals, one of which means that users will have the option of purchasing a model with 1920 x 1080 resolution (usually 1366 x 768) for an extra $30. … Read more