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Parents Share Concerns with Buying Laptops and Smartphones for Kids This Year

FatWallet.com, the savings resource for millions of online deal hunters, announced results of its Back to School Tech Survey (*Survata), which revealed 28% of parents plan to purchase student laptops and/or smartphones during back to school sales this year for their children in grades K-12 (up from 20% in 2015). More than one-third of those … Read more

Benq’s Dynamic New 27” Video Post-production Monitor Offers Professionals Consistently Accurate Colour

BenQ has launched an exciting new 27” monitor that meets the demanding needs of video post-production professionals that also need to edit still images. Uncompromising colour performance and powerful calibration tools make the PV270 the ideal monitor for professionals that require reliable colour throughout their workflow. The BenQ PV270 is the epitome of ‘Still meeting … Read more

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