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Xiaomi Turns to China for OLED

Xiaomi’s latest flagship smartphone boasts an OLED screen – which may not have come from Samsung Display. According to Xiaomi, the suppliers for the Redmi Pro’s 5.5″ (1920 x 1080) screen are two Chinese firms: Everdisplay Optronics and BOE. Although the ratio is unclear, we do know that EDO is the main supplier. The screen … Read more

DACH Signage Expectations Rise

OVAB Europe’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) tracks sentiment in the signage industry. Sentiment was up in the latest results (July/August) from the DACH region; the professional displays segment performed especially well in an annual comparison, rising in triple digits. The DACH DBCI rose 3.9 points to 58.55: up 14.9% YoY and 7.1% compared … Read more

LDM 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

US Cable Operators Trials UHD With SES

Cable operators in the US are testing the UltraHD platform and receiving HEVC IP set top boxes from SES. The cable operators are Cable America in Missouri, Golden West Telecommunications in South Dakota, MTC Cable in New York, Sjoberg’s Cable TV in Minnesota and ATMC in North Carolina. They are testing the equipment prior to … Read more

Tricolor Uses Eutelsat’s SmartBeam

Eutelsat and Tricolor TV are working together to deploy a network in Russia using SmartBeam, Eutelsat’s new multi-screen video delivery tool. SmartBeam uses a small satellite receiver, acting as a local CDN, to receive content via satellite and serve it locally to multiple devices, including mobiles, over WiFi. Analyst Comment SmartBeam is similar to but … Read more

BenQ Unleashes Smart All-In-One LED Mini Projector With Bluetooth® Speaker

BenQ America Corp., the No.1 DLP® projector brand worldwide, today introduced the Colorific™ i500, a completely new way to enjoy immersive entertainment in small spaces. A compact device that combines wireless streaming, short-throw LED projection and rich integrated audio, BenQ’s i500 instantly delivers big-screen entertainment designed for today’s modern, tech-friendly lifestyles. With access to the … Read more

Samsung Announces Hdr+ Firmware Update for 2016 Suhd Tvs

Samsung Electronics is continuing to reinforce its position as the leading home entertainment brand by adding an HDR+ firmware update to all of its 2016 SUHD TVs with Quantum dot display. The firmware update is designed to enhance the High Dynamic Range (HDR) quality to its highest picture quality capacity, even if the source isn’t … Read more

Epson Recommends Google Cast for Education as an Easy Way to Share Chromebook Screens Wirelessly to your Epson Projector

Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, today recommends Google Cast for Education as an easy way to share Chromebook screens wirelessly to BrightLink® interactive projectors and PowerLite® projectors. Google Cast for Education is a free Chrome app that runs through the Chrome browser on any computer connected to a projector. The app carries video … Read more

Actions Semiconductor Launches the S900VR and the V700 28-nm Chipsets for Virtual Reality Devices

Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (“Actions Semiconductor” or “the Company”), one of China’s leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive portable multimedia and mobile internet system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for portable consumer electronics, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Actions Technology (Zhuhai) (“Actions Technology”) has released two high performance chipsets based on 28 nm process technology, the … Read more