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VIZIO, Inc., the #1 Smart TV company in the U.S.1, announced today the Canadian launch of VIZIO SmartCast, its next generation smart entertainment ecosystem that transforms how users discover and control their home entertainment. VIZIO SmartCast comes to Canada with three all-new collections: the P-Series™ and M-Series™ Ultra HD HDR Home Theater Displays and E-Series™ … Read more
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and Amazon today announced that the second season of the hit Amazon® Original Series Bosch and a slate of blockbuster films are now available in Dolby Vision™ High Dynamic Range (HDR) on Amazon Video. U.S. customers can now watch titles available in Dolby Vision via the Amazon Video app on compatible Dolby … Read more
2016 marked the 25th anniversary of CineEurope, which was held in Barcelona in mid-June. The 29° heat was a nice break from the rain that is the hallmark of a British summer! A key theme of this year’s show was differentiation, and many companies were asking, “How do we show people that the cinema cannot … Read more
We had a chance to see RealD’s ‘Ultimate’ screen in action at CineEurope. We first heard about this development at Cinemacon 2015 (Screen Technology Gets More Attention), and got more information at this year’s Display Summit China (RGB vs. LP Debate for Cinemas Rages at Display Summit China). The Ultimate screen was designed to be … Read more
Oppo, the Chinese smartphone maker, has created a limited ‘Barcelona Edition’ of its F1 Plus, in honour of the FC Barcelona football club. The phone is red and blue, the colours of the club, with an 18k gold club insignia on the back.
Hollywood studio Warner Bros. has joined HEVC Advance as both a licensor and licensee of the patent pool. As a licensor, Warner Bros. will make its essential patents available through the HEVC Advance patent pool. As a licensee, Warner Bros. will be able to access the various patents required to implement the HEVC standard.
Amazon has launched multiple new pieces of content on Amazon Video, using the Dolby Vision format. The titles include the second season of Amazon original series ‘Bosch’ as well as Sony Pictures films, such as Hancock and Chappie.
The Chromebook 11 G5 is HP’s first Chromebook in the 11″ size range to include a touchscreen – even if it is optional. The unit is part of HP’s entry-level Chromebook lineup, and will support the addition of Android apps to the Chrome OS, which Google announced in May. Computing power is firmly on the … Read more
Innolux is building the world’s first G8.6 fab in Taiwan. Equipment installation began in June, and production is scheduled to begin before the end of the year. Associate VP Hung Mao-sheng said that the fab will have a monthly capacity of 50,000 substrates. It will be used to produce 50″, 58″ and 100″ TV panels, … Read more
We missed this when it was announced at Computex, but Quanta is trying to lower the cost of producing VR content with a smartphone add-on camera. The camera, developed with Canada’s ImmerVision, is able to shoot and live stream (via WiFi) 360° video. It can be attached to any smartphone through a magnetic clip. ImmerVision’s … Read more
At CE Week on June 23rd, I saw a 3D lens attachment for GoPro Hero 3 and Hero 4 cameras. The lens has been designed by Vitrima and launched on Indiegogo. Colin Marshall, VP of Fantem Technologies, the company behind Vitrima, explained the system to me. Vitrima 3D lens for the Hero 3 and 4 … Read more
AT CE Week in New York on June 22, Global Aiptek Corporation (GAC) demonstrated three new pico and micro projectors, the iBeamBlock, previously shown in Europe at CeBIT and BETT; the new Flagship P800 and the MobileCinema i70. All three projectors are single panel DLP projectors with RGB LED light sources. CE Week was the … Read more
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