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Litemax’s First UK Channel Conference: Introducing Innovative Resizing LCD’s and Sunlight Readable Displays for Industrial, Transportation and Retail Applications

June 27, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

Litemax Electronics, a leader in enabling intelligent vertical market platforms for industrial displays and computing, announced today they will be hosting the company’s first UK channel conference on 16th September 2016, together with their UK partner Display Solutions. The one day event will include a variety of presentations and panel discussions presented by key figures … Read more

BlackBerry Result 23/06/2016

June 27, 2016 by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Blackberry reported Q1 2016 net loss of $670 million, compared to a net profit of $68 million in the previous year. Turnover was $400 million, down 40% YoY from $658 million. An overall dismal financial situation was characterized by nearly $600 million of write-offs and continually declining sales volumes.

Huawei Wants to Reduce Reliance on Android

June 27, 2016 by Tom Allen

The Information claims that Huawei is developing its own smartphone OS, to reduce its reliance on Android. The company currently uses a custom skin for the Android OS (which has been criticised for looking too much like the iPhone), but has apparently built a team – which includes former Nokia engineers – to develop its … Read more

Porsche Centre Chooses S[quadrat]

June 27, 2016 by Tom Allen

S[quadrat] of Germany recently completed an installation of its Sky LED display product series – also known as the NEC LiFT series – for Porsche Chicago. Porsche’s new showroom uses a 30m² Sky SI display, with a 3.8mm pixel pitch and 1,200 cd/m² of brightness. The high brightness and image quality, with 14-bit greyscale, were … Read more

NEC and S[quadrat] Secure Best LED at Infocomm

December 21, 2022June 27, 2016 by Tom Allen

NEC showed its LiFT (3M Slims Touch at ISE) LED displays at Infocomm, which are developed with Germany’s S[quadrat]. One of the products – the L015Si – won an award for Best Direct View LED Product. The display was said to be differentiated by its pixel card construction and magnetic quick-lock system.

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 25

December 21, 2022June 27, 2016 by Tom Allen

A source speaking to PC Games N has said that AOC will launch a pair of UltraHD monitors this year: one flat and one curved. Both displays will use Nvidia G-Sync, said the source. The flat model will use a 27″ IPS panel with a 75Hz refresh rate; the curved model will be 35″ and … Read more

Starbreeze Plans Low Persistence and Eye Tracking

December 21, 2022June 27, 2016 by Tom Allen

Road to VR‘s Ben Lang spoke to Emmanuel Marquez, CTO of Starbreeze VR, at E3 this month. We first began covering the firm about a year ago, when its HMD became famous for its massive field of view (StarVR More Than Doubles Oculus FoV). Starbreeze’s latest StarVR 1.4 prototype has a 210° FoV. One of … Read more

What Will Brexit Mean for Tech?

June 27, 2016 by Tom Allen

Last week, the UK public voted to leave the European Union – despite warnings about such a move by business leaders and independent bodies like the IFS. Although there have been questions raised about what will happen next (as several of the Leave leaders are already distancing themselves from the campaign’s promises), here we will … Read more

BBC Abandons MHEG

June 27, 2016 by Tom Allen

Interactivity is currently enabled through the BBC Red Button serviceThe BBC has announced that it will move away from its current MHEG standard and begin to use HbbTV – the hybrid broadcast standard used in mainland Europe. The BBC has said that it will work with bodies such as the DTG and Digital UK on … Read more

Will Apple Drop OLED for LED?

June 27, 2016 by Tom Allen

Supply chain sources claim that Apple will move away from LG’s plastic OLED display in the next Apple Watch. Instead, the company will use a micro LED screen. Apple acquired micro LED maker LuxVue in 2014 and set up an R&D lab in Taiwan last year.

Samsung Shows Off Immersive TV in Experience Zones

June 27, 2016 by Tom Allen

To promote its 2016 TVs, Samsung is opening pop-up experience zones in cities around the world. Beginning in Jakarta, Indonesia, the zones – where customers can see the TVs and share photos on social media – will also be launched in cities including Moscow, Berlin, Singapore and Sydney.

KDDI Takes Rovi G-Guide

June 27, 2016 by Tom Allen

KDDI, the Japanese service provider, has chosen to use Rovi’s G-Guide HTML for entertainment discovery on its new Android TV-based IPTV STB. The new box – the first to use G-Guide HTML for IPTV – is now available to KDDI subscribers.