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Gartner’s predictions for the global smartphone market are slightly – but only slightly – more positive than IDC’s recent figures (Brands Shorten Lifecycles as Smartphone Slowdown Continue). Gartner expects growth to roughly halve YoY, to 7% growth in 2016, versus IDC’s 3.1%. However, because both forecasts came from different starting points, the actual unit shipment … Read more
Allegro DVT has extended its HEVC test suites with new test streams. The MV-HEVC stream is a multiview extension profile of HEVC; it provides the means to encode content with multiple camera views, to enable new stereoscopic video applications. HEVC-SCC (screen content coding) extensions are designed to improve compression efficiency for non-camera-captured (i.e. CG) video.
Here is a run-down on three more iZone technologies shown at Display Week 2016, that we wanted to bring to your attention. Synaptics was in the iZone with their latest automotive technology concept prototype called Torch. This is what the group called an Automotive Human Machine Interface concept, and came in the form of a … Read more
Enter a new “breakthrough” transistor design from nVerpix for OLED pixels featured in this year’s iZone at the SID Display Week. With it, the group looks to resolve many of the key issues of OLED implementation and solves the problem, not with added transistors and the use of new materials (IGZO etc) but with a … Read more
Today Solos™ announces the launch of its Kickstarter campaign to serve as a platform of awareness and new updates on the soon-to-be-released smart cycling glasses. Solos is the first and only Augmented Reality Sports Glasses developed with the USA Cycling team. With Solos now serving as a critical tool for the team’s training and insights, … Read more
Primeview, a global leader in display technology, will be introducing its new line-up of 16:19 form factor cabinets at the InfoComm 2016 Show in Las Vegas, NV from June 8-10th at booth N2821. The TV Series from Primeview is a line of fine pitch LED displays available in 1.2, 1.6, 2, 2.5 and 3mm pitches. … Read more
Image credit: Venture BeatChina’s OnePlus has designed a VR viewer specifically to promote the launch of its next flagship phone. 30,000 units, which require a smartphone to act as the display, were given away on a first-come, first-served basis. As well as normal VR content, users will be able to watch the unveiling of the … Read more
Bloomberg sources have revealed more details about the rumoured bendable smartphones (codenamed Project Valley), which are said to be under development by Samsung. There will be two units, expected to be unveiled in early 2017 (likely at MWC – TA). One will transform between a 5″ phone and 8″ tablet.
A rugged version of Samsung’s Galaxy S7 (Samsung Chooses VR, Cameras and Gaming), the Galaxy S7 Active, has been unveiled by AT&T. Compared to last year’s S6 Active, the new model features a Snapdragon 820 SoC, 4GB of RAM and larger (4,000mAh) battery. The smartphone has shatter-resistant cover glass and is IP68-compliant. It is on … Read more
Gartner’s Roberta Cozza has chosen the top 10 technologies that mobile device vendors must investigate over the next two years. The full article is available as a Gartner blog post. The top technologies are: Fast charging Wireless charging Augmented and virtual reality Multiple-lens camera solutions Sensors: Biometric authentication and technologies Virtual personal assistants (VPAs) Flexible/curved … Read more
MMD’s 258B6QUEB is its first Philips monitor with a USB-C connector, which can be used for one-cable docking. Specifically aimed at users with notebooks, the 25″ display takes video, data and power (from a notebook) through the USB connection at speeds of up to 10Gbps. DisplayPort, HDMI, dual-link DVI-D, VGA and USB 3.0 (x3) interfaces … Read more
Daktronics of Brookings, South Dakota, will exhibit at InfoComm 2016, the largest event in the Western Hemisphere focused on the professional audiovisual industry. 1,000 exhibitors and 40,000 attendees from more than 110 countries will come together in Las Vegas, Nevada, from June 8-10 to learn about thousands of products. Attendees are encouraged to visit booth … Read more
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