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The next generation of the Xperia brand has arrived. Sony Mobile Communications (“Sony Mobile”) today announced that the Xperia® X series will be available in the United States this summer, with Xperia X now available to pre-order. The smartphone lineup includes Xperia X Performance, Xperia X, Xperia XA, and the recently announced Xperia XA Ultra, … Read more
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, will showcase its award-winning line of high-resolution projectors, along with entertaining and innovative partner solutions in booth #C7233 at InfoComm 2016, June 8-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Visitors to the booth will also have hands-on opportunities to try Canon’s 4K Reference Displays, Handheld Wireless … Read more
The ÖKO Institut of Germany – a research organisation that focuses on sustainability – has said that there are currently ‘no alternatives’ on the market that match the performance of quantum dots containing the (potentially harmful) material, cadmium selenide. The Institut supports the exemption of cadmium QDs from Europe’s RoHS regulation (a vote was taken … Read more
Germany’s DVB-TV Project Office has said that the country will launch a new DVB-T2 platform on the 29th March 2017, carrying 40 ‘mostly HD’ channels. DVB-T transmission will end at the same time as the new platform is launched in reach region. DVB-T2 will be available in several cities initially and roll out progressively across … Read more
Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) terminals will handle 40% of all retail transaction value in 2021 – up from an expected 12% this year. The prediction comes from Juniper Research. mPOS is defined as smartphone- and tablet-based terminals. These will have a 30%+ share of the POS terminal market by 2021, driven by adoption by large retailers. … Read more
The rise of digital cinema over the last decade has been, in a word, meteoric; more than 98% of the world’s screens are now digitised, according to IHS. Cinema attendance is rising in many markets, thanks to the introduction of the multiplex. However, there is a constant desire to reach new audiences, which is leading … Read more
The US OTT market is approaching saturation, says Strategy Analytics, as the growth rate has been recorded as slowing for the first time. US consumers will spend $6.6 billion on OTT services like Netflix this year: a 22% rise on 2015. However, this is the first time that the increase ($1.19 billion) will be lower … Read more
GVIDI (Netherlands), Deutsche Mailbox, (Germany) We-TV (France) and EBS (UK) have come together to form a group called the Program Metadata Alliance. The aim is to provide accurate EPG metadata to TV providers across Europe. The PMDA will update more than 2,500 EPG channels every day.
Solos has launched a Kickstarter campaign (http://tinyurl.com/gn38566) to promote its AR smart cycling glasses. These have been developed with the US cycling team. They use a HUD, paired with performance tracking and training tools. The display uses the Vista Pupil optical module, which projects a virtual display (400 x 240). The glasses are already in … Read more
German distributor, Also, has extended its reach to new countries. After 14 years, the firm has opened a reseller network in France, Denmark and Switzerland. Also expects to have 200 resellers in France and about 70 in both Denmark and Switzerland within three years.
Researchers at the KAIST research institute and Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in Korea have built a graphene electrode structure, which can be used for ‘highly efficient’ flexible OLED units. The graphene was used transparent electrode in the new OLED. It was placed in between titanium dioxide (TiO2) and conducting polymer layers. The … Read more
Researchers from Taiwan’s ITRI (Display Technology Centre) have developed a foldable OLED display that can be concave or convex. Sources say that the technology will be transferred to CPT in Q4’16. CPT will then begin trial production at its G4.5 factory.
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