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AR and especially VR were very popular at CES Asia. There were so many demos it became a bit mind numbing after awhile. Booth after booth had lines of people waiting to try on the VR headsets. These companies were doing the demos to showcase some aspect of their part of the VR ecosystem – … Read more
Everdisplay Optronics (EDO) was exhibiting its line of AMOLED displays at CES Asia. They only make active matrix OLED and have a line that runs from 1.4” to 8”. All looked quite good with bright colors, adequate luminance, deep blacks and good contrast. They say they are making 20M per year. We started the booth … Read more
Epson today announced its new Pro L25000U laser projector is the recipient of one of the industry’s most prestigious technology honors, NewBay Media’s Best of Show Award, presented at the 2016 NAB Show in Las Vegas by Sound & Video Contractor. NewBay Media’s Best of Show Awards are evaluated by a panel of engineers and … Read more
After weeks of speculation, Coolpad, a global smartphone brand with more than 20 years’ experience, today officially launched the Coolpad Max smartphone in Indonesia. The launch event was held at the Grand Ballroom, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Pacific Place with around 1,000 attendees, including CEO and media from Coolpad China and Vietnam. The event itself is part … Read more
Following the development of virtual reality and to a certain degree also augmented reality technology, we keep hearing about how immersive these new experiences are. As a matter of fact, I have also used this term more than once and of course assumed that everyone understands very clearly what I mean by that. In general, … Read more
Area shipments of direct-view LED video displays rose 15.6% YoY in 2015, but overall revenue was up just 1.2%, says IHS, due to a ‘dramatic’ price decline across all pixel-pitch categories. Unit shipments in the direct-view LED video category are forecast to grow at a CAGR of 16% from 2016 to 2020. LED displays are … Read more
We have mostly reported on Lattice Semiconductor in its capacity as the buyer of HDMI developer, Silicon Image. However, now that the companies have combined their technologies, they have a new class of chip, designed to solve problems for engineers that need to be able to support multiple display and capture interfaces – a ‘bridge’ … Read more
Seven Acer products have received the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016, including the ultra-slim Aspire S 13 notebook, convertible Aspire R 15 notebook with 360-degree versatility, flagship TravelMate P6 series commercial notebooks, modular Revo Build mini PC, compact Veriton N series commercial desktops, curved Acer XR342CK gaming monitor, and full-functioned abTouchPhone touchscreen IP desk … Read more
BitTorrent is famous as a file sharing site, but has announced a change to its business model – although relying on the same peer-to-peer technology that it uses for torrenting. Going forward, the company will focus on live broadcast video over IP. Most live video streaming today uses the HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) protocol, but … Read more
Samsung has filed a patent for a smartwatch, which would project the UI onto the user’s hand, wrist or forearm. Another, separate patent shows the UI projected onto ‘any’ surface. Sensors would be used to detect interaction with the projected elements. Analyst Comment Other companies are working on similar ways to extend a small-screen UI … Read more
Hannstar reported a Q1 2016 net loss of NT$ 921 million ($28 million), compared to a net profit of NT$ 705 million ($21 million) in the previous year quarter. Turnover was NT$3.6 billion, down 32% YoY from NT$5.2 billion. Volume of panel shipments declined 20% QoQ.
EIZO Corporation (TSE:6737) announced a firmware upgrade (version 4) for its IP decoding monitor, the DuraVision FDF2304W-IP, with a new web API that allows operators to maintain various settings via web browser or installed video management systems (VMS). The upgrade provides increased flexibility and efficiency in security and surveillance environments. The DuraVision FDF2304W-IP displays video … Read more
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