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Jason Statham, the popular high-flying, high-octane star of action movies such The Transporter and The Expendables series, will star in LG Electronics’ latest TV spot for its revolutionary G5 modular smartphone. Fredrik Bond, the creative, passionate filmmaker who has directed many global campaigns for well-known multinational brands, will be behind the camera. LG’s newest commercial … Read more
Foxconn and Sharp have agreed a deal, which will see the Taiwanese firm acquire 66% of the Japanese company. The deal has been valued at ¥389 billion ($3.5 billion) – ¥100 billion ($889 million) less than Foxconn’s (reported) original offer. The total price includes the purchase of both common shares worth ¥289 billion and preferred … Read more
It had been reported (but not by us) that Qualcomm was building a VR headset, following a showing of a prototype at the Game Developers Conference in March. This is not the case: Qualcomm has confirmed that it is not making a head-mounted display (HMD), and does not intend to. The model on show was … Read more
AMD introduced a prototype of Sulon’s wireless HMD (Sulon Shows Cortex AR/VR Headset) at a private event at the Game Developers Conference last month, which we were alerted to be our friend Jon Peddie. Although we have seen news about the headset before, this was the first time that it had been shown to the … Read more
Brazilian footballer Pelé is suing Samsung, after claiming the firm improperly used a lookalike in an advertisement for UltraHD TVs, which ran in the New York Times without his permission. Pelé is claiming at least $30 million (£21 million), according to legal papers lodged wwith the US District Court in Chicago.
There is a “possibility” that Sony will make its Playstation VR headset compatible with PCs, not just the Playstation 4 console. The news comes from a Nikkei interview with Sony EVP Masayasu Ito, translated by Eurogamer. He said, “The possibility exists since the PlayStation 4 shares many of its parts with the PC”. The PSVR … Read more
American manufacturers are spending less on warranties than they used to, says Warranty Week. The site’s 2015 warranty expense data collection is almost complete, and it has examined the data to determine why this is the case. For 10 straight years, American manufacturers – of a wide range of products, not just consumer electronics – … Read more
Sony’s Future Lab Program is also part of the BIGSony has formed the ‘Business Incubation Group’ – a division to bring together its new concept design and technology products under a single umbrella in the USA and Canada. The BIG comprises several business hubs, including Life Space UX, SmartEyeglass and Digital Paper.
Canon has received the 2016 Energy Star “Partner of the Year – Product Brand Owner Award” from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by manufacturing energy-efficient products. Canon’s accomplishments relating to ENERGY STAR will be celebrated at a special event held in Washington D.C. on 13th … Read more
Asahi Glass (AGC) has announced that it intends to strengthen its system to supply cover glass for car-mounted displays at its subsidiary AGC Display Glass Yonezawa Co., citing strong demand. This glass is a strengthend variant of AGC’s Dragontrail product. Operation of the expanded facilities is expected to begin this April.
MMD, the leading technology company and brand license partner for Philips Monitors, announces a new display with UltraClear 5K resolution – the first 5K display in the line-up. With 14.7 million pixels (5,120 x 2,880), the Philips 275P4VYKEB display with 5K resolution packs four times as many pixels as Quad HD, and over 50 percent … Read more
PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in February. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘4,000+ lumen’. The February results showed Epson topping the 4,000+ lumen category with a pair of models: the Powerlite 4770W in first place and the Powerlite 1940W in third. Hitachi … Read more
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