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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
With the imminent consumer rollout of the new LG G5, LG Electronics (LG) will also be introducing a new version of its mobile user interface, LG UX 5.0. Designed for a more playful and innovative mobile experience, LG UX 5.0 will offer advanced features and greater convenience not only for LG G5 users but owners … Read more
Acer reported Q4 net profit of NT$237 million ($7.2 million). Turnover was NT$68.38 billion ($2.07 billion). For the full year 2015, net profit was NT$604 million ($18.3 million) on turnover of NT$263.78 billion ($7.98 billion), down 20% YoY. Higher sales of the ‘Predator’ gaming brand helped improve the company’s position in the LCD display market.
Israeli company Beamr, a specialist in video compression whom we have reported on before, has announced that it is acquiring California-based Vanguard Video. Vanguard is a supplier of H.264 and HEVC codec technologies. Beamr’s compression algorithm will be integrated into Vanguard’s encoder solutions. The firm says that the result will be high levels of video … Read more
Ingram Micro has begun to distribute smartphones from Danish vendor Lumigon in the Netherlands.
Following its first announcement at CES 2016, Sony’s new “Ultra” movie streaming service will be launched on the 4th April. The movie service will launch on Sony’s 2015 and 2016 Android TVs in the USA, where films will be available for purchase in UltraHD quality. Some will also be available in HDR and with a … Read more
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