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Introducing the Ōura Ring “Wellness Computer”

My Display Daily article published on March 18 was entitled “The Air A01 Mates with a Smartphone to Form a Unique Camera.” This article reported on a camera that communicates with and uses a smartphone for control and display. I now report on the Ōura ring, an entirely different kind of product but one that … Read more

M-Net Uses ABox Across IPTV Network

German regional carrier M-Net has chosen to use ABox42’s M20-series set-top box platform for its new IPTV service. M-Net TVPlus will be deployed across the M-Net Fibre network in southern Germany. The M20 platform was configured for the German market, to support local multi-stream recording on USB; local time-shift; HbbTV; on-demand and catch-up; and Maxdome’s … Read more

Apple Introduces 9.7-inch iPad Pro

Apple® today introduced the all-new 9.7-inch iPad Pro™ — at just under one pound it features a new pro Retina® display with greater brightness, wider color gamut, lower reflectivity, Night Shift™ mode and introduces new True Tone® display technology to dynamically adjust white balance. The new iPad Pro delivers incredible performance with the 64-bit A9X … Read more

The Diamond Brothers Craft Incredible Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K VR Rig For NYFW

Directing duo The Diamond Brothers (along with director Winslow Porter) crafted an impressive 360 degree, virtual reality “Diamond EYE” rig using nine Blackmagic’s Micro Studio Cameras and nine Video Assists. The rig was used to shoot a virtual reality experience for high-end fashion brand Chromat’s Fall/Winter 2016 LUMINA Collection runway show at New York Fashion … Read more

Live 4K Streaming Trials Exclusive to Sony 4K HDR Ultra HD TVs

Sony Electronics announced today that it has participated in successful streaming trials of live 4K sporting events, including the first live North American soccer broadcast in 4K by Univision Deportes. These events, streamed live in 4K by leveraging the NeuLion® Digital Platform and delivered over-the-top (OTT) to Sony 4K HDR Ultra HD TVs that have … Read more

Samsung wins RNIB’s Inclusive Society Award for its Accessible Smart TV range

RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) has presented Samsung Electronics UK with an Inclusive Society Award in recognition of its work in making smart TVs accessible for blind and partially sighted people. Sight loss charity RNIB collaborated with the electronics giant to develop the Samsung Smart TV range, featuring integrated Text-to-Speech, zoom and high … Read more

TCO Reminds About New Requirements

TCO Development has issued a reminder to companies about its new generation of TCO Certified (TCO Tightens Restrictions in Seventh Generation). TCO Certified 7 requires that energy consumption in ‘on’, ‘sleep’ and ‘off’ modes be tested by an independent third party, and those values declared on the product certificate.

Wearables Spread to Baselworld

At the time of writing, the Baselworld watch show is ongoing in Switzerland. The event is, of course, famous for the luxury Swiss watches that are shown there – but, increasingly, mainstream electronics like smartwatches have been appearing as well. Fossil (actually running its own event coinciding with Baselworld) expanded its Q range with the … Read more

Find OLED Panels Through OLED-Info

OLED-Info is best-known for its status as a source of OLED information. However, the website is branching out, and has launched a new service called the OLED Marketplace – ‘the world’s most complete OLED panel catalogue’. The Marketplace is free to access and lists OLED panels from 12 manufacturers. Both passive and active types are … Read more

Apple ‘Confirms’ SDC as Primary OLED Supplier

SDC currently produces around 9 million OLED displays per month for the Galaxy S7 EdgeKorea’s ET News claims that Apple and Samsung Display have signed an official contract, confirming SDC as the primary flexible OLED display provider for the 2017 iPhone. The firm will supply between 50% and 80% of OLED screens that the company … Read more

Tight Curve on Samsung’s Newest Monitor

Samsung has introduced a 27″ monitor with a 1,800R curve radius, designed for both gamers and professionals. Samsung’s older curved monitors have a less pronounced 3,000R – 4,000R curve (i.e. CF591). Based on a VA panel, the C27F591FDU features a high contrast ratio (3,000:1), low response time (3ms) and uses AMD’s Freesync technology. This eliminates … Read more