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Apple’s Pro Mini is All Set for Outdoor Use

It is becoming more and more difficult for companies to keep anything a secret, especially those like Apple. The iPhone SE, launched at an event on Monday the 21st, had been leaked in January (Apple Goes Back One Gen With New iPhone). We have full coverage of the new iPhone in a separate article (Apple … Read more

Low Consumer Confidence Stymies MEA Tablet Market

Tablet shipments fell in MEA last year, as vendors feel the pinch of saturation across the region, as well as the effect of low consumer confidence in oil-dependent countries. Phablets also cannibalised demand, IDC has said. Huawei launched its flagship M2 tablet in the Middle East this JanuaryShipments were down 3.1% YoY in 2015, to … Read more

Sky Gets Into VR

Sky has created a dedicated in-house VR production unit, called Sky VR Studio. Content produced – two films shot at the Formula 1 testing in Barcelona – was first released on the 18th March, and are available through the Facebook 360 Video platform. The films will also be available on the Oculus platform. Later in … Read more

Video over IP Coming to NAB

Real-time, broadcast-quality, uncompressed video over IP has been a hot topic in the content-creation and broadcast industries recently where it is seen as a replacement for dedicated video SDI interfaces. In fact, last month I wrote a feature article for Large Display Monitor and Mobile Display Monitor (subscription required) covering a half-day seminar hosted by … Read more

High-Brightness for KOE’s Module

KOE’s latest 5.7″ LCD module is a high-brightness product, which is mechanically compatible with other displays of the same size from the manufacturer. The TX14D23VM12BAB uses an LED backlight with 1,000 cd/m² of brightness and a 40,000-hour lifetime. It also features a 600:1 contrast ratio and 640 x 480 resolution. Operating and storage temperatures are … Read more

Testing Resolution with Quality.TV

Quality.TV, founded last year by Florian Friedrich (CEO of AVTop) and Joe Kane (CEO of Joe Kane Productions and journalist), introduced a universal test for UltraHD and FullHD in 2015, which was designed to expose reduced pixel counts (Pseudo UHD: Watch Out for Ultra HD TVs with Reduced Resolution!). Now, two new products have been … Read more

Holo-Gauze Creates ‘augmented reality’ Installation for Team Speedo Launch

Holo-Gauze, the renowned 3D display solution for hologram effects, has created a 20x9metre installation for an augmented reality style launch of Team Speedo, the swimwear and swim accessory manufacturer’s line-up of 200 super star swimmers from the UK, US, France and Spain. The New York launch brought together 24 Team Speedo athletes to promote Speedo’s … Read more

Christie highlights at Prolight+Sound 2016: From super-bright laser phosphor projection to the latest Pandoras Box

Visitors to the Christie® booth at the Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt, Germany April 5-8 will experience several new solutions for entertainment, integrated systems and content creation from the leader in visual display technology. 12,500 lumen laser phosphor projection Christie continues to supply long-lasting projectors with its HS Series, which tests at 12,500 centre lumens. The … Read more

Samsung and de GRISOGONO Make Baselworld Tick to Luxury Smart Time

Samsung Electronics announced their latest fashion collaboration with the renowned and glamorous jewelry and watchmaker, de GRISOGONO. The two iconic brands have come together to co-create the Samsung Gear S2 by de GRISOGONO – a limited-edition jewelry watch designed and sculpted in gold and precious jewels, boasting Samsung’s innovative Gear S2 technology. The partnership between … Read more

New Test Content Available for HDR Tone Mapping Evaluation

New HDR content clips

With the advent of High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) displays, a new need to do conversions of color volume and gray scale has arrived. That is because there will be an increasing variety of content graded in various color gamuts and dynamic ranges (range or black to white levels) as well … Read more