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Dubravac of the CTA. Image:Meko LtdAs usual, the CES press events kicked off with a market briefing and “Technology Trends” talk by the CTA which runs CES. This year, the event was in a better location with room to breathe, which was something of a relief. In some previous years, the event has been held … Read more
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. today at the NRF BIG Show 2016 announced new solutions designed to empower retailers in real-world environments, from attracting customers at the storefront to driving business efficiencies in the back office. Samsung will be showcasing its retail solutions in four settings depicting the customer life cycle including Attract, Interact, Transact and … Read more
Since its establishment in 1981, COMPUTEX TAIPEI has witnessed the evolution of Taiwan’s and the world’s ICT industry. The show’s position in Taiwan makes it a vital link in the island’s complete supply chain, as well as a professional platform for companies from all over the world to release new products and technologies. Domestic exhibitor … Read more
Both LG and Samsung plan to rely less on their own captive TV panel makers (LG Display and Samsung Display), and seek to outsource work to external companies this year. IHS says that the move comes as LG and Samsung seek to increase back-up supply, boost savings and complete product line-ups. Samsung and LG took … Read more
Global Monitor, a Mexican supplier of screens to the casino industry, has overcome a problem with a good luck tradition. Women in Mexico will often kiss their diamond rings and touch them to the screen, for luck, but causing damage to touch screens. Global Monitor has now begun to supply 23″ Zytronic procap touch displays … Read more
A new 35″ LCD monitor, with a very high refresh rate and a curve for immersive gaming, has been presented by AOC. The C3583FQ has a refresh rate of 45-160Hz out of the box, using Adaptive Sync (compatible with AMD’s FreeSync), and a 2,000R curve. A ‘Gaming Mode’ colour profile is built in, which optimises … Read more
Fitness devices will remain the primary wearable product until 2018, says Juniper Research. In 2019 fitness devices are expected to be used by more than 110 million people – but more than 130 million people will own and use a smartwatch. Lines between the smartwatch/fitness tracker categories are beginning to blur, Juniper has found. Increasingly, … Read more
New silicon generations will only be supported on the latest version of Windows, Microsoft has warned. In a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/zhdwcer), EVP Terry Myers wrote that it is difficult to ensure stability for older versions, such as Windows 7, while also updating them to support features enabled in new hardware. Windows 10 will be the … Read more
Userful has developed a multi-source video wall controller, capable of driving up to 60 displays from a single PC. Userful 8.5 can support resolutions up to 6k over a standard Ethernet network. Additional features include embedded hypervisor (enabling VMs to run natively on the controller); mirroring; and automated failover.
EyeUnify is Eyevis’ new professional video wall management software: a modular, web-based and open-source system capable of operating across different platforms and operating systems. The architecture consists of four software modules, which can be combined with each other depending on the form of the application. Because it is open source, partners can develop software add-ons, … Read more
Mediatek’s December sales totalled NT$18.5 billion ($552.2 million) – an 11.6% MoM fall, but rising 8.5% YoY. Early reports claim that Q4’15 total revenues reached NT$61.7 billion ($1.8 billion), beating guidance of NT$57 billion – NT$60.4 billion ($1.7 billion – $1.8 billion). The Q4’15 figure represents an 8.3% QoQ rise.
Microsoft has revealed more information about its Hololens headset, at an event in Tel Aviv. There is still no consumer release date. However, Microsoft has said that the device will be completely wireless, and able to connect to ‘anything’ with WiFi or Bluetooth. It can natively run Windows Universal Apps, and battery life will be … Read more
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