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Polaroid Moves to UltraHD

Polaroid may be a well-known camera brand, but it has a share of the display products market. The company produces TVs, smartphones and tablets. CES 2016 marked the launch of Polaroid’s first UltraHD TVs. Set for availability in the spring, Polaroid’s TVs will only be launched in the USA. They are manufactured by One Diamond, … Read more

UniPixel Introduces XTouch™ and Diamond Guard™ Technology

UniPixel, Inc., today announced that it introduced its XTouch and Diamond Guard technologies to a number of leading PC manufacturers, touchscreen integrators, and component providers attending the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (“CES”) in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 6 – 8, 2016. The Company hosted a number of product and technology demonstrations for existing and … Read more

Dialog Grows But Warns on Smartphones

UK-based Dialog Semiconductor said that it’s preliminary results show that revenue in Q4 2015 was $397 million, with 17% growth for the year as a whole, at $1.355 billion. The company expects continued softening of the smartphone market during the first half of 2016. Full results will be released in early March. Dialog is in … Read more

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 03

We missed Asus‘ announcement of new UltraHD gaming monitors at CES. Two models were previewed: the 24″ MG24UQ (IPS) and 28″ MG28UQ (1ms response time). Both support VESA’s Adaptive Sync technology. They also feature DisplayPort, HDMI (2.0 and 1.4) and USB 3.0 ports. We expect more information to be released in the coming months. We … Read more

Phablet Popularity Soars

Flurry Analytics has examined data from more than 780,000 apps, worldwide, to determine which devices were popular gifts over the Christmas period. Apple was the big winner in Christmas 2015, accounting for 49.1% of all new mobile device (smartphone, phablet and tablet) activations between the 19th and 25th December. The next most popular manufacturer, Samsung, … Read more

What’s Old is New Again at CES 2016

There was much (OK, perhaps too much) to see and do at this year’s Consumer Electronics event in Las Vegas. On the display side, 4K content and new delivery standards (i.e. Ultra HD Premium) took center stage but one strikingly evident fact also remains. That is, the continuation of both auto-steroscopic and glasses based 3D … Read more

Razer Shaves Weight From the Blade

Razer has a reputation for innovation. At previous CES shows, the company has shown products such as a gaming tablet (with joysticks and a Core i7 processor), a modular PC for consumers without the technical knowledge to build their own and a set-top box that can stream PC games to a TV. This year’s announcements … Read more

And Finally – Vol 23 No 03

Apple spoofs are a long-running joke in the tech industry, but Above Average’s advert for the ‘iPhone D’ – “the iPhone for drunk assholes” – takes the cake. Drunk people can’t be trusted, so the iPhone D features a leash, waterproof cover and – a nice touch – a pre-cracked screen. The best part? It … Read more

Changhong is Quiet

Changhong was promoting a new brand, ‘Chiq TV’, which applies to all of its new sets to be launched this year. The Q2A and Q2AE TVs are OLED sets, using panels from LG Display. They are 55″ and 65″ curved TVs with UltraHD, voice control, MHL-HDMI and HDMI 2.0 inputs and a wide colour gamut. … Read more

Notebook Makers Pin Hopes on Resolution

The economic downturn and popularity of tablet devices are causing notebook and panel makers to increasingly adopt higher display resolutions to keep consumer attention, says IHS. Worldwide notebook panel demand was down 12% YoY in 2015, to 176 million units. Notebook inventory continues to climb, and brands and panel makers hope that upgrading resolution will … Read more

Samsung Electronics Wins More Than 100 Awards at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, a global leader and innovator in consumer electronics, semiconductors and telecommunications, today announced that it won more than 100 awards in key categories including Home Entertainment, Home Appliances, Mobile, and Internet of Things at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The show is the global gathering place for all who thrive … Read more