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IHS has asked its analysts for their top predictions for the coming year, amassing them all in a new white paper (http://tinyurl.com/z2czht5). Many of the predictions revolve around China and the country’s future. Displays Displays will be thinner, lighter and flexible, with OLEDs a particular area of note. Display makers are shifting their focus towards … Read more
PowerUp FPV is a project that recently – and quickly – beat its funding goal on Kickstarter, by almost 300%. The toy, built in collaboration with drone maker Parrot, is a propeller and camera rig, which can be attached to a paper plane. Yes, a normal paper plane that anyone can fold (although using something … Read more
Canon is ending the year with a bang, announcing four new projectors with two different technologies. The DLP models are the LX-MU500 (1920 x 1200) and LX-MW500 (1280 x 800), both with 5,000 lumens of brightness. Designed for medium and large venues, both feature an HDBaseT receiver and DICOM Simulation mode. They can also show … Read more
With the popularity and demand for advanced smart TV capabilities continuing to dominate home entertainment, LG will unveil its 2016 Smart TV lineup featuring the updated webOS 3.0 Smart TV platform in two weeks at CES® 2016. LG webOS 3.0 builds upon LG’s acclaimed Smart TV platform, adding advanced new features to make finding and … Read more
A new gaming brand will be revealed by BenQ, called Zowie. Zowie products will cover monitors and peripherals, such as mice and keypads, with a focus on the competitive gaming (eSports) market. In monitors, BenQ will show the new Z2470H, which will be released in January. The unit has a slim bezel, BenQ’s Eye Care … Read more
Apple and Ericsson have been in legal battles over Apple’s use of Ericsson’s technologies in its iPhone and iPad devices for around three years now – and have finally reached an agreement. A seven-year agreement has been signed, under which Apple will pay to use the mobile technology on which 2G and 4G connectivity is … Read more
I had thought about writing a review of 2015 and the display stories that we had covered (and I still might), but the more I thought about developments in the year, the more one stood out. At CES, we heard, and exclusively reported, that Samsung would make an acquisition in the LED market in the … Read more
VoD service Megogo has launched its own VR app, Megogo VR. The service, which is available in 15 of the former Soviet states, is available on Android now; an iOS app will follow soon. In addition, Russia Today has announced the launch of a 360° video app called RT360.
EET Europarts has joined Philips as a distributor of pro AV and signage products in the DACH region.
In a gloomy end to the year, Toshiba has announced that it will cut 6,800 jobs from its PC, video and consumer electronics divisions – representing 3% of the firm’s total employees. The cuts will be made by March. The news follows Toshiba being caught admitting that it had falsely inflated its profits for several … Read more
Corning is to establish a production base adjacent to BOE’s under-construction G10.5 fab in Hefei, China, from where it will supply glass substrates to the new plant. Glass production is expected to support BOE’s plan to begin mass production of large LCD TV panels in Q3’18. The total investment for Corning’s new facility is around … Read more
HEVC Advance CEO, Peter Moller, said, “We are…confident that the revised pricing structure and rates balance the needs of both HEVC users and patent owners”.HEVC Advance – one of the licensing bodies for the HEVC codec – has announced changes to its royalty rate structure, after gathering feedback. Royalties from public and not-for-profit TV broadcasting; … Read more
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