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Two companies have announced their plans for ISE 2016, taking place in Amsterdam from the 9th – 12th February. 2016 will be the first year that the show has run for four days instead of three. Peerless-AV (11.E70) will introduce new indoor and outdoor totems for digital signage, showing them for the first time in … Read more
By far the safest image we could use for this story…It’s been said many times – often in this very publication – that “Porn drives technology”. A website called VirtualPorn360 is out to prove that statement, once again. As you can guess from the name, VirtualPorn360 is aimed at producing 360° adult content. This week, … Read more
The GSMA has announced new speakers for MWC 2016, which will take place in Barcelona next February (22nd – 25th). The keynote speakers include Ralph de la Vega (CEO of AT&T Mobile and Business Solutions); Gavin Patterson (CEO of BT Group); Guo Ping (president and rotating CEO at Huawei) and Vittorio Colao (CEO of Vodafone).
The National Association of Broadcasters has announced that more than 7,200 industry professionals attended the NAB Show New York 2015 (formerly CCW featuring Satcon), which was held in November. The figure is an 11% increase over last year. Analyst Comment I suspect that the NAB is going to try to grow this, so that NAB … Read more
Zytronic, the leading manufacturer and developer of advanced, rugged Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT™ and MPCT™) touch screens will be raising the bar on interactive digital signage at ISE in Amsterdam (8E-210), showing a massive 85” 4K touch screen, an innovative curved multi-touch kiosk, and demonstrating a new object recognition function for touch tables. Without doubt … Read more
Canon has appointed Massimo Macarti to be the chief of communication at Canon EMEA. Massimo has worked at Canon since 1991, where he has held roles including marketing director and chief of human resources. He succeeds James Leipnik, who is retiring after 32 years with Canon.
A British start-up called Oxy has launched an Indiegogo campaign (http://tinyurl.com/q9dgrtd) to raise money for a new smartwatch (also called Oxy). The watch has a 1.39″ 400 x 400 AMOLED display, protected by Gorilla Glass. It is able to connect to any iOS, Android or Windows 10 smartphone, and will be available in circular or … Read more
Continuing to show off its OLED technology through signage (LG Promotes OLED With Massive Video Wall), LG Electronics and LG Display have shared plans to install OLED ‘sculptures’ at the N Seoul Tower in Seoul. They will take the forms of a tunnel, a wave and a cylinder – using a total of 250 55″ … Read more
LG has launched an online video campaign to promote its OLED TVs. Highlighting the benefits of OLED compared to LCD, the videos feature commentary from Michael Uslan – originator and executive producer of the Batman film franchise – and artist Kathy Klein. Uslan highlights the depths of black that can be shown using an OLED … Read more
Samsung Electronics has undergone its first round of job changes under the leadership of vice chairman Lee Jae-yong. Unlike LG (LG Begins Annual Reshuffle), Samsung’s new appointments were on a smaller scale. Koh Dong-jinThe largest change was the promotion of EVP Koh Dong-jin, formerly head of mobile R&D, to become the new president of the … Read more
The Internet of Things (IoT) comes up most often, perhaps, in terms of consumer systems. For example, thermostats can learn your habits and adjust the schedule for your furnace automatically to maximize comfort and economy. Or a front door lock which allows you to view visitors on your smart phone from anywhere in the world … Read more
Vivo has officially announced the launch of the latest product Vivo X6, the all-metal body smartphone, at the press conference in Beijing on November 30. Vivo’s global press conference returns to the Water Cube (The National Aquatics Center) one year after the 2014 press conference. Vivo has been committed to develop a smartphone that excels … Read more
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