Wavien Ceases Operations
We heard this week that optical technology specialist, Wavien, has ceased operations. Wavien developed special technology for light recycling.
MMD Refreshes E-Line
MMD has refreshed its range of Philips consumer monitors: the E-Line. The 23″ 237E7QDSB uses an AH-IPS panel, while the 23.6″ 246E7QDSW and 27″ 276E7QDSW use PLS panels (Samsung’s version of IPS); the larger models cover 82% of the NTSC colour gamut. With a focus on aesthetics, the displays are available in glossy black (23″) … Read more
Smart Board Considers Sale
Smart Technologies has updated its financial outlook for the 2016 fiscal year, and announced its intent to embark on a strategic review. New solutions are generating a growing share of Smart’s total revenue. However, sales from the Smart Kapp product line are growing more slowly than predicted. As a result, the outlook for the fiscal … Read more
TrendForce Reports Third-Quarter Global Smartphone Shipments Grew 9.1% to 332 Million
Numerous branded smartphone vendors unveiled their next-generation flagship devices ahead of Apple’s iPhone 6s reveal this September. These earlier major product launches included Samsung’s Note 5, Huawei’s Mate and Sony Z5 series. Consequently, much of this year’s growth momentum in the smartphone market was concentrated in the third quarter. According to the latest smartphone shipment … Read more
MStar Works on Dolby Vision SoCs
Dolby and MStar are working together to deliver Dolby Vision UltraHD SoCs for HDR TVs next year. The companies will collaborate to optimise Dolby Vision for integration into MStar’s video processing engine.
MStar Adopts Dolby Vision for 4K Ultra HD TV SoCs
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced a collaboration with MStar Semiconductor, Inc., a leading semiconductor company for display and digital home solutions, to deliver Dolby Vision™ 4K Ultra HD system-on-a-chip (SoC) for high-dynamic-range (HDR) TVs in 2016. By working closely with Dolby to optimize Dolby Vision for integration into MStar’s powerful video processing engine, MStar … Read more
More than 330 million 4K UHD TVs will be sold globally by the end of 2019
Newly released connected CE research from Parks Associates finds more than 330 million 4K UHD TVs will be sold globally by the end of 2019, an increase from two million in 2013. The report, Connected CE: Trends and Innovation, notes that, of U.S. broadband households planning to purchase a flat-panel TV in 2015, 56% think … Read more
Swatch Bellamy: The New Pay-by-the-Wrist Swatch Watch
Pioneering Swiss watchmaker Swatch presented SWATCH BELLAMY, the new “pay-by-the-wrist” watch, at the landmark Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai today. Swatch has joined forces with China UnionPay and Bank of Communications to introduce contactless payment “by-the-wrist” to China. The first four watches combine exciting, colorful yet functional Swatch design with built-in NFC (Near Field … Read more
Dolby Vision Will Soon be Available in a Consumer TV Set
Last week, Vizio and Dolby Laboratories announced pricing and availability of the Vizio Reference Series TV sets, which the companies described as “the industry’s first-ever complete High Dynamic Range solution with Dolby Vision playback technology”. The series consists initially of two models, one of which you might be interested in if you’ve had a good … Read more
LG Wins Fairness Prize for Second Year
German consumers have chosen LG Electronics as the fairest TV manufacturer in the country, for the second year in a row. The German Fairness Prize is presented by new channel N-TV and the German Insitute for Service Quality. Winners are chosen from 35 different categories.
Barco Establishes First All-Laser Multiplex
Barco says that it has helped to deploy the world’s first multiplex cinema, exclusively using laser projectors. Santikos Theatres’ new Casa Blanca Theatre, in Texas, uses Barco’s flagship laser models in all 16 screens. The site will be opened early next year.
Humax is Open to UltraHD STB
Humax may launch a version of its Freeview Play box that can support UltraHD streaming, once it adopts new chipsets. Commercial director Graham North said, at the launch of Humax’s new FVP-4000T box, that the prospect of UltraHD broadcast content is “slight”, but streamed content is more likely. Freeview Play specifications will require HEVC support … Read more
