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ZTE Launches New AXON Devices, Announces Flagship Product Strategy

ZTE, a leading global mobile device maker, today held a conference for its AXON flagship device series, during which the company talked about its flagship device strategy for the first time. At the same event, ZTE confirmed the global availability of the AXON mini, including the pressure-sensitive touch and NBA versions, and the AXON Watch … Read more

RTS Chooses Eyevis for Control Room Upgrade

AV services company RTS has chosen to use Eyevis video wall controllers and processors for a project in London. RTS is building a new video wall for ‘a major public sector client’, as an upgrade to an existing control room. A Netpix processor is used to distribute CCTV, IPTV and local video imagery, as well … Read more

Eyevis UK Selected for Prestigious Public Sector Project in Central London

Eyevis UK videowall controllers and processors have been selected by leading audiovisual services company RTS for a project for a major public sector client in central London. RTS were engaged by an existing public sector client to assist with the design and installation of the new videowall as part of an existing building upgrade to … Read more

Printing Money

MakerBot announced another 20% workforce reduction last week. Despite a cult-like following among the DYI crowd (digital do-it-yourselfers), the 3D printer maker seems to be having trouble realizing the business plan it inked. This doesn’t surprise me; the real money is in inks, not in the tools. Specialty chemical firms tend to become enabling links … Read more

ASU Researchers Remove UV Output From OLEDs

The quality of light from modern electronics leaves much to be desired, according to a research team at Arizona State University (ASU), which hopes to make these products mimic natural light more closely. This image of single-doped OLEDs, shining white light on to a Magic Cube, shows how OLEDs can vividly illuminate the colours of … Read more

LG Aims at B2B Transition With OLED Next Year

An unnamed LG Electronics executive has apparently told the Korea Times that the company will launch OLED digital signage products next year. The official is quoted as saying, “LG Electronics will launch a full-fledged effort in the OLED digital signs business starting next year… We plan to gradually expand our boost to [a] wider product … Read more

Blackberry and Sony Could Leave Smartphones in 2016

The CEOs of Blackberry and Sony have expressed doubts about their stay in the smartphone market. Blackberry CEO John Chen has said that the company could withdraw from making smartphones altogether next year. He had previously hinted at this, but had failed to give a date (Blackberry Considers Smartphone Exit). If the Android-powered Blackberry Priv … Read more

Microsoft’s Augmented Reality Work Not Confined to Hololens

Jaron Lanier – credited as one of the pioneers of virtual reality, now working at Microsoft Research – is working on multi-person augmented reality. The work – shown privately at Siggraph earlier this year – is not related to Microsoft’s Hololens. The project being worked on by Lanier and his team is called Comradre (pronounced … Read more

DTG Issues First R-Book Update in 10 Years

The UK’s Digital Television Group has updated the R-Book, which provides industry guidelines to Freeview aerial system installers, with a particular focus on interference mitigation. R-Book 6 also addresses DVB-T2, local TV services, TV white space and preparation for the clearance of the 700MHz band. Download it from http://tinyurl.com/nd9pm85.