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24/7 Reliability on Vtron’s Videowall Displays

Vtron has expanded its rear (DLP) projection video cube lineup, including a ‘superbright’ and 3D range. These new units will be shown off at ISE 2016 in Amsterdam. First is the Visionpro C-1500 series. These cubes are designed with a high level of brightness (1,500 lumens), and feature an LED light source, which boosts colour … Read more

Gartner Announces U.S. Symposium/ITxpo 2015 in Orlando Sold Out

Gartner, Inc. has announced that its flagship conference, U.S. Symposium/ITxpo 2015, taking place October 4-8 in Orlando, Florida, is now sold out. Prospective attendees can visit www.gartner.com/us/symposium to be added to the wait list. Registration is still open for Gartner’s Symposium events taking place in South Africa, Brazil, Australia, Japan, India and Spain. Gartner Symposium/ITxpo … Read more

Omate Breaks Smartphone Link

Two years ago, Omate raised over $1 million on Kickstarter to fund its first Truesmart smartwatch. Now, it has announced that its newest product – the Truesmart+ – will be a standalone model that does not require a link to a smartphone. Running full Android 5.1, the Truesmart+ can be used to make calls, texts … Read more

Omate announces the TrueSmart+ Standalone Android Smartwatch.

Omate announces the TrueSmart+: its newest standalone smartwatch 2.0 powered by Android 5.1 and Omate User Interface 3.0. The TrueSmart+: Truly Smart. Truly Free. After raising over a million USD on Kickstarter two years ago becoming the 5th most funded project of the design category in September 2013, Omate announces today its newest standalone Android … Read more

Jaunt VR Raises Capital in Series C

Sky and Disney have increased their investment in Jaunt VR, a cinematic virtual reality firm in the USA. Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has also joined as an investor. The new Series C funding, which was led by Disney, raises Jaunt’s total funding to more than $100 million. The company said that the capital will be used to … Read more

Gartner’s US Symposium is Sold Out

Gartner’s US Symposium/ITxpo 2015 (4th – 8th October in Orlando, FL) is now sold out. Parties still interested in attending can visit http://tinyurl.com/96st8n2 to be added to the waiting list, or visit other Symposium events in South Africa, Brazil, Japan, India and Spain. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Rise to the Challenge’, with … Read more

Rumors: Devices with Foldable Displays are Coming Soon

LG Foldable Display roadmap

According to rumors from ETNEWS (Korea IT News) and the Vine Report, LG and Samsung respectively are working towards releasing foldable display panels by 2016. ETNEWS claims that some insiders have tipped them off about the mass production plans at LG for foldable display panels for smartphones. This report also mentions that the company behind … Read more

Technology Exposed 2015 Roundup

There were several new products from AG Neovo. The largest was a range of 32″, 43″, 55″ and 65″ displays known as the PM series (PM-32, etc). These use MVA panels (1920 x 1080) and are designed for 16/7 use. They will be launched within one month. Joining them was the FM series (24″ and … Read more

Sony Shares Big Plans for Laser

Sony was the first meeting of the day, taking place at the Brooklands Museum, next to Mercedes-Benz World. Rob Meakin, European product marketing manager for professional projectors, was discussing the company’s work with laser projectors. Sony has a long history in projection, working with 3LCD and its own SXRD (based on LCoS) technologies. The company … Read more

Technology Exposed Moves to New Home

For several years, Midwich’s Technology Exposed show – where the distributor’s partners can show off their products to buyers – has lived at the Ascot racecourse. Although slightly cramped, the venue was easy to reach and enjoyed ample parking. Not so with the new venue: Mercedes-Benz World in Brooklands, Surrey. Unlike Ascot, Brooklands is inside … Read more