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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
The early-bird pricing offer for Smithers Apex’s OLEDs World Summit event (27th – 29th October) will end on the 25th September. Early bird tickets are $1,400 – $100 less than buying them after the 25th September, and $300 less than purchasing on-site. Taking place near San Francisco, the Summit is now in its 17th year. … Read more
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+: 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
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/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
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
The Xara Designer programme has a long history and was originally developed in the UK for the Acorn Archimedes in the 1980s, although it was acquired by a German publisher, Magix Ag in 2015. The company has just released a new version of its flagship product, Designer Pro X11, and has also updated the lighter … Read more
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 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
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
25% of the 2020 display market, in terms of area, will feature a wide colour gamut (WCG), says IHS – up from 3% this year. The majority of WCG unit shipments today are formed of OLED smartphones; however, TV displays will make up 52% of the WCG display area market this year, and 86% in … Read more
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