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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
HP has launched an offer in the UK, whereby customers purchasing select HP PCs will also receive a free monitor. Six mini PCs and one tower PC are part of the offer, with accompanying displays either 21.5″ (worth £115 ($180)) or 23″ (worth £130 ($200)) in size. Prices are ex VAT. See http://tinyurl.com/okwf4rf for more … Read more
Peerless-AV and APlus Systéme Automation will work together at Viscom Paris 2015 (29th September – 1st October). The companies recently signed an agreement for APlus to sell, market and support Peerless-AV’s Xtreme Outdoor displays throughout France, which will be exhibited at the show.
AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV today announced it will be joining forces with Parisian digital signage specialist APlus Système Automation at Viscom Paris 2015 (Stand E110), 29 September – 1 October. The two companies recently signed a value-added distribution agreement that will enable APlus to sell, market and support Peerless-AV’s line of Xtreme™ Outdoor Displays throughout … Read more
I have spent most of September at IFA and IBC, or writing about them. The big topic has, of course, been UltraHD in its broadest sense, especially the “next step” for UltraHD, which is high dynamic range (HDR), along with wide colour gamut (WCG). I’m more than ever convinced that the arrival of really high … Read more
The “Experience Day of Beautiful China” global tour event, hosted by the China Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC), officially opened at the Thomson Reuters building in New York’s Times Square on September 14, 2015. The event used the cutting-edge “immersive experience” as a tool to present China’s top 100 scenic destinations as “the visiting cards of … Read more
Amazon’s new Fire TV, as well as its Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets, are powered by Mediatek processors, the company has announced. The MT8173, a 64-bit quad-core processor based on ARM’s Cortex-A72 cores, runs the Fire TV. The tablets, meanwhile, use Mediatek’s MT8135 quad-core processor.
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