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It’s All Gone Mobile at Showstoppers

Showstoppers is the official pre-IFA press event, consisting only of those companies with a presence on the show floor. It is a chance for journalists to see representatives in a (very, very slightly) less crowded environment – while also enjoying a lot of free food and drink. This year, Showstoppers had moved from its traditional … Read more

HDR Coming “Real Soon Now”

UHD TV is expected to be more than just additional pixels. It will also include wide colour gamut (WCG), high frame rate (HFR) high dynamic range (HDR) and, perhaps, other features. These additional features, in fact, are typically more visible to consumers than the extra pixels in a 3840 x 2160 set compared to a … Read more

EVS Joins TICO Alliance, Working to Develop New Video Compression Standard

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EVS, the leading provider of live video production systems, today announced that it has joined the TICO Alliance, which is working to establish a new visually lossless (up to 4:1) video compression standard that enables 4K/UHD transport over existing SDI infrastructures as well as 10 GigE IP production and contribution networks. EVS’ move to join … Read more

IFA 2015 Roundup

Amazon introduced UltraHD HDR content streaming earlier in the year (High Dynamic Range Coming to Amazon Prime Instant Video This Year), but it was only available to customers using Samsung’s SUHD TVs. Now, the service has been expanded to HDR-capable sets from Sony and LG. A software update was launched on the first day of … Read more

EVS joins TICO Alliance

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EVS, a provider of live video production systems, has joined the TICO Alliance, which is working to establish a new visually lossless video compression standard that enables 4k/UHD transport over existing SDI infrastructures, as well as 10 GigE IP production and contribution networks. The Tico Alliance is supporting new UHD streams in existing systems and … Read more

Samsung Electronics Brings Internet of Things to Life at IFA 2015

Samsung Electronics today demonstrated how it is taking the Internet of Things (IoT) from vision to reality, using its IFA 2015 press conference in Berlin to showcase a range of new connected devices and IoT services. Samsung’s latest contributions to the rapidly growing IoT ecosystem are deeply rooted in the company’s core philosophy for IoT: … Read more

Google Aims at VP10 in 2016

Google has spoken to CNet about the company’s plans for its VP10 codec which is under development. Google’s existing VP9 codec is an alternative to the more mainstream HEVC. However, it has recently been receiving more attention due to the ongoing patent fee battles (HEVC Advance Offering Essential HEVC Patents in Competition to MPEG LA) … Read more

Switzerland Prepares for New DOOH

The Swiss DOOH organisation, APG|SGA, will begin its new booking period on 5th October. Simultaneously, the body has announced new installations for 2016. These will include: New shopping ‘ePanels’ in four shopping centres around Switzerland; New digital displays in seven rail stations (Geneva Airport, Fribourg, Brig, Chur, Olten, Biel/Bienne and Aarau), as well as two … Read more

Metz Replaces Loewe, Adds UltraHD

The combined Metz/Skyworth stand was in the space previously taken by Loewe, which was not at the show this year. Skyworth was mainly demonstrating TV technologies, such as prototype OLED models, while the new launches for the European market were being highlighted in the Metz area. One of the new TV families is called Planea: … Read more

Early News from IFA

We were at IFA for the press conferences and we went to press just as the show itself was due to start, but already there were some interesting snippets of news from the press events, held before the show floor opened. Intel held the first press event and played up its new Generation 6 Core … Read more

Sony Announces MP-CL1 Pico Mobile Projector

Sony is entering the Pico Projector market with the new MP-CL1 Mobile Projector. The handheld projector uses a laser light source to deliver HD resolution images (1920 x 720), with high contrast (80,000:1) for accurate colors. The short-throw, pocket-sized mobile projector can display a screen size up to 120 inches, and can be used indoors … Read more

Germany the Largest 2-in-1 Market in Western Europe by End of 2015, Says IDC

According to figures published by International Data Corporation (IDC), Germany will be the largest 2-in-1 market in Western Europe by the end of 2015 with almost 800,000 detachable devices shipped over the four quarters. Germany is the largest Western European PC market and was one of the first countries in Europe to adopt 2-in-1s when … Read more