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Grundig is a German manufacturer of high-end TVs, which has been owned by Turkey’s Beko since 2004 (which at least makes a difference from the Chinese owners of national fellows Metz (Skyworth) and Loewe (Hisense)!) Like other TV companies, Grundig was exhibiting curved, UltraHD models with HEVC decoding. This TV – the Fine Arts FLX … Read more
ZTE, a leading global mobile device maker, today announced that the ZTE Axon phone was awarded a ‘User Experience Gold Award’ by IDG and German Industry and Commerce Ltd. at IFA 2015. The award is a category of the trade show’s 2015 IFA Product Technical Innovation Award, of which ZTE is the only Chinese smartphone … Read more
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
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, 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
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, 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 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 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
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
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
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
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