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During the first press day, the IFA organisers gave their traditional update on the market and the fair. This year there were a record number of exhibitors, 1,645, and they took floor space of 150,000 m² between them – a record amount. The gfu, which runs the show, has renamed itself as gfu Consumer and … Read more
Valens has been nominated as one of the recipients of the 67th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards, for the “Development and Standardisation of HDBaseT Connectivity Technology for Commercial and Residential HDMI/DVI Installations”. The Technology & Engineering Awards honour development and innovation in broadcast technology and recognise companies, organisations and individuals for breakthroughs in technology … Read more
The UHD logo introduced by Digital Europe at last year’s IFA (Digital Europe Unveils New UHD Logo) is now being carried by 10 of the world’s best known TV brands. Grundig, Loewe, TCL, Technisat and Thomson, have recently joined LG, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and Philips by signing up to the UHD logo, which aims to … Read more
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
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