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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
LG Electronics today announced the launch of High Dynamic Range (HDR) streaming on 2015 LG OLED 4K TVs, allowing consumers to enjoy exceptional HDR picture quality streaming directly via the Amazon Video app, available on LG’s webOS Smart TV platform. Amazon Video is the first provider delivering HDR content on LG OLED 4K TVs, offering … Read more
A research team headed by Professor Kyung-Cheol Choi in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Daejeon, South Korea) is developing Polymer Light Emitting Diodes that have the form factor of a fiber. One possible application of these fiber-like PLEDs is in wearable displays. The most recent results … Read more
Philips/MMD is in the process of introducing a variety of new SoftBlue displays to stores, for both the home (E-Line) and office (P-Line). SoftBlue monitors were launched last year, and first seen at IFA 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36). The technology reduces the blue light coming from a display, but not through using … Read more
Lenovo (HKSE: 0992) today unveiled the latest line-up of its award-winning YOGA tablets, the YOGA Tab 3 Pro and YOGA Tab 3. Designed as the ultimate video tablets, the new series offers a best-in-class multimedia experience while retaining its signature multimode design. The series premier offering – YOGA Tab 3 Pro – boasts a built-in … Read more
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced today that its 2015 SUHD and UHD TVs will be the first on the market capable of supporting the new HDMI 2.0a specification. Samsung will issue a firmware update that will enable its 2015 SUHD and UHD TVs to display a broader library of High Dynamic Range (HDR) content now … Read more
A variant on Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S2 (New Samsung Tab S2 is Very Thin) has been released through a collaboration with Barnes & Noble. The Galaxy Tab S2 Nook has B&N’s Nook software pre-loaded, and customers will receive three free Nook books and three free Nook magazines, plus $5 starter credit. The tablet is on … Read more
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), in conjunction with Samsung Electronics America, today announced the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK, an 8-inch tablet blending Samsung’s elegant design and multi-tasking power with NOOK’s unparalleled reading and entertainment experience. The new flagship in Samsung’s line of tablets, the co-branded Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK is the thinnest, lightest, … Read more
Dolby announced three new design wins at IFA, concerning its Dolby Vision HDR technology. Matt has covered them in detail in his latest Display Daily (HDR Coming “Real Soon Now”), but they are also worth bringing up here due to their importance. The first Dolby partner is HiSilicon, which will build Dolby Vision technology into … Read more
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) and MediaTek today announced a collaboration to offer Dolby Vision™ 4K UHD system-on-a-chip (SoC) technologies for high-dynamic-range (HDR) TVs, Ultra HD Blu-ray™ players, and digital media adapters (DMAs). Dolby Vision augments the fidelity of Ultra HD and HD video signals for over-the-top (OTT) online streaming, video on demand (VOD), broadcast, Ultra … Read more
Although QD Vision’s message at Display Week in San Jose was bullish, if I worked there I’d be worried. Why is that? TV set architecture is progressing along two parallel paths: 1) Very thin sets with LED edge lighting, and 2) somewhat thicker sets with direct backlighting. Initially, QD Vision’s Color IQ linear quantum-dot optical … Read more
We were kept busy at the Toshiba stand for at least an hour and a half last year, but the 2015 booth was much more compact. Toshiba had moved from Hall 22 to Hall 12: a smaller space that it shares with Razer, Acer and Wacom. Since IFA 2014, Toshiba has moved away from TVs … Read more
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