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Dual Displays for JVC’s Field/Studio Monitors

Six new LCD broadcast monitors, for use in the studio or the field, have been released by JVC Professional. The ProHD DT-X92 series include a dual-9″ display, with waveform and vector scope functionality, and sizes up to 23.8″. The DT-X92HX2 is JVC’s dual-9″-display model. The unit features an embedded audio meter; scale markers; SDI time … Read more

Chinese Group Prepares $23 Billion bid for Micron

Tsinghua Unigroup of China is reported to be preparing a $23 billion bid for Micron Technology which, if successful, would be the largest Chinese takeover of a US company. Tsinghua is China’s largest state-owned chip design company and is believed to have been searching for a suitable takeover target in the US for some time. … Read more

Huawei to Make Phones in India

Huawei Technologies has secured approval from the Indian government to manufacture mobile phones in India, one of the world’s largest markets for mobile phones. The Chinese company first applied for a manufacturing licence 19 months ago but approval from India’s Ministry of Home Affairs has been slow because of wrangling over national security concerns.

Toshiba Executives to Step Down

According to reports, Toshiba Corp’s CEO and other board members are to resign over the accounting irregularities which are currently under investigation. CEO Hisao Tanaka and vice chairman Norio Sasaki are two of the executives who have so far been named. Sources suggest that investigators are exploring the role that top officials may have played … Read more

LG to Close Chinese Facility?

LG Electronics ‘may’ close down its Shanghai-based production facilities (called LGESH), according to Korean media. Declining profits and increased labour costs in China are behind the move, said the source. LG set up the facility with the Chinese government, in a 70%/30% split. Digital AV products and, latterly, surveillance cameras are produced there.

BOE to Take Third Place in LCD Capacity

Media reports from Taiwan claim that BOE will become the world’s third-largest panel maker, in terms of LCD capacity, by 2018. The prediction will come into effect when BOE’s G10.5 facility comes online in three years’ time. 61″, 65″, 70″ and 75″ panels will be produced there. BOE’s capacity would fall behind those of Samsung … Read more

Hispasat Promotes 4k With Festival

Spanish satellite broadcaster Hispasat is running a film festival for UltraHD content. All films must be 20 minutes or less and be filmed in UltraHD resolution – any genre, and any filming location, are acceptable. Entries will run from 14th July – 23rd September. The five winners of the Hispasat 4k International Festival will have … Read more

How Augmented Reality Becomes a Household Staple

When we talk about AR, as in augmented reality, we typically mean some kind of head mounted display that allows us to experience a complete new way of computer interaction. The term ‘augmented reality’ is defined by Wikipedia as “a live direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented (or … Read more