Albania Postpones ASO
Albanian ASO will be delayed by six months, the country’s president has said. Switch-off was scheduled to take place in June.
French Regulator Warns of 700MHz Issues
French regulator, the CSA, has warned that two DTT multiplex operators will need to cease operations, once the 700MHz band is reallocated. The operators will need to pay indemnities to the broadcast network operator and may need to let workers go. Some viewers may also suffer interference to their DTT reception. In light of this, … Read more
VR Versus VA
VR here, VR there, we are everywhere. When we look at the recent technology events, it seems that there is no discussion of display technology and use of electronic displays without the mentioning of virtual reality (VR) displays and how this will change the way we use electronic displays in the years to come. Hollywood … Read more
Tiled Displays: Rear Projection vs LCD
When was the last time you saw a rear-projection television? For me, it was a week or so ago when my neighbor hauled his out of his house to the recycling yard. He replaced it with a new LCD TV. Beautiful, Full HD picture, high contrast, hangs on the wall. His old DLP set was … Read more
Philips Monitor with Ultra HD Quality and 4K Resolution in New 32-inch Size
MMD, the leading technology company and brand license partner for Philips Monitors, announces a new display with 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) resolution. The BDM3275UP display – at 32 inches a new size for Philips Monitors with this resolution – responds to growing demand for super-fine resolutions at comparatively modest screen dimensions. Users can look … Read more
Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses now Support both Apple iOS and Android Platforms
Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the consumer, enterprise, and entertainment markets, is pleased to announce that the Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses Manager app is now available on iTunes and Google Play, enabling full M100 compatibility on both the Android and iOS platforms. Vuzix Smart Glasses … Read more
Philips Introduces Quantum Dot TV with Color IQ Technology from QD Vision
Philips has expanded its portfolio of quantum dot displays with the launch of a 55” 4K TV with QD Vision Color IQ™ optics. The superior color performance of Color IQ quantum dots, combined with Philips Ambilight technology, delivers premium picture quality and a truly immersive TV experience. QD Vision leads the industry with the largest … Read more
32″ ‘Completes’ Philips’ UltraHD Monitor Family
The BDM3275UP ‘completes’ the Philips UltraHD monitor line-up, MMD has said, adding a 32″ model to the existing 28″ and 40″ units. Like these displays, the new monitor features 10-bit colour support, flicker-free technology and an IPS panel. Partitioning divides the display in two, to show two sources side-by-side. These can be connected to the … Read more
Samsung Doubles Battery Power With Graphene
Samsung claims to have made a breakthrough in battery power, using graphene and silicon. Graphene layers, added to a lithium-ion battery, are able to boost claimed performance by almost 100%, says the company. A schematic illustration showing the sliding process of the graphene coating layers that can buffer the volume expansion of silicon. Silicon has … Read more
Archos Produces Cheapest PC Stick
Archos will be the first company to launch a PC-on-a-stick that is built for Windows 10. The French company’s innovatively-named PC Stick will arrive before the autumn, while Windows 10 will be launched at the end of this month. Microsoft’s OS will be run on a quad-core Intel Atom CPU, with 2GB of RAM and … Read more
OLED iPhone? Not For Three Years
A report from Business Korea claims that Apple will launch a curved-screen iPhone in 2018. The phone would feature an OLED display, according to the rumour. (frankly – I would treat with extreme caution any story that claims to know what any technology company will be doing in three years! – Man. Ed.)
Apple Watch Has ‘Excellent’ Display
Ray Soneira, president of DisplayMate, has put the Apple Watch through a series of tests in the company’s latest Display Technology Shoot-Out. His conclusion is that it is an excellent, artefact-free smartwatch display. The display is a smartwatch’s control system; it is important to have high resolution, thin bezels, high brightness and be power efficient. … Read more
