Peerless AV Explains Optical Bonding Advantages
We met up with Brian McClimans of Peerless AV and he explained what Peerless is doing with optical bonding which helps to boost performance in bright sunlight – useful in Florida!
Toshiba Rounds Out Range of Public Displays
As it is in Europe, Toshiba is investing to move away from the TV and consumer business to try to establish itself in the B2B segment with professional displays. At Infocomm, the company was highlighting its addition of 16/7 displays as well as ultranarrow bezel monitors which are rounding out the product range. The company … Read more
Technicolor Paves the Way for Next-Gen TV with HDR and SDR Compatibility Solution
Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH; OTCQX: TCLRY) committed to enabling HDR across all aspects of content creation and distribution, has announced the immediate availability of its new High Dynamic Range (HDR) single-layer solution for testing by key ecosystem partners. The solution, which is compatible with MPEG HEVC standards, creates a video which benefits from improved compression … Read more
Peerless AV Impresses with Bonded Displays
Peerless works with NEC and had this monitor in its totemPeerless AV was making the most of its relationship with the Daytona Raceway which is very local to Orlando. The company supplies displays to the location (it is buying 700 displays from Peerless) and so the company had a Daytona-themed booth. The beer-based “happy hour” … Read more
Germany Approves HbbTV Removal
German media authorities have decided that platform operators in the country do not have to distribute TV channels’ HbbTV services. The decision was made following ARD’s complaints that Kabel Deutschland was filtering out its HbbTV signals ahead of cable carriage.
Deutsche Bank Conservative With Samsung Prediction
Deutsche Bank has forecast 45 million unit sales for Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones this year – compared to Samsung’s own prediction of 70 million units (Samsung Expects Big Things of S6). The figure would be the same as Samsung’s previous most-popular flagship, the S4.
Eizo Expands Offering in Italy
V-Valley in Italy has added more Eizo products to its offering. The distributor is now selling Eizo monitors for video-security, healthcare, publishing and data centre applications.
Scientists Pioneer 30x Rise in OLED Efficiency!
A team from the University of Ulsan, in Korea, claim to have developed a way to raise OLED efficiency by 3,000%! The research team was able to raise efficiency of iridium-doped phosphorescent emitters by strengthening their molecular structure. This was accomplished by synthesising molecules. The two carborane units in the new emitter molecule are tethered … Read more
Amazon Beats Netflix to HDR Punch
Amazon is now streaming HDR content on its Prime VoD service in the USA. Plans were announced at NAB this year (Amazon to Offer HDR Content). Currently, content availability is limited to Samsung’s SUHD TVs. No technical details were shared.
BenQ Presents Slim-Bezel Monitor
Designed with content consumption in mind, BenQ’s 27″ EW2750ZL monitor features slim bezels and edge-to-edge glass. Cinema Mode automatically tunes content to look its best, adjusting image features such as resolution and colour. Resolution can be upscaled with BenQ’s Super Resolution technology. Another feature, to support productivity, is Smart Focus, which turns a single area … Read more
John Lewis to Sell Vodafone Phones
John Lewis has signed a partnership agreement with Vodafone in the UK to start selling mobile phones through some of its stores. The retailer has also strengthened its mobile offering with the addition of 25 new SIM-free models from brands including Samsung, Doro and Microsoft.
Canonical Continues ‘Different’ Sales Methods
A smartphone from Chinese maker Meizu has been launched in Europe – in a slightly unusual way. Rather than standard channel sales, people interested in the MX4 Ubuntu Edition (yes, it runs an unusual OS, as well) can instead visit an ‘origami wall’ on Meizu’s website. Clicking on patterns in the wall has a chance … Read more
