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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 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.
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
More than 29 million PC monitors were shipped worldwide in Q1’15, according to IDC. The figure represents a 12% fall YoY, and was 1.5% below the firm’s forecast. There were some bright spots – shipments in Japan, for instance, rose 2% after four consecutive quarters of declines. However, IDC is still predicting the trend of … Read more
Asian sources have said that Samsung’s SUHD TV sales have passed 10,000 units in the last three months. Sales are expected to continue to climb, to 15,000 units in the first half of 2015. The sources also said that curved TV sales have risen five times in 2015; 52,000 Full HD curved models have been … Read more
A reference code of Technicolor’s single-stream HDR solution is now available for testing. The solution is intended for broadcasters, pay-tv operators and OTT streaming services looking to migrate to HDR video. Technicolor’s solution creates a video benefiting from improved compression efficiency over unprocessed HDR files. It is also compatible with SDR displays. The solution enables … Read more
Visix, the Georgia, USA-based provider of digital signage software premiered its latest version of AxisTV 9.2 at Infocomm 2015. The web access TV solution runs either from a dedicated server or in the cloud. The latest version focuses on improving the user experience as well as adding live data integration into the mix. It features … Read more
Wolf Vision is introducing a new collaboration system called Cynet. The system is a complete media server that includes recording, streaming, media player and offers full BYOD support. It is fully compatible with iOS, Android and Windows devices and enables simultaneous streaming of up to four devices. The server is based on Linux and mirrors … Read more
Apantac, the Oregon, USA-based manufacturer of pro AV components such as switches, matrices, receivers, splitters, converters, scalers and signal processing equipment, announced a 4×4 HDMI clean seamless matrix switch with HDBaseT connectivity. The switch allows four HDMI devices in various resolutions to be independently switched to four HDMI displays with a fixed resolution up to … Read more
Sunbrite DS, the California-based company which manufactures outdoor digital signage and TV displays, announced two new devices at Infocomm 2015. The first LCD display is the 55″ Marquee with a brightness of up to 2,500 cd/mm². The display has a contrast ratio of 4,000:1 and operates from -40ºF (-40ºC) to 122ºF (50ºC) during operation and … Read more
We met up with Samsung and got a tour of the booth. The big news is, of course, the further development of direct LED, with 1.5mm indoor product coming from Samsung’s own LED display production in Suwon, and with 2.0mm and 2.5mmm also available. 1.15mm pitch displays will be available in early 2016 and pitches … Read more
Mersive, the Colorado, USA-based company, announced its new Solistic Pod solution at Infocomm. The box is Android-based and provides display support up to UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution via an HDMI 1.4 connector. 4k video streaming is limited to 30 fps though. With dual band Wi-Fi, the streaming of 4k/UHD content will require compression for … Read more
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