Lattice Provides IR Control to ZTE
Lattice Semiconductor has announced that its iCE40 LM field-programmable gate array is being used in ZTE’s Star 2 flagship smartphone. The chipset is used to perform IR remote control and sensor hub functions.
Samsung Scoops Awards at Infocomm
Samsung received three awards for its digital signage at Infocomm 2015. Digital Signage Magazine presented the company with its ‘Best of Infocomm’ award; Rave Publications‘ readers voted for Samsung as ‘Favourite Display Manufacturer’; and Newbay Media honoured Samsung’s Smart Signage TV as ‘Best Digital Signage TV with Integrated Media Player’.
DxO Boasts of World’s First ‘Truly Connected Camera’
Cameras are not an area that we often delve into, but we wanted to highlight the DxO One – a smartphone companion, billed as ‘the world’s first truly connected camera’. The lens is held close to the sensor (blue), which enables the camera’s small design. DxO’s technologies help to combat some of the problems, such … Read more
Christie Showcases Comprehensive Range of Advanced Visual Technologies at IVR
Christie®, a global leader in visual display solutions, is showcasing its industry-leading visual solutions at the 23rd 3D & Virtual Reality Expo (IVR), at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan’s largest exhibition for 3D technology and high definition image technology, from June 24-26, 2015. The highlight of Christie’s booth at East Hall 2-20 is a visually-stunning demonstration … Read more
Christie’s Heavy-Duty 304K Enables 360° Projection
Christie’s new 3DLP projector, the Mirage 304K, can reach up to a 120Hz refresh rate and 360° projection. It is a bright (30,000-lumen) unit, built for 3D applications and advanced visualisation: for instance, automotive, government and military projection. Featuring the TruLife electronics platform (Christie’s name for high resolution projection, combined with high frame rates), the … Read more
Is Flexible OLED Possible for Apple’s iPhone?
UBI Research, of Korea, writes that flexible AMOLED displays are the newest form of smartphone differentiation. Now that hardware performance has improved ‘as much as possible’, Samsung and LG are using flexible screens to set their products apart from the competition. With the interest in flexible displays, there are many rumours that Apple will apply … Read more
Sharp’s CEO Survives Resignation Call
At the company’s AGM this week, Sharp’s CEO Kozo Takahashi survived a vote for his re-election, despite some shareholders calling for his resignation. An emotional Takahashi was quoted as saying that he wanted Sharp to become a company that “has value in this world”. In May, Sharp secured its second bank bail-out in three years … Read more
Shake Hands with the New Lenovo ideacentre Stick 300
Lenovo has announced the company’s first compute stick, the Lenovo ideacentre Stick 300. Designed for consumer usage in the home and on-the-go, the new pocket-sized compute stick is powerful enough for entertainment and web browsing, while affordable enough for existing PC owners to justify owning a second or third mobile PC option. The ideacentre Stick … Read more
HP Expands Mobility Offerings with New Windows 10 Tablet
HP has unveiled its first Windows 10 commercial tablet, an 8-inch diagonal mobile retail solution, and new capabilities and updates to HP Touchpoint Manager, its IT management solution for small and medium businesses. The company also announced new independent software vendors (ISVs) and partners across the aviation and retail industries to continue to build out … Read more
Customers Get Choice With HP’s Notebooks
HP has shown off new notebooks in its Envy line, which have several options for users: CPUs, GPUs, storage and more. The 14″ Envy 14 and 15.6″ Envy 15 (very innovative names there, HP…) have a longer battery life than their predecessors. The larger unit also features a discrete GPU. Meanwhile, the 17.3″ Envy 17 … Read more
Acer Appeals to Laptop Users With Chrome AIO
Announced in April, Acer’s Chromebase AIO PC – running Google’s Chrome OS – is now available. The DC221HQ is said to be the first AIO running Chrome. Because Chrome has low hardware requirements, Acer was able to use ARM-based components. For instance, an Nvidia Tegra K1 SoC (quad-core Cortex-A15 CPU and Kepler-based GPU) runs the … Read more
Global Display Market to Reach $155 Billion by 2020
Marketsandmarkets has published a new report on the global display market: including LCD, LED, OLED and electrophoretic types. The report (paid: http://tinyurl.com/ptorcva) analyses the display market to 2020. CAGR is expected to be 6% over the next five years, with the overall market reaching a value of $155.5 billion by 2020.
