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DVIGear, a leading manufacturer of digital connectivity products, is introducing the game-changing new DisplayNet AV distribution platform at InfoComm15 in Orlando, FL on June 17-19 at Booth 3659. DVIGear is also demonstrating its comprehensive suite of end-to-end 4K (UHD) video distribution solutions at the show. DisplayNet: AV Connectivity – Redefined DisplayNet is a new platform … Read more
YouTube has posted its first 8k video. Ghost Towns (http://tinyurl.com/oxzja3k) follows a woman exploring an abandoned village. It was shot in portrait mode on a Red Epic Dragon 6k camera, and stitched to create an 8k image. However, many computers cannot cope with the massive pixel count, and are crashing when users attempt to view … Read more
The future of UltraHD TV, on DVB-T2, does not look bright in France. According to Barry Flynn of Inside Satellite TV, the CSA, the French regulator, has been cagey about the platform. Few of the responses to a survey in January, dealing with UltraHD TV, have been published – and those that have deal with … Read more
penveu, an Interphase Corporation (NASDAQ: INPH) business, today announced that the new HDMI® models of the award-winning penveu® interactive display system have started shipping. These models include HDMI input and output in addition to VGA, making it easy to connect to a wide variety of audiovisual equipment and complex audiovisual environments. The new system version … Read more
Sharp stared by showing us how its PN-V551 ultranarrow bezel monitor has compensation for brightness uniformity, a technique it calls UCCT (Uniform Colour Consistency Technology). We reported on this Sharp Explains B2B Display Push when the company announced it in London (at Infocomm, Samsung announced something similar). We saw the demo of “before and after” … Read more
Barco is to acquire Advan International, a US-based manufacturer of high-quality LCD displays for medical modality applications. Advan’s US headquarters houses facilities for research and development and operations, while a second location in Seoul, South Korea, operates as a liaison office. The total transaction cost amounts to a maximum of $18.5 million, including conditional earn … Read more
Himax worked with Google on Google GlassWe hear that Himax and Etron Technology are looking to enter the virtual reality market. According to Asian sources, Etron has been working with customers to develop 3D-sensing ICs, and is ready to enter mass production. Himax is developing LCoS modules and related chip solutions for VR devices. The … Read more
UK IT and AV specialist The Change Organisation has signed a deal with Triumph Board, a Czech Republic-based manufacturer of interactive presentation and AV solutions. The Change said the deal will allow the company to strengthen its position in the UK and Ireland.
Click to enlargeA Nokia smartwatch, which was axed by Microsoft after the company’s takeover, has been revealed. Known as ‘Moonraker’, the unreleased smartwatch was said to be close to launch when Microsoft scrapped it. Images – leaked on a now-closed Tumblr account (thought to belong to Microsoft designer Pei-Chi Hsieh) – show a square LCD … Read more
A very thin smartphone has been launched in China. The Coolpad IVVI is 4.9mm thick and uses a 5″ AMOLED display (1920 x 1080). Running Android 4.4.4 on a 64-bit Snapdragon 410 processor, the phone has 2GB of RAM and a 1,900mAh battery. It is on sale now for CNY1,900 ($305). Samsung is now offering … Read more
According to rumours, Samsung will lower its panel order value to other companies even further in 2015. The company has been reducing orders for several years, increasingly relying on internally-made components. Rumours say that orders fell from KRW2.6 trillion ($2.33 billion) in 2013 to KRW2.2 trillion ($1.97 billion) in 2014, and will decrease to sub-KRW2 … Read more
MK News, of Korea, claims that LG Display could become the exclusive display supplier of the second-generation Apple Watch. Sources told MK News that Apple will (or has) discarded its multi-vendor supplier strategy for the wearable, due to its existing close links with LG.
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