OVAB Confirms Conference Dates
This year’s OVAB Digital Signage Conference, in Munich, will take place on the 10th – 11th September, at the Hilton Munich Airport (we plan to attend the event – TA).
‘No Feature’ Smartwatch is Fully Customisable
A Taiwanese startup has shown a revolutionary smartwatch called the Noodoe at Computex – because it has no features. At all. Well, ok, there is one: it uses a wearer’s own imagination to tell the time. ‘Camera Brush’ is the smartwatch’s USP. A drawing is captured with a smartphone camera, using the Noodoe app. Elements … Read more
Even a Binned Apple-1 Fetches Thousands
This is a tale of highs and lows. A woman in the USA recently took several boxes of her departed husband’s possessions along to a recycling centre in California. Unknown to her, one of the boxes contained an Apple 1 computer – one of only 200 ever made. The company running the tip, CleanBayArea, went … Read more
Realtek Scores Skyworth Win
Skyworth has announced that it using Realtek’s chips in its UltraHD HDR TVs. Around 30% of Skyworth’s TVs shipped this year (the company is aiming to 13.2 million units) will use Realtek’s devices, said company president Yang Dongwen.
DTG Forms MHEG Transition Group
The UK’s Digital Television Group has formed an MHEG transition group. The new group will consider the challenges of introducing HbbTV 2.0-based interactive services to the UK’s DTT platform. They will also identify the requirements for discontinuing MHEG services. A white paper will be issued by the end of the year.
Samsung Chooses Ateme
Ateme has said that Samsung is using the Titan transcoding solution, with HDR support, in its UltraHD HDR TVs. The products are part of Samsung’s SUHD line.
EE Trials 4G Broadcast in Wembley
EE and partners have demonstrated a 4G Broadcast trial at London’s Wembley Stadium. A custom-built app enabled select viewers in the stadium, during the FA Cup Final last month, to watch a live-stream of the game. Viewers had control of camera angles and replays, as well as access to live game statistics and an interactive … Read more
Dow Electronic Materials Presents Emerging Technologies in Display at SID Business Conference
Dow Electronic Materials, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) today announced it will discuss emerging technologies in the field of display at Society for Information Display (SID) Display Week 2015 in San Jose, CA, May 31 – June 5, 2015. SID Display Week is an annual worldwide event showcasing advancements in electronic … Read more
Sony to Control Colour at Infocomm
Sony has introduced new laser- and lamp-based 3LCD projectors, ahead of Infocomm this month. The VPL-FHZ60 (laser) and VPL-FH60 (lamp) are B2B models with HDBaseT connectivity and image enhancement functions. ‘Reality Creation’ and ‘Contrast Enhancer’ are already in use on Sony’s high-end home cinema projectors. Reality Creation is an algorithm that analyses and processes input … Read more
IHS Business Conference Kicks Off SID
At the (almost) standing room only Display Week Business Conference to kick off the Society for Information Display’s yearly symposium and expo, the pre-show audience was flooded with marketing data from presentations documenting the past – benchmarking the present – and predicting the future of all things display. In his talk “Flat Panel Display – … Read more
Osram Wins Injunction Against Asus
The District Court in Dusseldorf, Germany has granted Osram an injunction against Asustek Computer in a patent infringement lawsuit. Osram had claimed that certain white LEDs, such as those incorporated in Asus’ Nexus 7 tablets, infringed one of its German patents. The court rejected Asus’ motion to stay the proceedings following an invalidity lawsuit raised … Read more
VESA Standardises Edge-Blending
VESA has updated its Multiple Projection Common Data Interchange (MPCDI) standard, with changes intended to mitigate the colour differences that arise when blending the output of different projectors. Version 2.0 of the standard should enable greater performance in terms of colour consistency, brightness and intensity, says VESA. MPCDI was introduced in mid-2013 to standardise techniques … Read more
