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I had the opportunity to spend the whole day meeting with many people at Barco’s Kunne facility in Belgium last week. This is a company that is on the move, pushing technology in every AV direction, expanding products and services while spinning off other sectors. This focusing effort is perhaps best symbolized by the brand … Read more
Virtual headsets are designed either as standalone devices or are a shell holding the viewer’s smartphone as the display source. The Merge VR headset falls in the second category and adds a virtual reality remote control the company calls VR Motion Controller. The headset is compatible with Android and iOS smartphones and accepts various sizes … Read more
The Apple Watch has been expected to create a breakthrough for all wearable devices. In reality it will be pretty difficult to judge how successful the Apple Watch will be, as Apple stated that it will not break out Watch sales in the same way it does for other products. During the company’s recent earnings … Read more
The new LG Watch Urbane from LG Electronics will be available for purchase in the U.S. starting today on Google Play and through AT&T and Verizon. LG Watch Urbane is the first new smartwatch powered by the latest version of Android Wear, which works seamlessly with premium smartphones, such as the all-new LG G4, running … Read more
Huawei’s stand had an unfinished look about it – explained, we heard, by the ornate false ceiling collapsing the day before the show opened! Other exhibitors, including competitors, pitched in to help resurrect the booth, however. The company was demonstrating its newest UltraHD STBs, which have already been commercialised with China Telecom. Roll-outs are coming … Read more
Arris’s new remote looks attractive – and Ruwido was on the firm’s booth, so….Access was showing its latest developments. Access makes components (such as a browser) that are integrated into middleware. The company’s added value often comes from careful optimisation of software and hardware acceleration. The latest developments is in the area of metadata and … Read more
Getac Inc., a leading manufacturer of rugged computers, today released the updated V110 rugged convertible and the updated F110 rugged tablet, making Getac’s fastest-selling products even better. The second generation F110 and V110 products each feature a fifth generation Intel Processor, Intel HD Graphics 5500, an eight-megapixel rear camera, a front HD webcam and an … Read more
Dune HD was the sponsor of the show’s lanyards and badges, and had a prominent spot near the front of the hall. The company was promoting its new UltraHD products, which – it said – are ‘the first budget operator-ready solutions with HEVC and 4k UltraHD support’. Three new products were on show, all marketed … Read more
Tianma NLT America has introduced a new 19.5″ diagonal 4K2K resolution LCD developed by NLT Technologies Ltd. with a proprietary pixel structure that delivers high transmissivity and high-density color display. The new LCD utilizes NLT’s proprietary new Super Fine TFT2 (SFT2) technology, which is comparable to In-Plane Switching (IPS) and an evolutionary version of NLT’s … Read more
Canatu, a manufacturer of next generation transparent conductive films and touch sensors, announces a new generation of high optical transmittance CNB™ (Carbon NanoBud®)transparent conductive films at PrintedElectronics Europe in Berlin on April 28th, 2015. Canatu’s Generation 6 CNB™ Film boasts significantly improved light transmittance. With zero haze, zero reflectance and high transmittance, CNB films have … Read more
Canatu announced a new generation of high-optical-transmittance carbon nanobud (CNB) films at Printed Electronics Europe last month. The Generation 6 film features ‘significantly improved’ light transmittance over previous products, as well as zero haze or reflectance. On a sheet resistance of 100 Ohms/square, transmittance is 95% – and 97% at 150 Ohms/square. Canatu also said … Read more
The USA’s Rice University is developing haptics for virtual reality, to provide gamers with physical feedback. The Hands Omni glove is a prototype, sponsored by VR company Virtuix. The glove inflates bladders underneath the fingers, to make it feel as though a gamer is actually holding a real object. Analyst Comment Is this wearable the … Read more
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