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Asahi Glass will build a new furnace for TFT-LCD glass substrates in Guangdong Province, China, the company has announced. With the new agreement, AGC will be able to establish an integrated production system from raw glass to processing in the country. Production facilities will be relocated from Japan, with a ‘significant’ reduction in capital investment. … Read more
A new UltraHD monitor has been introduced by ViewSonic. The VG2860mhl-4k joins the VP2780-4k and VX2475Smhl-4k (ViewSonic Sets New UltraHD IPS Price), both of which are available now. The 28″ LCD monitor is a business unit, supporting multi-tasking with four-way split screen. There are five preset modes (Game, Mono, Text, Web and Movie), which adjust … Read more
LG has been keen to promote high-resolution products this year, and NAB was no exception, with a 31″ LCD monitor using DCI-4k resolution. Details about the 31MU97Z were sparse – we couldn’t pin LG down to a price or release date – but did hear more about the interfaces. DCi-4k wouldn’t be handled at 60Hz … Read more
Prices for Sony’s 2015 TVs (Sony’s TV is Slimmer Than a Smartphone) were leaked earlier this year (Sony TV Prices Shared), and have now been made available officially. There will be 14 models – 10 with UltraHD – across seven (technically eight) ranges. All feature the Android TV OS. The 75″ XBR-75X940C is the flagship. … Read more
While eReader sales continue to fall and companies hunt for the next big thing, Kobo has come straight out and said that it will not move away from its monochrome roots. President Michael Tamblyn confirmed that the company will not make a colour eReader. Analyst Comment To be fair to Kobo, there isn’t a lot … Read more
Under Armour, an athletic clothing brand, recently opened a new store in Chicago, which has been equipped with digital signage throughout. Designer and integrator Activate the Space worked with the company on the Chicago Brand House. Five distinct signage elements are located in the store, three of which use 3mm-pitch LED modules: a five-sided suspended … Read more
New Galaxy smartphones sold in Japan will no longer bear the Samsung name. The company explains that it has achieved sufficient market penetration in the country – but it is speculated that the move is really trying to downplay the links to South Korea, which currently has strained relations with Japan. The S6 Edge, on … Read more
What is being called ‘The first UltraHD channel in the world’ has been launched in the Netherlands. Brava Media’s ‘Festival 4K’ channel will show festivals, concerts and other events at a resolution higher than DCI-4k: 4320 x 2160, to be precise. Brava also says that the channel will move to 8k, as soon as such … Read more
Back on April 13 we picked up a rumor that Sharp was going to make a UHD/4k display in a 5.5″ diagonal package for mobile devices that includes 3860 x 2860 pixel resolution and a whopping 806 pixels per inch. Fire phone’s Dynamic Perspective on its fullHD display reveals more content with advanced tilt and … Read more
The short film created by the Fraunhofer to test its light field camera. See Fraunhofer IIS Does Lightfield Movie Production Test or Fraunhofer Explains its Virtual Camera Technology at IBC 2014. <
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