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TCL Launches 2015 TCL Roku TV Line-Up

TCL, one of the fastest growing TV brands in the U.S., unveiled its Roku TV™ line-up for the first half of 2015. In partnership with Roku Inc., TCL will bring to market 11 TCL Roku TV models across three new series: 3700 Entry-Level Series, 3800 Design Series and the top-of-the-line 3850 Decorator Series. Roku TV … Read more

ChipSip Releases SIME Smartglasses

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ChipSip, the Taiwanese “system in package” design house has announced the release of its augmented reality headset called SIME. The smartglasses are of the one-eye see through type and are very similar to the Google Glass design. (If you think that Google Glass is not very appealing and nerdy looking, the SIME may not be … Read more

Sony Set to Drive Changing Media Landscape and Unveil new 4K, IP and Workflow Solutions at NAB 2015

Sony is returning to NAB this April to showcase its latest developments around 4K technology and IP Live Production, as well as demonstrating its commitment to delivering end-to-end solutions that provide true value from acquisition to archive. Sony will expand upon its ‘Beyond Definition’ vision and show what exciting opportunities the future holds for the … Read more

Fraunhofer’s Microdisplay has Colour and Scalable Resolution

Fraunhofer FEP will present a new OLED microdisplay at HMI 2015 in Hannover next month (13th – 17th April), which will combine display and camera functions. The new full-colour unit is bi-directional; it is a display element with an embedded image sensor. Thanks to this design, users can control images and video on the display … Read more

Analyst Calls Playstation Vue “Dead on Arrival”

TDG analyst Joel Espelien has called Sony’s Playstation Vue streaming service, launched in the USA recently, “dead on arrival”. According to Espelien, the service was “well-intentioned” in development, but is out of touch with its target millenial male audience, suffering from a high price and lack of sporting content. The price is considered too close … Read more

Comcast Time Warner Merger Delayed to Mid-2015

Comcast says that the closure of its acquisition of Time Warner Cable has been delayed to the middle of 2015, after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) indicated that it needed more time to conduct a thorough review of the deal. The FCC had called for large amounts of information from Comcast, Time Warner and their … Read more

LG Renews John Lewis Partnership

UK retailer John Lewis entered into a partnership with LG to produce an own-brand TV last year: the JL9000 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 18). The successor model, the JL9100, has now been announced. Photo credit: Expert ReviewsLike the original, the JL9100 will run LG’s WebOS and will have 49″ and 55″ models available. The … Read more

Celebrating 90 Years of TV

Baird’s TV only had 30 lines of vertical resolutionJohn Logie Baird – the inventor of the television set – showed off his creation in London, 90 years ago. The original box was a gimmick for attracting shoppers in Selfridges – but was also the first mechanical TV. Very different from today’s electronic models, Baird’s device … Read more