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WCO Eliminates Tarrifs on Galaxy Gear

The World Customs Organisation in Belgium has decided that Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch is a ‘mobile telecommunications’ device, rather than a smartwatch. The decision means that the product can be exported and imported between most countries without tariffs – which would be up to 10% in some countries, if the device were classified as a … Read more

Sony Result 19/03/2015

Sony Corporation recorded a net profit of ¥90 billion ($746.3 million) in the third quarter of the year on turnover of ¥2.5 trillion ($20.7 billion), which compares with a net profit in Q3 of the previous year of ¥26.4 billion ($218.9 million) on turnover of ¥2.4 trillion ($19.9 billion). The 6.5% increase in turnover in … Read more

Latin American Digital TV Doubles to 2020

The number of digital TV homes in the LATAM region will double by 2020, according to Digital TV Research. 152 million households will have access to digital TV at this time, representing 93.6% penetration (up from just over 50% at the end of last year). Brazil will add the most digital TV homes in the … Read more

SID Display Week iZone Extends Deadline

The deadline for applications to Display Week’s innovation Zone (iZone) was extended to March 27th. As committee chair Helge Seetzen explained, the show’s producer, Society for Information Display (SID) is looking to expand the prototype display technology space to some 35 booths. The group is accepting applications on its website and evaluating candidates for suitable … Read more

SID Display Week iZone Extends Deadline

The deadline for applications to Display Week’s innovation Zone (iZone) was extended to March 27th. As committee chair Helge Seetzen explained, the show’s producer, Society for Information Display (SID) is looking to expand the prototype display technology space to some 35 booths. The group is accepting applications on its website and evaluating candidates for suitable … Read more

ACC Liverpool upgrades to Christie High-Power HD Roadsters

Liverpool’s exhibition centre, ACC Liverpool, is world-class: a stunning waterside location, an award-winning events team, prestigious clients, and, thanks to a recent upgrade, two Roadster HD14K-M projectors. Christie partner, Pure AV, supplied two Roadsters to replace the existing projectors, as part of a technical upgrade following a shoot-out with other brands. The Preston-based system integrators, … Read more

Adtile Technologies Introduces Adtile VR to Create Virtual Reality Spaces on Smartphones

Adtile Technologies today announced its new mobile software platform, Adtile VR, which allows users to experience virtual reality on smartphones without the need for special goggles or any other external hardware. This new software creates an easy-to-use, smooth and natural experience for real-time motion simulations. By incorporating Adtile VR into native or web-based apps users … Read more

Hall 9 Technology Round Up

Saarland Menu with printable EL

We would have liked more time to get around Hall 9, which is devoted to new technologies and R&D. If you are a real technology geek, almost every item could be of some interest. The demonstrations highlight the strength of R&D in Germany. University of Saarland Strong on Visual Computing We spoke first to three … Read more

Sling TV Launches on Xbox One

Sling TV has released its app for Xbox One, the first gaming console to support the live, over-the-top TV service. Xbox One joins a constellation of other devices that support Sling TV, including Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick; current-generation Roku players and Roku TV models; Android and iOS devices; and Macs and PCs. … Read more

CeBIT 2015 Round Up

Acer new id

Acer showed a new consumer idAcer was in the API area with mobile and monitor products. We have covered the mobile products before, but staff told us that there were new monitors. However, when we checked our databases, we have reported most of them at CES and MWC. The H257U is new to us and … Read more

Wortmann Is Main “Local Hero” Brand in Germany

Wortmann glass design monitor

Wortmann is almost the last remaining German “local hero” PC brand with real momentum – it recently announced that it had achieved sales of €1 billion in 2014 from €850 million in 2013. Sales are increasing outside Germany and the firm told us that it is selling in France, the UK and the Netherlands as … Read more