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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 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
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
Generator Research has produced an interesting analysis of Apple’s pricing strategy for the new Apple Watch, which will start to become available later next month priced between $350 and $15,000. Apple has set the prices at these levels so that it can achieve an average selling price of around $600+, the price Apple achieves for … Read more
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
LG had a section of the API booth, but also had a meeting room in the IC building in the middle of the Messe where the desktop monitor business was demonstrating its new range. The team was in positive mood as it has been very successful with selling 21:9 monitors – as we reported in … Read more
ViewSonic’s VG2437Smc monitor is designed to support video conferencing, with an integrated 2MP webcam, noise-cancelling microphone and dual 2W speakers. The firm estimates that video conferencing use will grow by 16% this year. Designed for use (in conjunction with a suitable PC) with Microsoft Lync, Skype, Google Hangouts, Cisco Jabber and Webex, Citrix Gotomeeting and … Read more
Philips released a huge amount of information on its 2015 TVs this week, which we first saw at CES (Philips Goes All-Out With Android). We have collated additional information into tables, below, but Philips has not finalised specifications yet.
We hadn’t expected Intel to provide a CeBIT highlight, but it turned out that one of the most interesting products was shown there. We started on the Intel booth (which was staffed by many of its partners including Fujitsu, HP, Dell and others) by looking at WiDi Pro. First, we wanted to understand how it … Read more
BenQ had a booth with API, but it was one of the biggest and best staffed. We were guided around the booth by industry veteran, Thomas Müller. Part of the booth showed the POS, stretch and LFD displays that the firm had shown at ISE (BenQ Clear in B2B Push). It’s still early in this … Read more
We have been documenting the decline of CeBIT for quite a few years, now (I’ve seen the arc over 30 or more years – Man. Ed.). It grew out of the Hannover Fair, which covers many industries, in the 1980s and was a huge success in the ’90s. However, many of the top PC hardware … Read more
Panasonic is preparing to bring the new DZ780 DLP projector series, which was introduced at ISE (Panasonic Emphasises Strength & Reliability), to market in April. These are low-noise 1DLP models with dual lamps. They are intended to be used 24/7, in public display and signage environments, as well as rental and staging. Instead of fans, … Read more
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