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Sharp has denied reports that it is considering merging its display business with Japan Display Inc. (JDI), saying that it believes its technology has an advantage over its competitors. Reuters quoted Norikazu Hohshi, the head of Sharp’s device business, as saying, “Looking at our overall display business, including our medium and large-sized screen operations, we … Read more
Screen Innovations in the US, which specialises in the “two-piece” projection industry (of screen and projector), has joined Azione Unlimited, the education/buying group for custom retailers and integrators.
Ateme has developed a new transcoder that is claimed to double HEVC file processing speed. The Titan File is applicable to both large and small screens; it ‘improves…video quality and bandwidth efficiency’ of content delivery to TVs, tablets, smartphones, consoles and PCs over managed networks or the internet. The transcoder can be used for VoD … Read more
Connectivity solutions provider Gefen ups its switching game with the release of its new Multi-Format Processor (EXT-MFP). This simple to use, single box solution provides ample source switching, format conversion with automatic scaling and independent digital and analog audio routing with comprehensive mobile control options. It is ideal for any installation supporting a mix of … Read more
Mersive, a leading provider of software-based collaboration solutions, today announced the newest addition to its product line, the Solstice Pod, a turnkey wireless media streaming solution for improved collaboration in meeting rooms and classrooms. By combining Solstice software with a cost-effective, high-performance hardware platform, the turnkey solution can be offered at breakthrough prices – $799 … Read more
HD Guru has managed to find prices for all of Samsung’s 2014 UltraHD TVs. These ‘JU’ models are separate to the UN65JS9500 ($8,000) that was introduced at CES. The top-end is the JU7500 series (UNxxJU7500), which are curved. These TVs have a 120Hz refresh rate, edge-LED backlight with local dimming, Samsung’s ‘Wide Colour Enhancer Plus’, … Read more
In an event at its headquarters in Tokyo, Sharp has demonstrated a capacitive touch technology that is sensitive enough to register individual brush strokes. Photo credit: IDG News ServiceA special brush, with capacitive fibres, was used by Sharp staff at the demonstration to ‘draw’ on a 70″ LCD display. They wrote a series of Chinese … Read more
According to the latest report from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG, online sales of non-food products in the UK grew by 8.3% in February compared to a year earlier. The proportion of non-food sales purchased online was 17.5%, which is an increase of 0.9% over February 2014. The BRC said that there were some … Read more
Fraunhofer COMEDD has developed colour-tunable OLED lighting panels, and showed them off at the recent LOPEC event in Munich, Germany. Photo credit: OLED-InfoColour tunability is the feature most desired by lighting designers after flexibility, according to Fraunhofer. The organisation uses a stacked approach, with blue and yellow emitters on top of each other. This means … Read more
The Verge claims that Google is planning to release an update to Android Wear that will bring Wi-Fi support to devices running the OS. Other smaller updates will add gesture control and UI changes.
Last year, HTC offered a lower-priced version of the One M8 smartphone called the One E8; it sacrificed the metal body for plastic, as well as losing the duo camera. The HTC One E9, spotted at China’s TENAA certification centre, was originally thought to be the 2015 variant – but closer examination reveals some key … Read more
Netflix, according to The Hollywood Reporter, has shot season three of its original programme, House of Cards, in 6k resolution. Netflix apparently used cameras from Red to accomplish the high-resolution challenge, with Encore handling post-production. Each hour-long episode is roughly 5.5TB (!) in size, although UltraHD versions – a mere 2.5TB – will be delivered … Read more
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