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Xara has released a new version of its all-in-one graphic design package, Designer Pro X10. Since 1994, when Xara first launched its vector graphics design tool, this piece of software has rivalled products from Adobe and CorelDraw. Xara combines functionality with ease of use as well as value for money. Xara’s fast and flexible performance … Read more
After showing off its SED-E1 augmented reality headset at IFA and CES, Sony has now announced that the SmartEyeglass Developer Edition is going on sale in selected markets on 10th March, 2015. The first markets are Japan, US, UK and Germany and the device is now on pre-order in the UK and Germany. It will … Read more
Panasonic has shown a VR headset prototype, with an OLED display, at a private show in Japan. The unit shows an omnidirectional image that follows head movements, similar to the Oculus Rift. Panasonic’s prototype had a 90° viewing angle and 75fps frame rate. According to the Nikkei, a decision has not yet been made about … Read more
TDMaverick has signed a new pan-European agreement with LG to offer the company’s full range of business and commercial displays. This will include video wall panels, large format displays ranging from 47″-105″, transflective technology and interactive displays.
SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced that its German HD platform HD+ continued to grow successfully in 2014, reaching more than three million households at the end of 2014. At 31 December 2014, 1.65 million households were paying for the service, an increase of 17 percent compared to the previous year (at 31 December 2013). … Read more
US website SlashGear has revealed details of a Chromecast-like streaming dongle from Qualcomm. The high-spec device is based on the Snapdragon chipset with a full Android operating system and can support 4k video.
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), 107.5 million smartphones were shipped to China in 2014Q4, representing a 2% Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ) growth. This culminates to 420.7 million smartphones being shipped to China in 2014. The market also picked up in 2014Q4, where it saw a Year-on-Year (YoY) growth of 19% in 2014Q4 as compared to … Read more
While LG is leading the charge to bring OLEDs to the consumer TV market, firms like Primeview are working hard to bring the technology to commercial and professional applications ranging from military and aerospace, to broadcast and control rooms, to high-end retailers. At ISE 2015, the company launched the new 55” OLED panel with HDBaseT … Read more
In the flurry of news from CES, we did not get a chance to delve deeply into an announcement of a new glass called Iris that was revealed by Corning (Corning Stays Ahead in Display Glass). In a conversation with John Bayne, general manager and vice president, Corning High Performance Displays and Advanced Glass Innovations, … Read more
Seho Park, Samsung’s lead IT and mobile engineer, has written a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/nzvhwbz) on wireless charging – heavily implying that the technology will be a feature of the Galaxy S6. He writes that, “It is expected that 2015 will be a landmark year for the growth of wireless charging deployment… With our upcoming Galaxy … Read more
I’ve just got to the end of editing our report on the ISE show – a great event now for large displays and audio visual. After last year’s event, the key message was that small pixel pitch LED had started to get very interesting. This year, the whole circus has moved on. Unilumin 138 inch … Read more
ViewSonic has extended its commercial monitor warranty to four years, to better match its customers’ PC replacement cycles. Warranties can be extended for a cost.
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