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Vaio, now an independent company after being spun out of Sony (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 27), has announced its first new products, with a return to the premium ‘Z’ series. The Vaio Z and Z Canvas are hybrid units, with 13.3″ and 12.1″ displays. The Z can take on notebook, tablet and viewing (screen … Read more
Deutsche Bahn has launched a pilot project at the Berlin Südkreuz railway station, trialling high-brightness touch screens and beacon technology. Six dual-sided totems, each with 3,000 cd/m² of brightness and 1920 x 1080 resolution, are in use. The beacons use Bluetooth to communicate with passengers within 100m, who have downloaded a special app. The beacons … Read more
An LG source has told Pocket-Lint that the G4 smartphone will not be launched at MWC next month; instead, the company’s next flagship will not make an appearance until April. LG will use the extra time to perfect the phone.
Notebook shipments at LCFC (Hefei) Electronics, a joint venture between Lenovo and Compal, will not be ramped higher in the next fiscal year, say sources in the supply chain. The decision was taken due to higher-than-expected shipments in fiscal 2015, expected to be about 23 million units: 15% higher than the 20-million-unit target.
Qualcomm has confirmed that it is developing a reference design for an UltraHD dongle, using its own Snapdragon 800 chipset (Qualcomm Hopes to Grow Content Availability With Dongle). The stick appears to use Android and support LTE Broadcast. It will also be able to use 5GHz frequencies to create a localised LTE area, increasing the … Read more
According to an article in Nikkei Technology, Masa Corp has shown a smartglass device developed specifically for golfers. The article shows a look around design that provides the golfer with specific information related to his game, such as distance to the pin, data on the green, etc. Source: Nikkei Technology According to the report, the … Read more
LG will announce its newest smartwatch at MWC in March 2015. The Urbane watch is made from full metal and is designed for the “sophisticated and cosmopolitan wearer”. It follows in the footsteps of the LG Watch R which the company released in the fall of 2014 and which is aimed at sports oriented users. … Read more
Talk about virtual reality often focuses on the display aspect and the challenges for the potential user. However, the content driving such devices will be more important than the resolution, brightness or any other technology feature. In this respect, an article in Hypergrid Business discusses the option to use such technology in house of worship … Read more
ASUS today announced the elegant and powerful ZenBook UX305, which is the world’s slimmest 13.3-inch ultraportable laptop at 0.48-inch thin. The UX305 weighs 2.6lbs and features crisp and vibrant in-plane switching (IPS) anti-glare displays. Powered by the all-new Intel® Core™ M processor for seamless multitasking and standard solid state storage, the UX305 is the ultimate … Read more
ŠKODA UK brought to life its third-generation Fabia model at an innovative week-long augmented reality experience at London Waterloo Station. From Monday 9th to Friday 13th February 2015, more than two million commuters at the country’s busiest railway station were invited to customise their very own ŠKODA Fabia to reflect their individual personalities. Once they … Read more
We’re still adjusting to Peerless as a supplier of displays as well as its (at least to us) traditional business of mounts and stands. There was lots to see at ISE. The Peerless Wireless sender supports HDMI and analogue videoWe started by looking at a wireless display controller, the HD Flow. The controller system can … Read more
Thought the capture of 180° and 360° video content was a recent phenomenon driven by the capabilities of the Oculus Rift and Samsung GearVR? BigLook360 did its first production way back in 1999 and just recently shot the NBA All-Star game in the format. Content should be ready for viewing on the GearVR at the … Read more
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