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VoIP from Aurora Multimedia and AptoVision

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In my Display Daily on February 11, I discussed the (slow) progress on open standards for Video over IP (VoIP). I mentioned that one of the barriers to open standard VoIP is the existence of proprietary VoIP solutions. One such solution comes from Aurora Multimedia (Morganville, NJ) and is called by the trademarked name IPBaseT. … Read more

Smart TV Alliance Toolkit Adds Version 4.0 Spec & Smart Home Support

Smart TV application developers can develop apps faster with the new Smart TV Alliance software development kit. New and updated toolkit features help developers reach the Alliance’s 58 million compatible smart TVs in a single, integrated process through the Smart TV Alliance Common Developer Portal. SDK 4.0 includes support for the most recent Version 4.0 … Read more

Kyocera Enters European Mobile Phone Market with Ultra-Rugged 4G LTE Smartphone

Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) a Japan-based global enterprise engaged in numerous high-tech fields, announced today the launch of the new TORQUE (KC-S701) — an ultra-rugged 4G LTE smartphone certified with the United States Military Standard (MIL-STD-810G) in 11 categories. Marking the company’s entrance in the European mobile phone market, the new model is the latest in … Read more

TVs and Tablets to Dominate OLED Share

OLED panel revenue fell 4% YoY in 2014, says Korea’s UBI Research, due to low sales of the Galaxy S5. Additionally, many TV manufacturers -including Samsung – are now looking at quantum dot LCD TVs, rather than OLED models, as the ‘next-generation’ of display technology. In its new 2015 OLED Display Annual Report, UBI predicts … Read more

Toshiba to Compete in Signage Software

ISE 2015 was only Toshiba’s second time at the show, although it had a good location in Hall 4. As well as new displays, the company was also demonstrating a new release of signage software developed for its own displays. The TD-X and TD-M range are video wall displays with very narrow (3.5mm) bezels. The … Read more

LG G3 and Google Cardboard Bring Mobile Virtual Reality to Everyday Life

LG Electronics (LG) and Google are making virtual reality (VR) more accessible to mainstream consumers. LG today announced a free VR for G3 giveaway for customers who purchase new LG G3 smartphones. LG’s VR for G3 works with Google Cardboard and enables G3 owners to experience a variety of VR-compatible apps and games that they … Read more

Lenovo Announces New CIO

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Lenovo has appointed Qingtong Zhou as the company’s new CIO. Zhou currently serves as Lenovo’s head of strategy and planning and is replacing Xiaoyan Wang, who becomes senior vice president of a newly created, yet-to-be-named, centralised services organization. In addition, Ken Wong, formerly vice president and general manager, Asia Pacific Emerging Markets region, has been … Read more

HP DreamColor Display Developers Receive Academy Award

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has recognised the HP DreamColor Display and its developers with the Scientific and Engineering Award (Academy Plaque) for the impact it has made in film, providing affordable, consistent and stable colour throughout the film production process. John Frederick, Bob Myers, Karl Rasche and Tom Lianza were recognised … Read more

Acer Reports 6% YoY January Sales Growth

Acer saw sales in January increase 5.8% year on year to NT$22.7 billion ($719.6 million). The company also announced the completion of its second public offering of 300 million common shares, raising a total of NT$5.4 billion ($180 million). The funds will be used to pay down bank loans, to finance the Euro Convertible Bons … Read more

BenQ Projector Reaches Yearly Historical High Projector Market Share in Europe

BenQ, a leading European projector brand, is proud to announce another ground-breaking achievement: 2014 was a memorable year for BenQ as it reached yearly historical high market share of 18.8% in the European projector business securing its No.1 Global DLP projector position. In 12 European countries BenQ is ranked as No.1, and 21 countries in … Read more

ViewSonic Takes DLP Into 3LCD Territory

A big part of ViewSonic’s presence at ISE revolved around the PJD6 ‘Lightstream’ projectors (ViewSonic Introduces Projectors with Improved Colour). We have covered these before, but to recap: they are DLP units with 3,200 – 3,800 lumens of brightness and 1.5 – 1.97:1 throw ratios. All Lightstream projectors feature an integrated compartment on the front … Read more