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Toshiba is Re-Assessing its US TV Plans

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Toshiba did not announce any new TVs at CES earlier this month; a surprising move for a company that has been in the US market for several decades. It appears that this may have been a wholly deliberate move. Twice received a statement in early January from Toshiba Information Systems, stating: ‘Toshiba Corporation is currently … Read more

Sling TV Takes Home Top Honors at the 2015 International CES, Wins Engadget’s “Best of the Best” Award

Sling TV L.L.C. today announced it received awards from Digital Trends, Engadget, GottaBe Mobile, Mashable, PCMag.com, Reviewed.com, Techlicious, TechnoBuffalo, TechRadar and The Verge at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Sling TV is a live, over-the-top television service that will be available to customers nationwide in the first quarter of 2015. “We’re humbled to … Read more

NEC Display’s ‘Ticket to Digital’ Program Paves Way for Theaters to Make Conversion to Digital

NEC Display Solutions of America announced today a special financing program to help the remaining 1,000 screens at movie theaters across America make the conversion to digital cinema. Called the “Ticket to Digital” program, NEC Display is teaming up with Element Financial to include 100 percent of the technology necessary to convert to digital requirements, plus … Read more

Hisense Curved ULED2 Appears on the Market, Adopts Quantum Dots Technology

Known for its product advantages such as high color gamut, high dynamic range, high definition and high FPS, Hisense ULED TV has been popular with consumers since it appeared on the market. The upcoming upgraded G2 products also appeared at CES 2015. From the live contrast demo, it could be seen directly that, compared with its predecessor, this newcomer … Read more

New tech for work, home & play amazes at record-setting ShowStoppers press event at CES

New technologies that make life better at work, home and play rocketed out of ShowStoppers @ CES 2015, the largest-ever new-product showcase produced in 22 years of ShowStoppers press events. Setting new records, the 11th annual edition of ShowStoppers @ CES featured news and new products from 128 industry leaders, startups and innovators – and almost … Read more

Qualcomm and Wearable Devices

Wearable devices were a major topic at CES with many companies showing products for this developing market. Qualcomm, as one of the key suppliers for mobile devices today, has a natural interest in all products that will influence and interact with smartphones. While wearable devices were not the most important topic for the Qualcomm press … Read more

Dr. Jon Likes LG’s super-wide, high-res, IPS LED Monitor

LG’s super-wide, high-res, IPS LED Monitor Nearly three feet of desktop make this the ultimate gaming monitor Jon Peddie Why is this the ultimate gamer monitor? Wide field of view – the more you can see the more you can shoot. High-contrast IPS display. Non-glare (not shiny) screen. Input for every high-speed high-bandwidth source available, … Read more

TCL Transitions From Manufacture to Entertainment

Li Dongsheng, TCL’s CEO, greeted the assembled journalists at the company’s press conference. The room was quiet when we arrived as most of the press was queueing for its lunch – although TCL had kindly laid out a spread as well. TCL is now selling almost 30 million TVs annually. The company has 75,000 employees … Read more

Industry Stakeholders Form UHD Alliance

The formation of the UHD Alliance was announced the day before CES officially began. A collaboration between Hollywood studios, consumer electronics brands, post-production and technology companies, the Alliance aims to establish standards for UltraHD and higher video, focusing on ‘better pixels’ (HDR, wide colour gamut, immersive 3D audio, etc). Samsung, LG, Sharp, Sony and Panasonic were among … Read more