Planar Systems Promotes US Sales Director
Planar Systems has promoted Jeff Smith to director of sales for the central US region. Smith has over 30 years of experience in the ProAV industry.
Jins Eyewear Reaches USA
Japanese company Jins is bringing its Jins Meme smart eyewear (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 21) to the US market. The glasses do not contain a display; instead, they are a head-mounted input device. Head and eye direction and movements can be detected and used to control mobile apps.
Prestigio Goes Quad-Core
The Multiphone 5550 Duo smartphone, from Prestigio, is a 5.5″ model with a large, 3,000mAh battery. Protected by Gorilla Glass 3, the display has 1280 x 720 resolution and uses an IPS panel. A 1.3GHz quad-core Mediatek processor runs Android 4.4 and utilises 1GB of RAM. The phone has a Mali-400MP GPU, supports two SIM cards … Read more
NPD Looks at Wearables and Fitness
NPD held its annual event at CES and we have reported and enjoyed it for a number of years. We loved it in years gone by when Ross Young of DisplaySearch made his “death by powerpoint” talks, but I guess we’re in a minority! These days, the events have become much more about opinion, as … Read more
Toshiba is Re-Assessing its US TV Plans
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
Tablet and Smartphone Markets on Different Paths
Smartphones and tablets have been the darlings of the CE industry for the last few years. While smartphones took over the growing mobile phone market in one swift motion, tablets have often been seen as the PC killer over the last few years. Up until last year growth rates of both devices were among the highest ever … 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
