Super MHL Debuts at CES 2015
MHL used CES 2015 to unveil a solution to providing video to an 8K display. Super MHL is a single cable solution that runs at 36 Gbps!
Koenig: How Long Can Mobiles Last?
Steve Koenig is the CEA’s director of industry analysis and he presented a talk before the official start of CES. He began his time on-stage by asking which technologies are driving device sales? There are seven devices that dominate spending: smartphones; feature phones; tablets; digital cameras; LCD TVs; mobile PCs; and desktop PCs. Smartphones are … Read more
Improving a time-sequential autostereoscopic 3D display
Hee-Jin Choi and his colleagues from the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) have suggested a new method to show glasses-free 3D (autostereoscopic, or AS3D) on an LCD display. Existing AS3D displays effectively show two frames at once, offset from each other and with half the maximum resolution, to produce the 3D effect. Display … Read more
LDM Product Roundup: Volume 22 No 2
BenQ‘s MW665 and MX666 DLP projectors (Display Monitor Vol 2 No 22) have been enhanced with NFC functionality, which BenQ calls ‘tapNshow’. The new models (MW665+ and MX666+) are available worldwide now; price varies by country. A new Casio projector called the Core will be launched at BETT (21st – 24th January) in London this … Read more
Gefen Develops Shock Protection
Two new DVI-over-CAT-X products have been released by Gefen. The DVI ELR (Extra Long Range) Extender over One CAT-5 (EXT-DVI-1CAT5-ELR) can be used to transport DVI signals up to 150m, using HDBaseT technology. Video resolutions can reach 1920 x 1200 and a single CAT-5e or CAT-6 cable is used. The product’s ‘green’ operating mode can … Read more
MDM Product Roundup: Vol 22 No 2
Blackberry has announced a partnership with Boeing to produce an ultra-secure smartphone called the Boeing Black. The phone will only be sold to ‘approved’ customers, each of which will have to sign an agreement not to reveal details of the device to the public. Despite this, we know that the Boeing Black features dual SIM … Read more
Playstation Streaming Set for Samsung
The Playstation Now game streaming service will be available on select Samsung smart TVs this year. The service will initially be available in North America only.
Russia Consolidates Hold on Crimea…With TV
Russia is to spend RUB10 million ($162,500) to set up a DVB-T2 network in Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine last year. According to TV-Digest, the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS) has announced a tender for the Crimean Federal District and city of Sevastopol.
Dixons Competes With Extended Warranty
Dixons Carphone, in the UK, is extending its free warranty offer to high-value products to compete with John Lewis, which has a similar proposition. The free warranty will be applied to top-end TVs, among others. Group CEO Sebastian James said that he thinks the move could double the company’s value by matching the offers of … Read more
Xiaomi Teases Thin Flagship
Xiaomi’s next ‘halo’ product will be unveiled on the 15th January, it is thought. The Chinese company has sent out invitations to an event in Beijing, where it says it will launch a new flagship. There are two possibilities: the Mi 5 smartphone, or the MiPad 2 tablet. Whichever it is will be thin, according … Read more
Sony to Join Large Tablet Makers
12″+ tablets already exist in the market today, from companies including Samsung and Microsoft; Apple has also repeatedly been linked to such a device. Supply chain sources now say that Sony will also develop a large tablet and release it some time in the first half of the year. The price ‘may exceed $1,000’, the … Read more
HD Panel Demand Remains Steady in New Year
Demand for high-definition panels for smartphones will be steady through the Chinese New Year period, say sources in Asia, as vendors continue to promote low-cost handsets. These vendors are building stock for the New Year period, and telecom providers are offering subsidies for HD handsets. Taiwanese panel makers such as Hannstar Display and Chunghwa Picture … Read more
