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Sceptre’s E505BV-FMQR 49.5″ LCD TV is a new Roku Ready model, with an MHL port. It features a particularly high contrast ratio for a TV, as well as a swivel base (+/- 15 deg ) and a parental control system. Additionally, the TV is Energy Star 6.1-certified and can show 3D content. The E505BV-FMQR has … Read more
IHS analyst Tom Hackenberg opened the Sensor Technologies session of TGM by discussing the role of sensors in achieving situational intelligence. Tom likened the situational intelligence of an electronic device to the human intuition for people. He then went on to assess the extent of situational intelligence asking, “How is it Intelligent?” Hackenberg introduced the … Read more
Sony Mobile in Germany has named Jürgen Strätker as sales manager in the region.
Well, this is new. LG is really pursuing the idea that the smartphone is the most personal device that people own, with its new lineup of ‘Aka’ (pronounced Aw-kuh) handsets. Each of the four models has its own ‘personality’. The yellow model is a romantic called Eggy; the white, which speaks in slang, is known … Read more
A tip sent to Phone Arena claims that Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5 phablet will have a 5.9″ OLED display with UltraHD resolution – equal to 746ppi. The display will enter productionby August 2015. Display Daily Comments Samsung Display confirmed in January that it is working on an UltraHD OLED display for smartphones (Display Monitor Vol. … Read more
Touch panel manufacturer Wintek suffered another blow in October as it reported a 20% year on year fall in sales for the month to NT$5.7 billion ($186.3 million). Sales for the first 10 months of the year were flat at NT$60.3 billion ($1.9 billion). The company recently applied to a local court for financial restructuring … Read more
Market Intelligence – The wearable market is forecast to reach around 108M devices by 2018 with growth following the doubling from just under 20M devices in 2014 to over 40M next year and with revenue moving from $2B to $16B by the end of that time period. However, despite the impressive growth in the space, … Read more
OLED – LG Display will ramp up its M2 OLED-TV panel line next month, according to a report in South Korea’s ET News quoted in English on November 11 by Amy Fan and Alex Wolfgram in Digitimes. As previously reported, the new $640 million line is expected to have a monthly capacity of 34,000 units, … Read more
4K – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® announced that the licensing agreement for logos for use by manufacturers to designate 4K Ultra High-Definition TVs (4K Ultra HD or 4K UHD), monitors and projectors for the home is now available. CEA also announced the availability of logo licensing agreements for promotional and educational use by retailers, buying groups, … Read more
3D Displays – CVision 3D (Shenzhen, Taipei, and Los Angeles) has launched a kickstarter campaign to raise $20K to further the development of 3D displays for use in smartphones and tablets. As of November 11, they had raised just $1K of the goal with 15 days to go. The approach features a thin film parallax … Read more
3D – I had the chance to visit Magnetic 3D’s offices in downtown Manhattan and speak to Magnetic’s CEO Tom Zerega. Magnetic 3D is a developer and manufacturer of autostereoscopic displays from 22″ to 55″. The company is busy developing new products for a variety of applications. While Magnetic 3D was mainly known for developing … Read more
Broadcast & Distribution – The term “Evolve or Die” may have even more meaning today than when uttered to the broadcast industry some years ago by the FCC Chairman. Things are so ripe for rapid change now that we are likely to look back on this period someday and gasp at the changes set in … Read more
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