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LG is obviously deeply committed to OLED TVs, but our first stop on the stand was its OLED smartwatch, the G Watch R. Attracting a lot of attention from consumers, the product is the first smartwatch with a circular face that uses all of the display – which LG has made a big deal of, … Read more
Medion is the consumer brand of Lenovo. This year it was showing several notebook/tablet hybrids designed for mobile and extended use, in the Akoya range. However, our eyes were first caught by the larger displays. A concept 55″ curved UltraHD TV was being shown, production of which will depend upon customer feedback. It is known … Read more
We met with Portrait Displays’ Martin Fishman to catch up on the latest developments in the Technicolor certification programme. Toshiba had highlighted to us that it is now shipping products and the company told us that HP is also shipping 13 consumer models. “The seeds are sprouting”, he said. Despite the talk about wide colour … Read more
Samsung Mobile’s press event, where the Note 4, Note Edge and Gear VR were announced, took place the day before Samsung Electronics’ event. We couldn’t make it, unfortunately, but look for more information in our stand tour! Samsung began its presentation with a video captioned “Meet the curve” – so we felt pretty secure in … Read more
Kaz Hirai, president of Sony, kicked off the Sony press event. After the usual corporate ‘gush’, he talked about the concept of ‘kando’ – or ‘Wow experiences’. Looking back to Hirai’s keynote at CES this year, Hirai admitted, “Maybe I got a bit carried away” – a video tallied his use of the word, totalling … Read more
IFA, as a consumer electronics show, has always been an odd place for Vestel to exhibit, as the only products on display are OEM items, which may not even come to market. The company owns the Finlux CE brand, but does not bring anything from it to IFA. It is notoriously difficult to get anyone … Read more
Apple did not disappoint at its recent event by announcing ‘one more thing’ – the Apple Watch. The name is not the iWatch, as the trademark is held by another company. Nevertheless, the Apple Watch did not disappoint in delivering new ways of use and control. Apple calls it the most personal device it has … Read more
Barco has become a founding member of the International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society. Wim Buyens, SVP of entertainment, is now a member of the 3D Society’s executive committee and board of governors. The Society includes film industry stakeholders such as Panasonic, Dolby, Sony and Dreamworks. Its aim is to advance the ‘creative arts and … Read more
Barco’s 6p laser projector, the DP4K-60L, has won an award for its design and performance at the 2014 Beijing International Radio, TV & Film Equipment Exhibition (BIRTV). Judges particularly highlighted the projector’s high framerate and dynamic range.
The Mediapad X1 is Huawei’s 7″ tablet: the world’s thinnest, the company claims, at 7.18mm. USA-based Cypress Semiconductor says that the thin body is partly enabled by its Truetouch Gen5 TMA568 capacitive touchscreen controller. The controller can handle finger tracking even while a user is wearing thick gloves, supports hover and enables a ‘double tap … Read more
MStar’s HEVC TV SoC will be the first digital TV chip to receive DivX’s HEVC Certification. The Certification means that the SoC can playback HEVC UltraHD video using the DivX codec.
Several new companies have been announced with products using the DivX HEVC solution. TVs from Toshiba (see Product News); LG (UltraHD models); and TCL have been named as using the format. Additionally, Wohler has licensed the MainConcept DivX HEVC SDK, to enable file-based content preparation through the ‘RadiantGrid’ content distribution and transformation platform.
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