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The HP Stream 7 and Stream 8 are new 7″ and 8″ tablet PCs with full cloud connectivity. While local storage is minimal (32GB, expandable with micro-SD), each has access to 1TB of Microsoft OneDrive and Office 365 Personal for a year Lack of WiFi is no problem, says HP, as the Stream 8 is … Read more
While smartphones’ front-facing cameras have often been outclassed by those on the rear, recent months have seen a change in this trend. The latest smartphone to pack a powerful front camera is the HTC Desire Eye, a 5.2″ model with 13MP cameras on both sides. Despite the matched resolution, the cameras are not identical. The … Read more
A new line of tablets, including updates to last year’s Yoga Tablet, have been shown off by Lenovo. As well as Stand, Hold and Tilt modes, the Yoga Tablet 2 adds a ‘Hang’ mode, which does exactly what it says: enables users to hang the tablet to display content, using a hole in the kickstand. … Read more
Tesco’s Hudl2 tablet, successor to last year’s Hudl (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 37), features a larger screen – but correspondingly higher price. A deeper integration with Tesco services comes with Blinkbox and My Tesco, so owners can see their Clubcard points and shop online. Eight different colours are available, with a range of accessories … Read more
Barco is working with Belgium’s Kinepolis to brings its panoramic, three-screen cinema concept, Barco Escape (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37), to Europe. Visitors to Kinepolis’ locations in Antwerp and Brussels can now watch The Maze Runner using the technology.
A working Apple-1 – the first pre-assembled computer (actually just a motherboard) ever sold – will go on sale on 22nd October at Bonhams. The board is one of only 15 that have been turned on since the year 2000; most recently in August. It is expected to be auctioned for between $300,000 and $500,000.
Korea’s new Lotte Cinema World Tower, in Seoul, is the country’s largest multiplex, with 21 screens and 4,600 seats – and multiple Christie cinema products. These include Solaria-series projectors (CP2215, CP2220, CP2230 and CP4230); Vive Audio; ACT digital cinema control systems; and Christie’s integrated media block. Installation was undertaken by local partner Eugenetek Corporation.
Coretronic’s revenue for last month slipped 5.2% from August to just over NT$7 billion ($230.2 million), though this was 9.1% higher than September last year. Sales for the third quarter grew 3% from Q2 and 15.2% from Q3 2013 to NT$21.7 billion ($713.6 million), bringing sales for the year so far to NT$61.8 billion ($2 … Read more
German state media authorities in Bavaria and Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein have approved BSkyB’s proposal to buy 57.4% of Sky Deutschland, as part of its Sky Europe plans. The approval follows a recent general meeting where 96% of BSkyB
Gitex is an interesting event for us. The main show is on communications and IT, while part of one of the major halls is labelled as Infocomm MEA and covers audio-visual. The Infocomm part of the show seemed to be quieter than most of the show. Gitex is really important for the region of Middle … Read more
We’ve been reporting on Aiptek of Taiwan for more than 10 years and on its activities in pico projectors for six years. At Gitex, the company was proudly showing off the P70 Android 4.4 tablet with an integrated 854 x 480 DLP-based pico-projector. The complete unit weighs 400gms and has output of 50 ANSI lumens. … Read more
Because part of the show in Dubai is marked as “Infocomm” (and has its own business model), there was lots of emphasis on large displays and LFD LCDs. However, there was very little discussion about desktop monitors. That changed when we went on the Dell booth. Pride of place was given to the new 34″ … Read more
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