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Samsung Takes the Home Entertainment Experience Outdoors with the Latest Lifestyle TV and Soundbar, The Terrace

Samsung Electronics announced the expansion of its award-winning lifestyle Home Entertainment portfolio with the addition of The Terrace, its first outdoor 4K QLED TV and accompanying soundbar. The Terrace is a Samsung Smart TV that is specifically designed to bring the full indoor entertainment experience outside. A consumer model of The Terrace is launching in … Read more

Bloomberg Media and Samsung Partner to Bring Bloomberg TV+ to Millions of Viewers in Full 4K UHD on Samsung TV Plus

Bloomberg Media today launched Bloomberg TV+, a premium video experience and first 4K UHD channel that combines the power of Bloomberg data and trusted business and finance programming, on Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free Smart TV video service that delivers instant access to over 120 free channels in news, sports, entertainment and more. Available on … Read more

With Ultra-Thin Glass, Schott Leads the Way

Now that consumer electronics companies have decided the world is hungry for smartphones that fold, display makers have developed an equal appetite for ultra-thin glass (UTG). Since it is glass, UTG has admirable optical qualities for the front layer of an OLED display, and it’s ultra-thinness makes it flexible. In addition UTG, like thicker glasses, … Read more

Revan Product can Add HUD Capability to any Motorcycle Helmet

A team of Korean developers operating under the name OWLFS, Inc. is developing an interesting HUD-based display system that can be applied to almost any motorcycle helmet. The product is called Revan and it can be used to provide a wide range of safety, informational and entertainment related capabilities to motorcycle riders. The company makes … Read more

LG to Further Diversify TV Production for a More Efficient, Global Footprint

At a time when many other manufacturers are cutting back, LG Electronics (LG) is expanding its TV business with an eye on further diversifying its production footprint and stepping up capacity. The key component of this strategy will be LG’s Cibitung facility in Indonesia which will become the company’s new regional hub, taking over two … Read more

COVID-19 Will Continue to Affect IT Spending in Europe This Year, With Transportation and Leisure Businesses Struggling Most

According to the latest release of the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide ICT Spending Guide Industry and Company Size, 2020, May (V1 2020) release, European IT spending (including software, hardware, and IT services) will decline 4.7% in 2020 and reach $487 billion as the COVID-19 crisis continues to loom over the European economy. Although many … Read more

UHD Tracker Service Reveals Interesting Trends

The Ultra HD Forum has spent several years developing a UHD tracking service that they recently discussed in a wide-ranging webinar and panel discussion produced by the DVB (Digital Video Broadcast) organization. The database tracks over 150 commercial UHD service offerings with 21 fields of data, although not all are visible to the public on … Read more

Changhong is All In on 8K

Chinese TV maker Changhong had a special launch event last month in China where it disclosed its plans to launch 5 series of 8K TVs. These models will launch first in China, but Changhong is a huge TV exporter so expect these to be rolled out worldwide soon thereafter as well. In January 2020, Changhong … Read more

Is it Time to Standardize Metadata in the Broadcast Environment?

The addition of metadata in the capturing, production and distribution of file-based content has been a thing for years that has aided in reducing errors and production time while maintaining creative intent to the end user. But broadcasts and producers of live content have not used, and in fact, have resisted the introduction of metadata … Read more

ePaper Displays in 2020 – a Market Snapshot

Most people when they think about ePaper displays immediate think about E Ink. E Ink Holdings (EIH) has been very successful in bringing its ePaper displays to the market – and today these are prevalent in e-readers, electronic shelf labels, e-notebooks and many other applications. While EIH indeed has a clear leadership in the ePaper … Read more

TCL 9 Series RAY•DANZ Soundbar with Dolby Atmos Receives iF DESIGN AWARD 2020 For Its Unique Design Featuring TCL’s Innovative Acoustic Reflector Technology

TCL Electronics, one of the leading players in the global TV industry and a leading consumer electronics company, underlines its commitment to sound technology innovation as the TCL 9 Series RAY•DANZ soundbar with Dolby Atmos receives the iF DESIGN AWARD 2020 for its unique design of innovative acoustic reflector technology. The TCL RAY•DANZ Soundbar with … Read more