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CinemaNext and French Cinema Exhibitor Megarama Announce Agreement for 110+ Barco Laser Projectors

CinemaNext, the European specialist in cinema exhibitor services, and French cinema circuit Megarama announced a large-scale agreement for the sale and installation of a minimum of 110 state-of-the-art Barco Laser projectors at 15 of the circuit’s current sites and upcoming new cinema builds through 2021. Per the agreement, CinemaNext will oversee the replacement of “Series … Read more

Taking the Limits Off of Productivity: MMD Unveils the Philips 241B7QUBHEB and 272B7QUBHEB Hybrid USB Docking Monitors

MMD, the leading display specialist and brand license partner for Philips monitors, announces the launch of the Philips 241B7QUBHEB 24” and 272B7QUBHEB 27” LCD monitors, both with a USB dock. Designed with today’s professionals in mind, these monitors bring together a host of time-saving, productivity-enhancing features to simplify and facilitate the workday. From the flexibility … Read more

Can iPad OS Save the Tablet Market?

In case you missed it… IDC’s recent personal computing device tracker reckons traditional PCs and tablets to drop 3% in 2019 (shipments) and revenue will remain flat. ($237B). And, yes, you are exercising very good judgement if your next thought was that prices are going up… (ASP’s up about 2.6%) in 2019 to compensate (or … Read more

IDC Expects Asia/Pacific* Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending to Reach USD 70.2 Billion in 2023

Asia/Pacific* spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) will reach USD7.5 billion in 2019, recording an increase of more than 100% from the previous year, according to the latest IDC Worldwide Semiannual Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending Guide. IDC expects consumer and enterprise/commercial segments spending in AR/VR products and services to grow at a … Read more

Technology to Reduce OLED Display Power Consumption is Under Development

An international team of researchers headed by Kensuke Kimura of the Surface and Interface Science Laboratory, RIKEN (Wako, Japan) is developing a technology that has the potential to enable lower energy consumption in OLED displays. A recent publication by the team is entitled “Selective triplet exciton formation in a single molecule.” It was published in … Read more

Squeezing the Sponge: Premium TV Sets of the Near Future

My wife, Arlette, used to say my brain was like a sponge that’s been floating in dishwater. You’re not sure what it’s absorbing but sometimes you squeeze it and something interesting comes out. Recently I’ve been watching, interviewing, discussing, and writing about premium television sets and the panels that go into them. Let’s squeeze the … Read more

Zytronic Technology Provides Interface for Japanese Bus Travellers

Zytronic, a leading manufacturer of large format, durable and customised Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT™ and MPCT™) touch sensors, has announced that digital signage kiosk designer and manufacturer HYOJITO, has selected Zyfilm and ZXY100 touch controllers for its 75” multilingual travel information kiosks installed on behalf of Nara Kotsu bus Lines Co. in Japan. The large … Read more

Leyard To Open EMEA Headquarters and Showroom in Germany, along with New Showrooms in Dubai and Moscow

Leyard, a global leader in visualization products, announced it relocated its EMEA headquarters and showroom to Reutlingen, Germany, formerly eyevis’ headquarters, and opened new showrooms in Dubai and Moscow. “The Leyard EMEA headquarters and showroom benefits from Reutlingen as a leading economic region not only in Germany but also Europe, and coincides with the full … Read more

LG G8s ThinQ Combines Best Of G Series With Features Popular Among Customers In Global Markets

LG Electronics (LG) is bringing the exceptional user experience of the G series to customers in more regions with the introduction of the LG G8SThinQ. The LG G8SThinQ is the perfect choice for consumers seeking a premium smartphone, offering many of the stand-out features and technologies applied to the flagship LG G8ThinQ with unique touches … Read more

[Invitation] Samsung Galaxy UNPACKED 2019: The Next Galaxy

On August 7, Samsung Electronics will unveil new devices designed to take the Galaxy ecosystem’s connectivity to the next level. The reveal will take place at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event in New York. Live streaming of the event will be available at www.news.samsung.com/global, www.samsungmobilepress.com, www.samsung.com/galaxy and www.samsung.com.