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Africa’s smartphone market saw a 7.1% decline in shipments quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q1 2019 to total 21.5 million units, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting firm’s recently published Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows the continent’s two biggest markets – Nigeria and South Africa … Read more
Samsung Electronics announced the global launch of The Wall Luxury at InfoComm 2019 in Orlando, Florida. The latest version of The Wall, Samsung’s bespoke modular Micro LED screen can be custom-tailored to any size and aspect ratio enhancing the interior of the living space. The Wall Luxury brings a new level of immersive viewing and … Read more
Vivitek, a brand of Delta, unveiled its latest projectors and NovoConnect™ solutions at InfoComm 2019. Vivitek will showcase its projection technology with a 360-degree edge-blend display consisting of 15 projectors that circles the interior of its booth — providing an immersive application that illustrates the vivid colors, deep blacks and exceptional quality of Vivitek’s large … Read more
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, declined 13.4% year on year in Q1 2019, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting firm’s Quarterly PCD Tracker shows that shipments fell to a … Read more
The EMEA smartphone market reached 83.7 million units in the first quarter of the year, a 3.3% drop on the same quarter last year — confirming recent trends of a slowing market. According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) latest Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, total value was down more steeply, at $26,780 million at retail value … Read more
Samsung Electronics sponsored the third annual QLED Summit (8K Display Summit) hosted by Insight Media, focusing on the current state and future of 8K display technology at Millennium Times Square, New York City. The Summit offered insights into Samsung’s and other industry experts’ plans for 8K displays, as well as innovations in AI upscaling technology … Read more
In recent news, market forecasts and surveys seem to hint at an uptick in VR market success. Combine this with the continued support from several large players and it seems that the AR / VR train is on its way. As much as some of the data are encouraging, I am still not convinced that … Read more
On June 10, 2019, Barco filed suit against Vivitek Corporation and its parent company Delta Electronics, Inc. in the United States for infringing Barco’s ClickShare patents via their wireless presentation devices, including the LauncherPlus device and the NovoEnterprise unit. Barco also filed suit against Sahara Presentation Systems regarding its Clevershare and Clevertouch Pro products. ClickShare … Read more
Broadcasters, CE companies, equipment manufacturers and service providers met in Washington in late May at the Annual Next Gen TV Conference, to discuss real and anticipated products and services using the new ATSC-3 standard. Welcoming remarks by newly-appointed ATSC President Madeleine Noland described the hallmark features of the standard, which include bandwidth efficiency, Internet alignment, … Read more
Samsung Electronics announced its new 27-inch CRG5(C27RG5) gaming monitor, the latest in Samsung’s line of curved gaming monitors. The CRG5 delivers innovative new gaming features including a lightning-fast 240Hz refresh rate and NVIDIA G-SYNC compatibility — providing a powerful combination of unparalleled picture quality and speed for intense gameplay. “Samsung’s delivering next-level gaming experiences with … Read more
Kramer Electronics and Sony Electronics Inc. announced the integration of Kramer Control BRAINware into Sony’s BZ35F series of BRAVIA™ 4K HDR professional displays. The control processor software turns the already impressive displays into the centerpiece of any AV installation with game changing control, automation and analytics features. The software-based control solution makes it innately scalable … Read more
The SMPTE suite of standards defining Media over IP, ST-2110-x, is largely approved and in place. This suite of standards, in theory, allows system components from multiple vendors to work together to deliver professional video production and distribution using Internet protocol (IP) connections. In the past, this professional video production has been done by components … Read more
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