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A group of the world’s leading display technology brands have come together at CES 2019 to form a new industry organization: The 8K Association (8KA). Founding companies for the 8KA include leading panel supplier AU Optronics (AUO) along with consumer electronics giants Hisense, Panasonic, Samsung Electronics and TCL Electronics. Panel supplier Samsung Display is also … Read more
I’m at CES, in the middle of the press day and I did think about writing about the first impressions, but I’ll leave that for later in the week. In the meantime, there was an interesting item of news in early December that I have been meaning to write about. The news was that AT&T … Read more
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.announced it will offer iTunes Movies and TV Shows and Apple AirPlay 2 support on 2019 Samsung Smart TV models beginning this spring. Support on 2018 Samsung Smart TVs will be made available via firmware update. In an industry first, a new iTunes Movies and TV Shows app will debut only on … Read more
According to an upcoming report from Strategy Analytics, worldwide sales of smart displays, a sub segment of the wider smart speaker market, will grow 111% in 2019 to reach 16.9 million units. The report will forecast that more than 12 million homes will own a smart display by the end of this year, rising to … Read more
VIZIO, Inc. announced the latest iteration of its easy-to-use smart TV experience, VIZIO SmartCast 3.0, which will offer unparalleled value to consumers through new seamless integrations, features and content offerings. With support for Apple AirPlay 2, millions of VIZIO SmartCast users can effortlessly play videos, music, photos and more directly from their iPhone, iPad and … Read more
Samsung Electronics introduced its latest innovations in modular Micro LED display technology during its annual First Look CES event at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The revolutionary new Micro LED technology designs featured at the event included: a new 75” display, a 219” The Wall as well as other various groundbreaking sizes, … Read more
The HDMI 2.1 Specification was released in November 2017 and manufacturers of several products including semiconductors, TVs, AVRs, soundbars, and game consoles have made announcements on upcoming releases supporting the specification. HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc. (HDMI LA) reports that CES 2019 will see many more announcements covering a broad range of product categories. “In one … Read more
VIZIO, Inc. announced its 2019 4K HDR smart TV collection, featuring its most captivating assortment of premium picture quality technologies ever. The all-new lineup offers an ideal package of expansive colors, deep blacks and luminescent whites, all enabled through an unmatched combination of Quantum Color, Active Full Array™ backlight performance and up to 2,900 nits … Read more
From the potential of 5G, to the power of artificial intelligence (AI), our connected lives are being shaped by the convergence of transformative technologies. For its latest complimentary white paper, “The Top Trends of 2019: Powered by Transformative Technology,” leading analysts from business information provider IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO) explore how these technologies are coming … Read more
Chances are, sometime over the holiday season you sat down with a loved one or two to watch a favorite Christmas film. For me it was a not so traditional Christmas movie, The Sound of Music that happened to be playing at a local restored movie palace Kiggins Theater in my hometown of Vancouver, WA … Read more
VIZIO, Inc. announced its Silver Tier award distinction from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which recognizes the brand’s consistent contributions and values in sustainable electronics recycling practices for a cleaner tomorrow. The EPA presented VIZIO with the award at today’s Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Electronics Challenge Awards Ceremony held at the Consumer Electronics Show … Read more
Meeting rooms, classrooms and professional environments can now have brighter, sharper imagery with the new easy-to-install high-specification EH512 projector. Boasting a high brightness of 5,000 lumens, this new projector from Optoma is perfect for complex installations that need lights on projection. It is equipped with a large 1.6x zoom, vertical lens shift and a built-in … Read more
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