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VIZIO Honored for Sustainable Recycling Achievements by EPA

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

Optoma Launches Flexible High-spec Projector for Professional Installation – EH512

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

VESA Introduces DisplayHDR True Black High Dynamic Range Standard for Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) and other Emissive Displays

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) introduced its new DisplayHDR True Black high dynamic range (HDR) standard, a variant on VESA’s widely adopted High-Performance Monitor and Display Compliance Test Specification (DisplayHDR). The new standard has been optimized for emissive display technologies, including organic light emitting diode (OLED) and future microLED displays. DisplayHDR True Black allows … Read more

Samsung’s New 2019 Monitors Are Designed for Modern Workspaces and Next Generation Gaming

Samsung Electronics announced three new monitors: the modern and minimalist Space Monitor, the CRG9 designed for an unparalleled gaming experience and the UR59C, a stunning 4K UHD curved monitor ideal for content creators. Each monitor offers the best in technology, ranging from ultra-wide screens and lifelike colors for immersive gaming to space-saving designs to increase … Read more

PIQO Pocket Projector Moves Towards Production

The Piqo projector, designed by Piqo (Los Angeles, CA), is described by the company as a powerful, on-the-go HD projector that is compact, durable and intuitive to use. Some of the features of the Piqo projector are as follows: Uses DLP technology 1920 x 1080p HD image resolution Projected image size: up to 240 inches … Read more

Nanoco and Plessey Partner to Shrink Full-Colour microLED Pixels by 87% Using Quantum Dots

Plessey Semiconductors and Nanoco Technologies announced a partnership to shrink the pixel size of monolithic microLED displays using Nanoco’s cadmium free quantum dot (CFQD quantum dots) semiconductor nanoparticle technology. Using its existing monolithic process, Plessey will integrate the Nanoco CFQD® quantum dots into selected regions of blue LED wafers to add red and green light. … Read more

ThinQ AI And Alpha 9 Gen 2 Processor Deliver Whole New User Experience To LG TVs

LG Electronics (LG) is taking the home entertainment experience to new heights with the introduction of its latest flagship TVs with ThinQ AI at CES 2019. Powered by the company’s second-generation ? (Alpha) 9 Gen 2 intelligent processor and deep learning algorithm, the new models offer a higher level of AI picture and sound experience … Read more

USB-IF Launches USB Type-C Authentication Program

USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the support organization for the advancement and adoption of USB technology, announced the launch of its USB Type-C Authentication Program, marking an important milestone for the optional USB security protocol. The USB Type-C Authentication specification defines cryptographic-based authentication for USB Type-C chargers and devices. USB Type-C Authentication empowers host systems to … Read more

Roku Adds Premium Subscriptions to The Roku Channel

Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) announced it is expanding The Roku Channel to include “Premium Subscriptions.” Users will be able to watch both free ad-supported and paid premium entertainment in one easy-to-navigate interface, with personalized recommendations, where they can browse, trial and subscribe to popular services. In addition to 10,000+ free ad-supported movies and TV episodes … Read more

INT is a New Player for High-Density Displays

I recently had a chance to speak with executives from a new company, Taiwan-based INT Tech, which is short for Innovation and Transformation. They are a technology development house that has created AMOLED displays on glass with an industry-leading 2228 pixels per inch (ppi). That’s in the range of AMOLED on silicon substrates and 4-5X … Read more

Verdicts Against Huawei and ZTE Enforced in Germany

MPEG LA announced that patent holders in MPEG LA’s AVC/H.264 Patent Portfolio License have enforced verdicts of injunction in German District court (“Landgericht Dusseldorf”) cases finding that Huawei Deutschland GmbH (“Huawei”) and ZTE Deutschland GmbH (“ZTE”) infringed patents by their use in mobile phones that implement the AVC/H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10) Standard. See http://www.mpegla.com/Lists Against … Read more