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Absen Europe has announced the appointment of Christian Czimny to the role of R & D Director within its EU Business Unit. In a brand new role for the company and the first R & D position based in Europe, Christian will take the lead on establishing a team in the region to develop the … Read more
Creating a buoyant marketplace for Virtual Reality (VR) in the future will depend on high-quality and interoperable services, the President of VR Industry Forum (VRIF) has said. Speaking during an IBC2018 Masterclass on VR Technology and Industry, Rob Koenen highlighted the healthy and realistic expectations that now surround VR – but warned that the industry … Read more
Epson, the number-one projector manufacturer in the world, introduced the Home Cinema 4010 4K PRO-UHD1 Projector with HDR2 – bringing the ultimate 4K experience to DIY home theaters for under $2,000 MSRP. The new Home Cinema 4010 leverages Epson’s new, proprietary 4K PRO-UHD technology which features an enhanced version of Epson’s advanced pixel-shifting, resolution-enhancement technology,1 … Read more
BenQ announced its SW271 ‘professional’ UltraHD monitor last year (BenQ Brings New Monitors to Siggraph) and started shipping it this year. Now Tom’s Hardware has had a look at it and has made the unusual decision that it is ‘almost perfect’. The blog was able to calibrate the monitor to ‘reference-level accuracy’. The monitor suports … Read more
The professional AV industry will grow from $186 billion in 2018 to $230 billion by 2023, according to Avixa. The new report examines the forces driving this growth on a global scale, from macroeconomic factors, to technology trends and vertical market demands. Senior Director of Market Intelligence, Sean Wargo, commented: “There are many shifting pieces … Read more
When there is technology development, it is often instructive to see what is happening in California, which often sets the trend for the rest of the US and the world. California looks to be setting a trend in mandating security features for internet connected devices which will include IoT sensors as well as smart devices. … Read more
Xiaomi has announced a new round smartwatch to be sold under its sub-brand Huami. Named Amazfit Verge, the device features a 1.3″ AMOLED display with a 360 × 360 resolution, protected by Gorilla Glass 3. It is IP68 waterproof and features GPS and NFC technology, plus a battery life of five days. The Amazfit Verge … Read more
Huawei has said it hopes to ship over 20 million units of its newly introduced Honor 8X series of smartphones, according to sources from Taiwan, who indicated that the presence of the devices in the sub-1,500 Chinese yuan price range will heap pressure on the other vendors in the segment, which include Oppo, Vivo and … Read more
According to Digitimes Research, Samsung is snapping at the heels of LG in the production of OLED panels for automotive applications. While central information display (CID) products have been rolled out by both LG (15.4″) and Samsung (12.4″ and 14″), Samsung has also launched a 6.22″ flexible OLED panel for steering wheels, while LG has … Read more
The Ultra HD Forum is the global organization promoting the industry’s proven best practices for the delivery of immersive ultra-high-definition (UHD) experiences. Technologies include high dynamic range (HDR), wide color gamut (WCG) and High Frame Rate (HFR) for images, personalized next generation audio (NGA) and Content Aware Encoding (CAE). The Ultra HD Forum (UHDF) released … Read more
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) company and the world’s leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, with Samsung Electronics, the market leader in home entertainment for over ten years, announced the launch of TVkey Cloud, the next generation Enhanced Content Protection for Smart TVs equipped with market-proven TVkey hardware based root of … Read more
At Semicon Taiwan 2018, which took place earlier this month in Taipei, PlayNitride took the opportunity to present a range of RGB wide-colour-gamut Micro LED display products for the automotive sector. A heads-up-display providing real-time information about the vehicle with 50% transparency and high brightness was presented, alongside displays for use in dashboards, in-car entertainment … Read more
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