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HDMI Demos HDMI 2.1 and eArc

by Chris Chinnock

At the end of 2017, HDMI Licensing released the final specification for the next generation interface: HDMI 2.1. (HDMI 2.1 Finalised – Support for 4K120 and 10K) This will involve a massive change in …

Tags:audio| CES 2018 TV| HDMI| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Headphones Have an Integrated Touch Display

by Bob Raikes

A company called Funky Sound Studio has released bluetooth headphones that have an integrated touch display that can be used to navigate playlists or can show a custom image or album cover, for example. …

Tags:audio| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 47

DBX-TV Provides Enhanced Audio for 100″ Hisense Laser TV

by Andrew Fenn

DBX-TV, which claims to be “the world’s leading audio-technology developer” has announced a partnership with TV manufacturer, Hisense. The two companies collaborated on Hisense’s new 100″ Ultra HD Smart Laser TV‘s sound system, which …

Tags:audio| Back Panel| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Aspic Technologies Joins Forces with B-Com IRT

by Andrew Fenn

Start-up Aspic Technologies has formed a strategic partnership with the B-com Institute of Research and Technology. According to the official announcement, the two companies will “innovate in advanced audio technologies to meet the future …

Tags:AR/VR| audio| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Introducing the Cotodama Lyric Speaker

by Arthur Berman

This article is about an “odd” product. (The quotes are mine.) One of several reasons that this product is odd is that it uses a display in a way that seems unique for a …

Tags:audio| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 37

CTA Completes Recommendations for Audio on ATSC 3.0 TVs

by Bob Raikes

At the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA) Technology & Standards Fall Forum, the CTA issued new guidelines for TV sets and audio devices. The first recommendations (CTA-CEB32.5, Recommended Practice for ATSC 3.0 Television Sets, Audio) …

Tags:ATSC| audio| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 36

In an Overstuffed Innovation Zone, the Gems Still Gleamed

by Bob Raikes

The Innovation Zone (I-Zone) at SID Display Week 2017 in Los Angeles had approximately 50 exhibitors, more than double the average of years past. Was 2017 an unusually innovative year? Perhaps, but not on …

Tags:audio| Automotive| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2017| Touch| Vol 24 - Issue 21

UK Debut for Interactive Touch Glass with Embedded Sound

by Bob Raikes

It looks as though we missed it in our report, so we were pleased to spot that Seloy Live partnered with Feonic at the recent Retail Digital Signage Expo to show a 90″ Sense …

Tags:audio| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Touch| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Sonos Has Playbase for TV & Music

by Bob Raikes

Sonos has announced a Playbase that is a flat sound box that is designed to sit underneath a TV. The company has been developing the base since 2013 and is 58mm (2.28″) high, 72cm …

Tags:audio| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 09

MWC 2017 Round-up

by Bob Raikes

Picoprojector maker, Aiptek, has a new AM500VT projector that is a complete Android system that produces HD images of up to 120″ with output of 500 ANSI lumens. The projector is supplied with a …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| audio| Augmented Reality| Automotive| Display Stream (DSC)| Fingerprint Recognition| Gesture Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2017| Pico Projectors| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 08| WiGIG

MWC 2017 Catch-Up

by Bob Raikes

As usual, after finalising our MDM report, we found several stories that slipped through the cracks or that we didn’t spot at the time and found elsewhere. Omate was showing a new 4G-enabled smartwatch …

Tags:audio| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 09