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Pixelworks Adds VueMagic Dongle

by Bob Raikes

Pixelworks was in the Westgate hotel, in a suite. The first product that we looked at was a dongle that supports the company’s VueMagic Media Pro technology when connected to the HDMI port of …

Tags:CES 2016| Collaboration| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pixelworks| Streaming Dongles| Vol 23 - Issue 02

New DisplayLink Chip Supports Dual UltraHD Displays at 60P

by Bob Raikes

DisplayLink was showing its DL-6950 chip which can support dual displays with UltraHD resolution and 60fps using the DisplayPort link in USB Type C. The company can also support that performance over HDMI 2.0 …

Tags:CES 2016| DisplayLink| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02| WiGIG

MHL Persevering with Alt Mode

by Bob Raikes

MHL was at the show to promote itself and was, like VESA, focusing on its USB Type C “Alt” Mod. However, the group started by telling us about the latest design win – the …

Tags:CES 2016| Large Display Monitor| MHL| Mobile Display Monitor| USB| Vol 23 - Issue 02

VESA Happy with Type C Progress

by Bob Raikes

The first meeting we had on the show floor was with VESA, which was highlighting DisplayPort. The big development over the last year has been the introduction of USB Type C interfaces that include …

Tags:CES 2016| Display Stream (DSC)| DisplayPort| Large Display Monitor| MHL| Mobile Display Monitor| VESA| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Vivitek Targets Home Users

by Tom Allen

Vivitek is owned by Delta, which is primarily focused on thermal and power management. However, the company also owns several; consumer brands. Two new DLP projectors were on show: the H5098 and H1060. Designed …

Tags:CES 2016| DLP Projectors| Home Theatre| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vivitek| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Wireless Power Continues to Grow

by Tom Allen

Wireless Power remains a topic that many are interested in, and the technology is increasingly spreading. Increasing numbers of smartphones support the Wireless Power Consortium’s (WPC) Qi standard, which is based on inductive technology …

Tags:CES 2016| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Power Supplies| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Wireless Charging

Intel Brings Home Top Awards, Recognition during CES 2016

by Isaac Oburu

At CES 2016 last week, Intel Corporation announced innovative technologies and collaborations aimed at delivering amazing experiences throughout daily life. Many of these innovations, ranging from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and wearables to new …

Tags:CES 2016| Intel| Wearables

AMD Goes FinFET in 2016

by Tom Allen

AMD’s next-generation GPU architecture – its first on a 14/16nm FinFET process – will first be seen on its new Polaris GPU, which will be launched around mid-2016. We heard about this in a …

Tags:AMD| CES 2016| GPUs| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02

UltraHD Alliance Launches New Logo

by Bob Raikes

Unusually, the UltraHD Alliance held a press event late on the evening of the first press day at CES, but we went along anyway. Despite the relaxation (mostly liquid!) at the CES Unveiled event …

Tags:CES 2016| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| UltraHD Alliance| Vol 23 - Issue 02

E Ink Demos Flexible Display at Showstoppers

by Tom Allen

The last dedicated press event of CES is Showstoppers. It is, in fact, the original event, with a format which CES Unveiled and Pepcom follow. However, it is slightly smaller than either, with seating …

Tags:AMOLED| Augmented Reality| CES 2016| Convertible PCs| E Ink| Flexible Displays| HDBaseT| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Wearables

CES 2016 Roundup

by Tom Allen

3M had several groups at the show. We talked to the automotive group from the display division which was showing how its light control films could be used to control viewing angles and other …

Tags:Amazon| CES 2016| Konka| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Quantum Dots| Skyworth| SOCs| STBs| SVOD| Virtual Reality| VOD| Vol 23 - Issue 01| Worldwide

Polaroid Moves to UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Polaroid may be a well-known camera brand, but it has a share of the display products market. The company produces TVs, smartphones and tablets. CES 2016 marked the launch of Polaroid’s first UltraHD TVs. …

Tags:CES 2016| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 02