IFA 2016

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Asus is Off-Site at IFA

by Milos Pavlovic

Asus was not on the show floor and had an event away from the Messe. It showed a number of new products including the new ZenWatch 3 which has switched to a circular design. …

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Elemental Encoding Provides First for Germany

by Yvette Raikes

Elemental Technologies supplied the solution for the first live concert in Germany to be shown as a 360 degree VR streaming experience. The Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Berlin was available to fans …

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TCL Impresses at IFA 2016

by Chris Chinnock

TCL used IFA to showcase a broad range of display expertise including HDR LCD TV, 8K displays and laser projection TVs. Just prior to IFA, it also announced plans to invest $7 billion to …

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LG Highlights OLED Displays – Adds 38″ Monitor

by Bob Raikes

LG announced new 21:9 aspect ratio IPS LCD curved monitors along with a new pico projector at IFA this year. It did not announce any new TV products or deals at IFA, but it …

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Sony Highlights Backlight Master Technology at IFA

by Chris Chinnock

There was no talk of display or TVs at the Sony press conference, but they were showing the new ZD9 TV in the booth along with other high-end TVs, plus the Backlight Master demo …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| IFA 2016| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 23 - Issue 36

Haier Looking to Focus on Upscale TVs

by Chris Chinnock

Haier is not well known in the European market and has sold mainly small-sized and value TVs to date, but it wants to change that by moving upmarket. Judging by the quality of the …

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Kobo to Offer New eReaders

by Chris Chinnock

At IFA, we caught up with Rakuten Kobo, a Toronto company which sells e-books, e-readers and tablet computers. It is a subsidiary of the Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten. The name Kobo is an anagram …

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Sharp Shows 27-inch 8K Monitor at IFA

by Chris Chinnock

In Europe, the Sharp brand name was purchased by Slovakia-based UMC about one and a half years ago. At IFA it was showing TVs but not really talking much about them. The recent acquisition …

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Grundig Unveils its First OLED 4KTV with HDR

by Chris Chinnock

Grundig used IFA to unveil its first OLED TV – and it looked great. The VLO 0790 SP is a 65” product with UHD resolution using a panel from LG Display. Grundig TVs are …

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New Sets from Bang & Olufsen in 40″ and 48″

by Chris Chinnock

Just prior to IFA, Bang & Olufsen (B&O), the Danish high-end audio-visual designer and manufacturer, released details on its new BeoVision 14 LCD TV range. At IFA, they then revealed the new Horizon line …

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Big Focus on Quantum Dots by Samsung at IFA

by Bob Raikes

On the first day of press events, Samsung held a launch event for the Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch, attended by its staff, partners and press at the Templedrom venue in Berlin. The S3 is …

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Philips Launches First OLED TV with Ambilight

by Bob Raikes

Philips used a press conference at IFA to announce a new OLED UHD TV that is the first to use Ambilight technology. Ambilight produces a background light from the edges of the TV that …

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