IFA 2018

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LG Majors on AI & Shows 8K

by Bob Raikes

LG did not hold a conference, although two executives did give a keynote, focusing on the ThinQ AI technology. After an introduction that hyped up IFA, and covered some of the area that was …

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Metz has a New Mainstream Brand

by Bob Raikes

Metz held a bigger press event this year, with its parent company, Skyworth. The company, Metz is 80 years old this year and Skyworth celebrates its 30th birthday. Johnny Wang is from Skyworth where …

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Casio Upgrades Dual Display Smartwatch

by Bob Raikes

Casio has been developing its Pro Trek brand for outdoor watches and more recently the company has been developing smart products. Kazuyuki Yamashita is a senior executive from Casio Japan and he explained the …

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A Disconnect in Gaming and Graphics

by Bob Raikes

I’m just on my way back from the annual German consumer product festival that is IFA and by the end I thought that something was distinctly missing. A couple of weeks ago at the …

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TV Market Flat, but Other Opportunities for Co-Innovation

by Bob Raikes

The second event we went to during the press days was the IFA Global Opening event which took place in the “IFA Next” area. where conferences and discussions are held and where research and …

Tags:IFA 2018| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 34| Wearables

Acer Has Lots of News

by Bob Raikes

Acer moved its annual IFA press event this year and had more space, so we actually got a seat! Having said that, as it was a global press event (the audio seemed loud enough …

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Samsung Celebrates 8K QLED Launch Digital Ad Campaign

by Andrew Fenn

At this year’s IFA, Samsung celebrated the launch of its QLED 8K TV with its “Perfect Reality” campaign, placing a series of advertisements at three landmarks in Berlin, Germany: the Berlin Congress Center, the …

Tags:Back Panel| IFA 2018| Large Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Samsung| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Is IFA a Little Quieter? What’s Next?

by Bob Raikes

We managed to get this week’s issues done, despite the distraction of IFA, where press events started on Wednesday – thanks to the team for their help with this. So far, there is not …

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Asus Expands Use of ScreenPad

by Bob Raikes

Asus had plenty to show us and the company, this year, was back in the Messe after being just in the centre of Berlin for some years. We were pleased, as it is hard …

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IFA 2018 Catch Up

by Bob Raikes

After major shows, there are always a few items that slipped by us at the time and we report some from IFA. Huawei impressed with its new Kirin 980 chip and the Honor sub-brand …

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Insight TV App Now Available for LG and TCL Smart TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Insight TV, a broadcaster and producer of native Ultra HD HDR content, has created and launched a Smart TV app in partnership with TV manufacturer TCL. The app is available globally for Android 5-and-higher …

Tags:Android| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IFA 2018| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OTT Video| Smart TV| TCL| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Samsung Introduces “Fine Art, Everyday” Collection for The Frame

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung, in collaboration with photography agency Magnum Photos, has released 28 specially-curated photographs available exclusively in the Art Store of The Frame for 2018, an updated version of The Frame, first introduced last year. …

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