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Haier in Multiple Display Segments

by Tom Allen

We always spend a long time on Haier’s stand, because the company seems to cram in all sorts of products that we’re interested in, from mobile screens to large TV sets. This year was …

Sony Enhances Mobile Display – Will it be Enough?

by Tom Allen

Kazuo Hirai is the President and CEO of Sony, and he was at the show in that position for the fourth time. At the time he took over, Sony was re-structuring. Hirai said that …

Medion Goes Premium – We Think

by Tom Allen

Lenovo subsidiary Medion was not showing all of its new products on the stand – the brand had, somewhat oddly, decided to give the space to existing products, instead. However, there was enough information …

Philips’ High-Concept Ambilight Becomes Reality

by Tom Allen

Philips’ press conference, since last year, is divided between three product areas: health, wellbeing and appliances; audio (since the relaunch of the Gibson brand at IFA 2014); and displays. Only the final area is …

Huawei Beats Apple to Force Touch

by Tom Allen

Taking a leaf from Apple’s book, Huawei revealed its self-titled Huawei Watch at IFA – with an Apple-like price tag. Starting at €335 for the leather version, the most expensive steel model (plated with …

Lenovo Moves Projector in Yoga Tab 3 Pro

by Milos Pavlovic

We met up with Lenovo at the show, but there weren’t any new display products on the booth, we were told. We were surprised, then, when we got back to the office to find …

Tags:IFA 2015| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 36

Researchers Developing a “Skin-Like” Flexible Display

by Arthur Berman

A target for some time has been a fabric that can be made to change color and pattern at will. Recent developments reported by researchers at the University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL) seems …

Switchable Pixel Elements Under Development for Holographic Displays

by Arthur Berman

A team of researchers at the Centre of Molecular Materials for Photonics and Electronics within the University of Cambridge (Cambridge, United Kingdom) is developing means to improve the performance of Liquid Crystal on Silicon …

Tags:Holographic Displays| Large Display Monitor| LCOS| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 35

UNC Develops AR-Based Encryption

by Norbert Hildebrand

The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill presented a new method of cryptography based on augmented reality. The system is based on visual cryptography and uses two independent displays that combine into …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Leading Companies Collaborate to Avoid Codec Fees

by Tom Allen

Seven companies have come together to form the Alliance for Open Media: a body that intends to ‘address marketplace demand for an open standard for video compression and delivery over the Internet’. The founding …

Gaming a Focus for New Apple TV

by Tom Allen

Sources familiar with the matter have told 9 to 5 Mac that the fourth-generation Apple TV will actively target console gamers. The box will be revealed on 9th September, it is said. ‘Near-universal’ Siri …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Apple Signs Partnership with Cisco

by Helen Vince

Apple has signed a partnership with Cisco to improve the performance of iOS devices. Under the terms of the agreement, the companies will create “a seamless experience” between iPhones and desk phones in environments …

Tags:Apple| Cisco| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 35