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CES Promises Cables, OLEDs and Standards

by Bob Raikes

A keynote dedicated to mobile technology will consist of a panel with executives from Electrolux, General Motors, Philips and Qualcomm. ‘How Mobile is Fundamentally Changing Our World’ will take place at 1pm on 6th …

Tags:CES 2015| Display Stream (DSC)| HDMI| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Helsinki University Chooses Sony

by Bob Raikes

17 Sony laser projectors have been purchased by the University of Helsinki, in Finland. Performance, reliability and total lifetime ownership costs were the main reason for choosing the 10 VPL-FHZ55 and seven VPL-FHZ700L projectors.

Tags:Back Panel| Education| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Sony’s Brand Image Hits Low Levels

by Bob Raikes

Variety reports that Sony has hit a 6 year low in terms of its brand perception, citing data from the YouGov Brand Index. The result reflects negative feelings because of recent hacks and the furore over the “The Interview”. …

Tags:Market Shares - Brands| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Is Owning Content an Advantage for Hardware Makers?

by Raverstead

I promised, back in August, to come back to a topic that has kept surfacing me over a number of years. When I started the Display Monitor newsletter, back in 1994, the undoubted king …

Tags:Content Protection| sony| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Scalable and MetaVR Describe Design Wins

by Helen Vince

Simulation & Training – The US Army recently purchased 300 new licenses of MetaVR visuals for embedded training in its Universal Ground Control Stations and for Institutional Mission Simulators.  The Army uses MetaVR Virtual Reality …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Military & Defence| Simulation| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Sony Shows Simulation Solutions

by Raverstead

Sony showed off its 4K ultra-short throw and 4K projectors in a night vision goggle application at I/ITSEC 2014.

Tags:I/ITSEC 2014| Simulation| sony

Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 47

by Raverstead

The U3477PQU (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 30), from Acer, will be available in the USA from the 8th December. It will cost $900. The B326HK UltraHD monitor (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 44) …

Tags:Acer| AMOLED| Broadcast Monitors| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smart TV| sony| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Sony Discusses Crackle at Next TV Summit

by Raverstead

Sony discussed its Crackle OTT offering at the Next TV Summit. Sony stated that networks have become more equal in the eyes of the consumer through the use of apps. At the same time, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NYC Television Week| OTT Video| PlayStation| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Component Leak Shows Xperia Z4 Size

by Raverstead

The Xperia Z4 is widely expected to be Sony’s next smartphone, and now a website called Future Supplier claims to have seen the touch digitiser for the device. A 5.5″ display with 2560 x …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 46

PS TV Comes to Germany

by Raverstead

Sony’s Playstation TV (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 24) box is now available in Germany.

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 46

MDM Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 46

by Raverstead

The Tab 8W from Acer (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36) is now available in Europe, starting at £135 ($210). The company has also started to sell the Liquid Leap smartband (Display Monitor Vol …

Tags:Acer| Convertible PCs| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Printable Display| Samsung| Smartphones| Smartwatches| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Update on 4K Cameras from CCW

by Helen Vince

Camera/Camcorders – I had a chance to visit several manufacturers of 4K cameras at the recent CCW 2014 (Content and Communications World) in New York November 12 – 13 and get updates on cameras …

Tags:4K DCI| Cameras| CCW 2014 (Content & Communications World)| JVC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 46