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SmartLabs Begins US Rollout

by Tom Allen

SmartLabs has delivered the first batch of its SML-5112W set-top boxes to ‘a major US systems integrator.’ The STBs are UltraHD units using the Broadcom BCM72511 chipset. They natively support the RDK software stack.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Smartphone Maker Honor Introduces its First Flagship Model for the US Market

by Isaac Oburu

Honor, a global smartphone manufacturer, has introduced its latest model for the U.S. market. The Honor 8 Android™ smartphone combines industry-leading technology with a breakthrough design that truly stands out from the crowd. It’s …

Tags:Android| Smartphones| USA

Nanolumens LED Replaces LCD Matrix in Chicago

by Tom Allen

DIRTT Environmental Solutions has worked with Nanolumens to install an LED video wall at its Green Learning Centre in Chicago. The display is 3.8m x 1.9m and uses the Nanoslim Engage product, which has …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| USA| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Sony to Launch TWO Consoles in September

by Tom Allen

Sony will introduce two new Playstation 4 consoles at its event next month, according to the Wall Street Journal. As well as the Playstation Neo, Sony will launch a refreshed model of its standard …

Skyworth “Chinese Dream” Showcased On Huge Display Screen Overlooking New York’s Times Square

by Isaac Oburu

“Chinese Dream” was displayed on the huge display screens overlooking New York’s Times Square and Tokyo’s Ginza on the morning of August 15, in the respective local times of the two locations. A 30-second …

Tags:China| Japan| Skyworth| USA

Xiaomi is Prepared to Enter US Market – Slowly

by Tom Allen

Bloomberg says that Xiaomi is preparing to enter the US smartphone market – a move that it has avoided until now, although it has been selling accessories like earbuds. Company VP Huge Barra, formerly …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 33| Xiaomi

LG Prolongs Battery Life in Mid-Range

by Tom Allen

With the LG X Power, LG aims to solve one of the biggest smartphone complaints: battery life. The phone, as its name suggests, is designed to last more than a single day on one …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Top U.S. pay TV Operators Lose 665,000 Subscribers

by Isaac Oburu

A report by Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) has found that pay-TV providers with the largest market share in the U.S. in terms of subscribers, lost about 665,000 net video subscribers in Q2″16. Q2 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Alcatel’s Value Phone Costs $30

by Tom Allen

Alcatel, a division of TCL, has unveiled a new smartphone exclusively for MetroPCS customers in the USA. The Alcatel TRU is a low-cost value smartphone with a large display. The 5″ screen of the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| TCL| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 32

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 32

by Tom Allen

Doogee of China has launched a new handset called the T5, aka ‘the Businessport Phone’. It is IP67-compliant, with a 5″ display (1280 x 720) and 4,500mAh battery with fast charging. Doogee claims that …

Jenoptik Builds Theatre for Laser Projection Lens Testing

by Isaac Oburu

Jenoptik Optical Systems has announced the completion of the new Jenoptik Dome Theater. Located in Jupiter, Florida, the theatre’s screen is 7.3m in diameter, 9.1m wide and 4.8m high. The flat screen is used …

Tags:Back Panel| Dome Projection| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 34

U.S. Cable Industry to Grow in the Next Ten Years

by Isaac Oburu

Click to enlarge SNL Kagan has released a report indicating that the U.S. cable industry is in for a bright next-ten years in terms of revenue. The report focuses on year 2016 up to …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 33