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Sony To Bring Brightest Laser Projector to ISE

by Raverstead

Sony will be at ISE 2015 (stand 1.H120), expanding upon its theme of ‘Beyond Definition’. The focus will be on the company’s laser and UltraHD technologies, but other items will be featured. The Vision …

French Broadcasters Raise Spectrum Concerns

by Raverstead

The CEOs of French broadcasters TF1, Lagardere Active, NextRadioTV and NRJ have expressed their concerns about a repurposing of the 700MHz spectrum from DTT to mobile broadband. In a letter to Prime Minister Manuel …

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ISE Adds an Extra Day

by Raverstead

From 2016, the ISE show in Amsterdam will run over four days instead of three. ‘This move has largely been driven by the demands of our exhibitors and attendees. Quite simply, the extremely high …

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Sony/FES Watches Are One and the Same

by Raverstead

We recently covered a watch with an E Ink strap, by Japanese startup Fashion Electronics (FES). The same week, we noticed that a similar watch was under development by Sony. It has now come …

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Printed Electronics 2014 View of OLED Display Market

by Raverstead

The 2014 Printed Electronics Conference (Santa Clara, CA, November 18-20) included a half day tutorial (masterclass) covering OLED, bi-stable and flexible displays, as well as OLED and LED lighting. One of the morning’s speakers, …

EC Unhappy About Telefonica’s Canal+ Deal

by Raverstead

The European Commission has cast further doubt on Telefonica’s proposed acquisition of Canal+ in Spain, warning that the deal is likely to have a severe impact on competition. Telefonica already owns 22% of Canal+ …

Spectra7 Receives Large Multi-Product Order

by Raverstead

Spectra7 Microsystems has received a multi-product order for its VR7200 dual screen VR and HT8181 UltraHD display interconnect chips. The order was placed by ‘a leading provider of VR and home theatre products to …

Pay-TV Rises in Portugal

by Raverstead

Portugese regulator Anacom has said that there were about 3.3 million pay-TV subs in the country at the end of September. The figure represents a net addition of 46,500 QoQ (up 1.4%) and 132,000 …

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Kingston Chooses Panasonic Projectors

by Raverstead

Panasonic is supplying 180 projectors to Kingston University in the UK. The PT-RZ370 laser/LED hybrid model will be installed by GV Multimedia. The rollout represents the largest single delivery of PT-RZ370 projectors in Europe.

Supplier Chosen for Lenovo Wearable

by Raverstead

Lenovo will begin to produce wearable devices ‘soon’, say Asian sources. Fenda 295, in China, says that it has been chosen by Lenovo as a supplier for the vendor’s 301. Sina.com claims that the …

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Roll-to-Roll Printed TFT Backplanes

by Raverstead

The 2014 Printed Electronics Conference included an interesting presentation by Prof. Gyoujin Cho, of Sunchon National University, Korea entitled, Fully Roll-to-Roll (R2R) Gravure Printed TFT Backplanes for Signage and Sensors. In describing his presentation …

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Eizo Upgrades Medical Display With New Backlight

by Raverstead

Eizo’s new medical monitor, the RadiForce MX242W, is an upgrade to the MX241W. Now featuring an LED backlight with a long (15,000-hour) lifetime, the unit is multi-modal; it can be used in applications including …