Vol 22 – Issue 08 – Page 4

Sony SED Augmented Reality Headset on Pre-Order

by Norbert Hildebrand

After showing off its SED-E1 augmented reality headset at IFA and CES, Sony has now announced that the SmartEyeglass Developer Edition is going on sale in selected markets on 10th March, 2015. The first …

Panasonic’s Prototype Headset Uses OLED Display

by Tom Allen

Panasonic has shown a VR headset prototype, with an OLED display, at a private show in Japan. The unit shows an omnidirectional image that follows head movements, similar to the Oculus Rift. Panasonic’s prototype …

TDMaverick Signs Pan-European Partnership with LG

by Helen Vince

TDMaverick has signed a new pan-European agreement with LG to offer the company’s full range of business and commercial displays. This will include video wall panels, large format displays ranging from 47″-105″, transflective technology …

Qualcomm Reveals Details of 4K Streaming Device

by Helen Vince

US website SlashGear has revealed details of a Chromecast-like streaming dongle from Qualcomm. The high-spec device is based on the Snapdragon chipset with a full Android operating system and can support 4k video.

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Corning’s New Iris Glass to Enable Thinner TVs

by Chris Chinnock

In the flurry of news from CES, we did not get a chance to delve deeply into an announcement of a new glass called Iris that was revealed by Corning (Corning Stays Ahead in …

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Park Implies Wireless Charging for S6

by Tom Allen

Seho Park, Samsung’s lead IT and mobile engineer, has written a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/nzvhwbz) on wireless charging – heavily implying that the technology will be a feature of the Galaxy S6. He writes that, …

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LEDs – How Far Can They Go?

by Bob Raikes

I’ve just got to the end of editing our report on the ISE show – a great event now for large displays and audio visual. After last year’s event, the key message was that …

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ViewSonic Boosts Business Warranty

by Tom Allen

ViewSonic has extended its commercial monitor warranty to four years, to better match its customers’ PC replacement cycles. Warranties can be extended for a cost.

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ISE Breaks Records Before Moving to Four Days

by Tom Allen

ISE 2015 was the show’s final year as a three-day event, with the 2016 show (9th – 12th February) set to run over four days. The change was made due to ISE’s growing popularity, …

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Unilumin Highlights Control Room Applications

by Bob Raikes

Unilumin told us last year that it is the third largest of the several hundred LED video wall suppliers in China. This year, the company was highlighting applications in control rooms and other small …

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Samsung Display Clarifies Transparent OLEDs

by Bob Raikes

Samsung Display was tucked away in a meeting room and was talking to its clients and specifiers for LFDs. As we went into the booth, we were met by the four way 55″ transparent …

AOC Looks to Commercial and Consumer Use

by Tom Allen

With 2560 x 1440 resolution and a 1ms response time, AOC’s new 27″ monitor, the Q2778VQE, is firmly aimed at the high end. Intended for both consumer and professional use, the product is compliant …

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