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BOE Announces Investment in Gen 10.5 LCD Fab

by Norbert Hildebrand

As reported by DisplaySearch and ET News, BOE has announced plans to build the largest LCD plant in the world starting in 2016. The investment will be around CNY40 billion (roughly $7 billion) and …

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Barco Focuses its Efforts

by Chris Chinnock

I had the opportunity to spend the whole day meeting with many people at Barco’s Kunne facility in Belgium last week. This is a company that is on the move, pushing technology in every …

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Merge VR Offers Headset and Motion Controller for $129

by Norbert Hildebrand

Virtual headsets are designed either as standalone devices or are a shell holding the viewer’s smartphone as the display source. The Merge VR headset falls in the second category and adds a virtual reality …

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Does the Apple Watch Live up to the Real World?

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Apple Watch has been expected to create a breakthrough for all wearable devices. In reality it will be pretty difficult to judge how successful the Apple Watch will be, as Apple stated that …

Huawei Prepares European Rollout

by Tom Allen

Huawei’s stand had an unfinished look about it – explained, we heard, by the ornate false ceiling collapsing the day before the show opened! Other exhibitors, including competitors, pitched in to help resurrect the …

TV Connect 2015 Roundup

by Tom Allen

Arris’s new remote looks attractive – and Ruwido was on the firm’s booth, so….Access was showing its latest developments. Access makes components (such as a browser) that are integrated into middleware. The company’s added …

Resolution on a Budget Promised by Dune HD

by Tom Allen

Dune HD was the sponsor of the show’s lanyards and badges, and had a prominent spot near the front of the hall. The company was promoting its new UltraHD products, which – it said …

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Canatu Raises Light Transmittance

by Tom Allen

Canatu announced a new generation of high-optical-transmittance carbon nanobud (CNB) films at Printed Electronics Europe last month. The Generation 6 film features ‘significantly improved’ light transmittance over previous products, as well as zero haze …

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Rice Uni Bringing Touch to Gaming in a Whole New Way

by Tom Allen

The USA’s Rice University is developing haptics for virtual reality, to provide gamers with physical feedback. The Hands Omni glove is a prototype, sponsored by VR company Virtuix. The glove inflates bladders underneath the …

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Albis Focuses on IPTV

by Tom Allen

Albis Technologies showed its Scenegate set-top boxes. These are designed to support both traditional (IPTV, broadcast and VoD) and value-added services (OTT, interactive, media sharing). The Scenegate 8073 is Albis’ newest STB, introduced at …

Amino Rolls Out Smart Home to Non-IP Customers

by Tom Allen

Multiscreen solutions were the highlight of Amino’s stand. The company is an IPTV specialist and was highlighting the technology’s distribution capabilities. Amino was showcasing an UltraHD HEVC platform using its Aminet software, as well …

UltraHD Dominates TV Connect

by Tom Allen

The Display Monitor team has not visited TV Connect since it rebranded from IP&TV World Forum after the 2012 show. At the time, the buzz was about the replacement of set-top boxes by home …

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