Vol 23 - Issue 02

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E Ink Demos Flexible Display at Showstoppers

by Tom Allen

The last dedicated press event of CES is Showstoppers. It is, in fact, the original event, with a format which CES Unveiled and Pepcom follow. However, it is slightly smaller than either, with seating …

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Polaroid Moves to UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Polaroid may be a well-known camera brand, but it has a share of the display products market. The company produces TVs, smartphones and tablets. CES 2016 marked the launch of Polaroid’s first UltraHD TVs. …

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Razer Shaves Weight From the Blade

by Tom Allen

Razer has a reputation for innovation. At previous CES shows, the company has shown products such as a gaming tablet (with joysticks and a Core i7 processor), a modular PC for consumers without the …

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Changhong is Quiet

by Tom Allen

Changhong was promoting a new brand, ‘Chiq TV’, which applies to all of its new sets to be launched this year. The Q2A and Q2AE TVs are OLED sets, using panels from LG Display. …

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Digital Experience Has Lots to See

by Tom Allen

Digital Experience, aka Pepcom, is the largest of the CES press events – almost a mini show by itself. This year it was held in the Mirage hotel, and the ‘Sun, Surf and Tech’ …

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ZTE Crowd Sources Innovation

by Tom Allen

The ZTE press conference takes this year’s coveted ‘worst-arranged event of CES’ award. The room was far too small for the number of people who wanted to attend, and was almost entirely full once …

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Seiki Pushes to Change Brand Perception

by Tom Allen

China’s Seiki brand is keen to promote itself, rushing to become known as a maker of high-end products. It’s a turnaround for the company that many people know for launching the first sub-$1,000 UltraHD …

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Innovation (And Everything Else) Grows at CES

by Bob Raikes

The Consumer Electronics Show again managed to grow in 2016, becoming the largest edition of the event ever. More than 3,800 companies attended as exhibitors, across more than 229,000m² of space. In excess of …

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Casio’s Smartwatch Can Take a Beating

by Tom Allen

For the last two years, Casio’s press conference has been disappointingly light on display news – so we were happy to see a new smartwatch being announced, called the WSD-F10. Kazuhiro Kashio, president and …

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And Finally – Vol 23 No 02

by Tom Allen

The frog will haunt my dreams…It wasn’t all displays at CES: lots of news focused on the IoT. From smart wigs to smart socks, we’ve already seen lots of development in the space. But …

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Haier Sticks to 50Hz

by Tom Allen

Three new TV ranges joined Haier’s line up, including two Android TV models. The first of these, and the flagship, is a 75″ TV called the 75H9000U. The H9000U is an UltraHD set with …

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Huawei Eases Battery Frustrations

by Tom Allen

Huawei showed off a new tablet called the Mediapad M2 10.0. Featuring a 10.1″ display, 1920 x 1200 resolution and Harmon Kardon speakers, it is a high-end device available in China now. The US …

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