Vol 23 – Issue 10 – Page 3

Asus Adds Android Wear 6.0

by Tom Allen

The latest software update for Android Wear has been rolled out to the Asus Zenwatch 2 (WI501Q and WI502Q). This version adds speaker support; wrist gestures for control and screen dimming; and video and …

ViewSonic Boosts Colour with RGBRGB

by Tom Allen

ViewSonic has unveiled three new members of Lightstream DLP projector product range, focusing on colour accuracy and sound output. They are the Pro7827HD; PJD7828HDL; and PJD7720HD. Each projector features ViewSonic’s PortAll system: a hidden …

Tags:Colour Wheel| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| ViewSonic| Vol 23 - Issue 10

IPTV Costs SES Cable and Terrestrial

by Tom Allen

SES has announced that it is now serving 317 million homes worldwide, including 156 million in Europe. 5 million new homes were added in the past year, and there has been 23% growth since …

Omega Takes Samsung

by Tom Allen

Omega is now distributing all of Samsung’s brown goods, such as TVs, in Austria.

Qualcomm’s SDK Simplifies VR Development

by Tom Allen

Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon VR SDK for its new Snapdragon 820 chips. Developers can use the SDK to access ‘advanced’ tools, which will simplify development of VR applications and raise power efficiency. The …

Sharp Deal Unlikely in March

by Tom Allen

The Taipei Times says that Foxconn and Sharp are (again) delaying finalisation of the takeover (Sharp Accepts Foxconn Bid), as Foxconn looks into Sharp’s financial performance in the current quarter. Sources say that Foxconn …

Acer Changes LATAM Leadership

by Tom Allen

Acer has appointed Jorge Tunon and Francisco de Casto as co-general managers of Acer Latin America. Tunon and de Castro currently manage Acer’s operations in Chile through their distribution company, Netnow. While they will …

VEFXi Shows 2D to 3D Conversion Using a Neural Net

by Matthew Brennesholtz

A Display Daily colleague, Bob Raikes, visited the VEFXi booth at Mobile World Congress (MWC) recently to see a demonstration of their new 3rd generation 2D to 3D ASIC introduced last month. In the …

Optoma Chooses 16:6

by Tom Allen

Just before ISE, Optoma announced a new DLP laser-phosphor projector with an ultra-short throw ratio (ISE is Round the Corner) – and the company has now brought it to the market. Based on a …

Opera Intends to Sell TV Business

by Tom Allen

Opera Software has announced that it is to sell off its TV business; a move that is being taken ‘in order for the TV business to achieve its full potential under a different ownership …

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Why Big Companies Can Struggle to Innovate

by Bob Raikes

If you’ll excuse me for a moment, I want to head off from a display-only topic to talk about a general business issue, that is to say, innovation. In a recent article, one of …

Tags:HP Inc| Intel| R&D (Research & Development)| Vol 23 - Issue 10

Galaxy S7 Features ‘No Ground Breakers’

by Tom Allen

IHS has called the Galaxy S7 a ‘ho-hum refresh’ to Samsung’s smartphone lineup, with some evolutionary improvements, but ‘no ground breakers’. In a teardown, the firm calculated that the 32GB version carries a BOM …

Tags:IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 10