Vol 23 – Issue 11 – Page 2

Apple’s Pro Mini is All Set for Outdoor Use

by Tom Allen

It is becoming more and more difficult for companies to keep anything a secret, especially those like Apple. The iPhone SE, launched at an event on Monday the 21st, had been leaked in January …

Low Consumer Confidence Stymies MEA Tablet Market

by Tom Allen

Tablet shipments fell in MEA last year, as vendors feel the pinch of saturation across the region, as well as the effect of low consumer confidence in oil-dependent countries. Phablets also cannibalised demand, IDC …

Sky Gets Into VR

by Tom Allen

Sky has created a dedicated in-house VR production unit, called Sky VR Studio. Content produced – two films shot at the Formula 1 testing in Barcelona – was first released on the 18th March, …

Video over IP Coming to NAB

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Real-time, broadcast-quality, uncompressed video over IP has been a hot topic in the content-creation and broadcast industries recently where it is seen as a replacement for dedicated video SDI interfaces. In fact, last month …

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Apple Downsizes iPhone With New 4″ Display

by Steve Sechrist

Apple’s newest iPhone SE turns to a “Back to the Future” display size that validates (at least in principle) Steve Job’s mandate of keeping the phone’s physical size to fit well within the palm …

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Testing Resolution with Quality.TV

by Tom Allen

Quality.TV, founded last year by Florian Friedrich (CEO of AVTop) and Joe Kane (CEO of Joe Kane Productions and journalist), introduced a universal test for UltraHD and FullHD in 2015, which was designed to …

New Test Content Available for HDR Tone Mapping Evaluation

by Chris Chinnock

With the advent of High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) displays, a new need to do conversions of color volume and gray scale has arrived. That is because there will be …

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Wearables Battle the Hype Cycle at WTS 2016

by Tom Allen

This was our first year attending the Wearable Technology Show in London’s ExCel Centre, which has been running since 2014. Already, the event is beginning to branch out to cover more areas, such as …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 11

by Tom Allen

A company called Arovia showed a fold-out screen at South by Southwest last week. No, not a foldable OLED: a rear-projection display and projector. The Spontaneous Pop-Up Display (SPUD) is about the size of …

RNIB Rewards Samsung for Accessible TVs

by Tom Allen

The UK’s Royal National Institute of Blind People has presented Samsung Electronics with an Inclusive Society Award; this recognises the firm’s work in making its smart TVs accessible for blind and partially-sighted people. The …

Value Electronics Looks for King of UHD

by Tom Allen

LG’s OLED TV won the shootout in 2015Value Electronics in the USA will host its annual TV shootout event at CE Week in New York City. The shootout (now in its 13th year) will …

Christie Brings HS to Frankfurt

by Tom Allen

Christie has revealed the products that it will showcase at Prolight+Sound 2016 (5th – 8th April, Frankfurt). The company’s new HS Series; Boxer models (including the 2K20, 2K25 and 2K30); Velvet LED tiles; and …