Vol 23 – Issue 14 – Page 2

Portrait Supplies DisplayWidget to Asus

by Tom Allen

Portrait Displays has developed its DisplayWidget software for Asus’ newest MG-series gaming monitors (which we have previously reported). The tool provides users with fast access to and management of display settings, and can also …

HDR Seminar Covers Production Chain

by Tom Allen

On the 17th May, AbelCine will run an HDR seminar in Los Angeles called ‘The Merits of the New High Dynamic Range’. It is an evening event that will examine the HDR production chain, …

DCS Runs VR Seminar in LA

by Tom Allen

The Digital Cinema Society will hold a half day seminar revolving around virtual reality on the 21st May, at the Creative Technology Centre (Brewery Arts Complex) in Los Angeles. It will be run in …

Google Wants to Use OTT to ‘Blow Up’ Current Model

by Tom Allen

Chris Levendos, head of network deployment at Google Fibre, has said that the company would prefer an OTT TV model to its current strategy of fibre TV. Speaking at the Incompas Show in the …

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Satellite Falls to IPTV in Europe

by Tom Allen

Pay-IPTV homes in Western Europe overtook pay-satellite in 2015, says Digital TV Research – a trend that is expected to continue. While pay-IPTV subscriptions will rise by almost 7 million (27%) between 2015 and …

Swisscom Enables UHD for Euro 2016

by Tom Allen

Swisscom TV customers will be able to watch select games of the European Championship in UltraHD this year; these will include the opening game and quarter-, semi- and grand finals. The games will be …

SEL Will Show ‘Hybrid’ Display at SID

by Tom Allen

Although little information has been released so far, Semiconductor Energy Laboratory says that it has developed a hybrid OLED-and-LCD display. Created in partnership with Advanced Film Device, the prototype uses an OLED display on …

Meizu is First With 10-Core Chip

by Tom Allen

The world’s first 10-core mobile chip, the Mediatek Helio X20 series, is due to become available this month – and China’s Meizu is the first to use the flagship Helio X25, in its dual-SIM …

LG to Move to Frankfurt

by Tom Allen

LG Electronics has announced plans to move its European headquarters from London to Frankfurt. The firm’s German branch will also be moved to Frankfurt, from Dusseldorf. LG has said that all employees’ jobs are …

eBumper Lets Your Car Speak for Itself

by Norbert Hildebrand

In case the title confuses you in any way, this is what eBumper, a San Diego company uses as its slogan on its website. If you are still confused as to why we are …

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Sharp Releases More Information

by Bob Raikes

We caught up with Sid Stanley, General Manager, Europe – Visual Solutions, of Sharp to get an update on the Sharp/Foxconn deal. Stanley, who is always very upbeat about the business, was positive about …

Technicolor and Vubiquity Lay Groundwork for HDR Channels in 2016

by Chris Chinnock

HDR content for consumers has so far consisted of a few movies and episodic TV content specifically mastered for HDR and delivered over a small number of OTT services and via the newly released …

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