Vol 23 – Issue 29 – Page 5

UK Shootout Favours LCD Over OLED

by Tom Allen

HDTV Test, AV retailer Crampton and Moore and Leeds Trinity University ran an HDR TV shootout in the UK this month, and – in a surprising result – the viewers chose an LCD set …

ProgrammatiCon Looks to Cross-Device DOOH

by Tom Allen

‘Vienna ProgrammatiCon’ will be Austria’s first event focused on programmatic marketing. It is a three-day event (28th-30th September), organised by Austrian agency E-Dialog. As well as presentations by 18 speakers, the event will cover …

SIA Predicts Five Moore Years

by Tom Allen

The 2015 International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) (http://tinyurl.com/hqafrmu), from the Semiconductor Industry Association, predicts that Moore’s Law will be coming to end sooner rather than later: as early as 2021, in fact. The …

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AMD Acquires Hialgo

by Tom Allen

AMD has acquired California-based HiAlgo, a software company that develops PC gaming technologies. For example, HiAlgo has built software to help raise GPU efficiency, and to improve the gaming experience without overclocking. AMD says …

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OLED Will Overtake LCD by 2020

by Tom Allen

While LCD technology has been dominant in mobile phones for more than 15 years, IHS expects OLEDs to become dominant in smartphones in 2020. AMOLED displays with LTPS backplanes will represent 36% of all …

AV Stumpfl and Barco Used in 16k x 16k Mapping

by Tom Allen

F1 Gesellschaft für Informationstechnologien und Managementberatung GmbH (F1) worked with VIOSO GmbH to install 15 Wings VIOSO servers and 15 AV Stumpfl Wings VIOSO software packages in Das Schloss, a shopping centre in Berlin. …

Panasonic Could Sweep Five Awards at AV Awards 2016

by Isaac Oburu

Panasonic has been nominated in five categories at the AV Awards 2016, including Manufacturer of the Year. The PT-FZ570 has been nominated Projector of the Year; the AF1 display for Digital Signage Product of …

Meizu Combines Driving on Single Chip

by Tom Allen

Meizu has introduced a new MX-series smartphone, with a powerful camera sensor, in China. The MX6 uses Sony’s Exmor RSIMX 386 sensor in its rear camera. This sensor has 1.25µm pixels and a customised …

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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 29

by Tom Allen

Andromium‘s Superbook (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19) – the laptop ‘shell’ powered by a smartphone – is now live on Kickstarter. Prices start at $85. It was funded within 10 minutes, …

Samsung Developing Standalone Headset

by Isaac Oburu

According to reports, Samsung confirmed that a new standalone VR headset is being developed at its developer conference, and a new trademark filing in Korea may indicate its name. According to Galaxy Club, the …

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Tricolor TV Launches UltraHD Package

by Isaac Oburu

Russia’s pay-TV operator Tricolor TV has launched a commercial UltraHD package that consists of three channels: Tricolor Ultra HD, Insight UHD, and Fashion One.

Eyevis Shrinks UHD

by Milos Pavlovic

Eyevis has developed a new 50″ UltraHD display, taking its line of professional high-resolution screens up to six. The EYE-LCD-5000-QHD, like the company’s other products, can be used as a small alternative to a …

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