Vol 24 – Issue 38 – Page 5

Loewe’s Entry Level is Not Cheap

by Bob Raikes

At IFA, Loewe said that it would move all its sets at 55″ and above would move to OLED and it has now updated its Bild 3 range with new 43″ and 49″ LCD …

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DuTV Bringing UHD to Gitex Exhibition in Dubai

by Andrew Fenn

Dubai telecoms company Du will be promoting Ultra HD TV at the country’s annual Gitex technology exhibition. Du’s television platform DuTV currently offers a range of HD content to its customers, and is now …

BOE Starts Flexible OLED Shipments to Huawei

by Bob Raikes

The ETNews of Korea reports that BOE is starting to ship flexible OLEDs to Huawei, making it the first Chinese company to enter the market. The first shipment is due to be delivered at …

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Lenovo Motorola Joins TechData Smartphone Portfolio

by Andrew Fenn

Distribution firm TechData has added Lenovo Motorola to its smartphone portfolio in Switzerland. The company is now authorised to distribute the Moto G5, Moto G5 Plus, Moto E4, Moto E4 Plus, Moto C and …

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55M Chromecast Devices Now Shipped

by Bob Raikes

More than 55 million Chromecast units have now shipped, Google said, since it launched the first one a little over four years ago. One year ago, the figure stood at 30 million and now …

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3D Projection-Mapping Hologram Show at 57th Hessentag

by Andrew Fenn

Visitors to the 57th annual Hessentag in Russelheim am Main were treated to a holographic 3D video projection-mapping spectacular as each evening’s final act. The exhibition explored the history of the city of Russelheim …

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Berne Museum Uses a Lot of Interactivity

by Bob Raikes

The Museum of Communication in Bern has been completely updated, with designs from Kossmann.dejong of the Netherlands (and which is a prize-winning design company. The museum has a wide range of interesting display uses …

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A 55″ UHD Roku Set for $398?

by Bob Raikes

We could fill the pages of LDM with articles about special offers for TVs, so we don’t. However, occasionally we see something that is worth remarking on. This week, it was a 55″ UltraHD …

Italian OTT Subscribers Reach 19.1 Million

by Alan Spencer

As reported by Advanced Television, the number of Italians using OTT services reached 19.1 million in June 2017, which is up by 2.9 million or 18% compared to September 2016 figures. According to a …

Global SVOD Subscriptiosn to Reach 546 million by 2022

by Alan Spencer

According to the Digital TV Research, Global SVOD Forecasts report, SVOD subscriptions are forecast to reach 546 million by 2022, which is double the 263 million recorded at the end of 2016. Subscriptions in …

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Rumor – Intel Shuts Down Recon Instruments and Changes Wearable Strategy

by Norbert Hildebrand

In recent months Intel seems to have changed its strategy of fighting for a market position in the wearable and augmented / virtual reality market. After earlier investments in the technology as well as …

HFR On the Back Burner – for Now

by Bob Raikes

In my preview of IFA a couple of months ago, I said that I expected to see quite a lot of high refresh rate (HFR) technology. However there was little to see at IFA, …

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