Vol 25 - Issue 02

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Hisense Aiming To Compete with Samsung, Sony and LG

by Chris Chinnock

Key Messages The main items Hisense stressed at CES 2018 were their Laser TV and their FIFA sponsorship. In their press conference for example, a Chinese-language address by Hisense president Lui Hong Xin started …

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Projection Round up from CES 2018

by Chris Chinnock

In this article, we are covering the main projectors, while those that are being really aimed at TV replacement are covered in this article (TV Projectors at CES). LG Electronics introduced a new projector …

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Realtek Entry Level Android TV SoC is Impressive

by Bob Raikes

Sometimes the chip companies at CES, especially those from Asia that are less sophisticated in their marketing approach are reluctant to talk to press such as us. This time, Realtek was happy to see …

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Nanosys Evolving QD Architectures

by Bob Raikes

Nanosys was ensconced in a suite in the LVH where it was talking to its customers, potential users and some analysts. The company is seeing quantum dot technology continue to roll out in the …

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VESA Enjoying DisplayPort Success

by Bob Raikes

Vesa was in the South Hall although it listed itself as DisplayPort. The company was in a very positive mood as DisplayPort, especially in its Alt-mode, continues to gather momentum. At the show, there …

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Lenovo Smart Display

Lenovo Maintains Innovation at CES

by Bob Raikes

We saw Lenovo at a couple of the evening events and also in the Aquaknox restaurant in the Venetian Hotel. At the evening events we got to see the new Lenovo Smart Displays, which …

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ViewSonic is Aggressive with UHD Home Cinema Pricing

by Bob Raikes

ViewSonic was at the Pepcom evening event with a number of new products including a new UHD projector. The Px727-4k is a DLP home cinema projector that has a SuperColor RGBRGB colour wheel and …

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Smartphone Round Up – CES 2018

by Bob Raikes

Alcatel (the brand used by TCL for its smartphones) used CES to launch three new devices, the 5, 3 and 1 series in the premium, mid-range and entry level segments, respectively, all use 18:9 …

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MicroVision Announces Expected 2017 Q4 Revenue

by Andrew Fenn

MicroVision has announced that it expects revenue for the fourth quarter of 2017 in the range of $2.4 million to $2.7 million and full year 2017 revenue in the range of $10.7 million to …

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LG Electronics TVs at CES 2018

by Chris Chinnock

Key Messages At the LG Electronics press conference at CES 2018, company executives stressed that going forward, artificial intelligence (AI) will change the way we interact with products. Three things will be driving this. …

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Nvidia Sees Three Big Opportunities

by Bob Raikes

Nvidia had a press event at CES that was away from the main Mandalay Bay and, as with previous years, highlighted the importance of automotive to the company’s future by being in the North …

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The BFGD is Previewed by HP at CES

by Bob Raikes

HP was not on the show floor or even at the Venetian (like Dell and Lenovo) was at several of the evening events at CES and had a number of different announcements at the …

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