Vol 25 – Issue 03 – Page 2

NRF: Trends going forward

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Amazon Books has opened two retail locations in New York. (Credit: Retail Design Institute) While at the NRF’s Big Show, I focused on the vendors, not the talks, in part because the talks were …

Samsung’s 55” mirror display put a frame around Meko’s Matt Brennesholtz while he took a selfie. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) In addition to its mobile platforms, discussed elsewhere in this issue, Samsung also had one …

NRF: Mobile Computing for Retail

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Panasonic Toughbook FZ-G1 in a mobile POS cradle with a credit card reader. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) Panasonic was at NRF showing its Toughbook mobile computers and tablets. Jeffery Pinc, the Panasonic rep I talked …

NRF: Point of Sale Terminals

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Toshiba’s New TCx 800 POS Terminal, partially disassembled and with some accessories. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) Toshiba introduced its new TCx 800 all-in-one modular point-of-sale (POS) solution at NRF. This unit will be available later …

NRF: The Innovation Lab & Startup Pavilion II: Displays

by Matthew Brennesholtz

This section of the IL and Startup Pavilion story will deal with customer-oriented display technologies. This, of course, is only a subset of all customer-oriented display technologies at NRF. Others, presented by more established …

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NRF: The Innovation Lab & Startup Pavilion I: Robots

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The Innovation Lab (IL) was on the top level of the Javits convention center and was dedicated to startups and other small companies with breakthrough technologies for retail. That level has huge windows on …

The State of US Retail – is it Dead, Yet?

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Is retail dead? Not according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), the voice of retail in general and brick-and-mortar stores in particular. Reportedly, the NRF is the world’s largest retail trade association, representing discount …

DTS Virtual:X Audio Technology Integrated in MStar TV SOC Platforms

by Andrew Fenn

DTS and a subsidiary of Xperi Corporation have announced the integration of DTS Virtual:X post-processing technology in a range of MStar Semiconductor’s Smart TV system-on-chip platforms. Televisions with DTS Virtual:X technology are expected to …

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Vuzix Launches Blade Edge Program After CES 2018 Win

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix has announced the launch of the Vuzix Blade Edge program, following a positive response to the unveiling of the device at CES 2018. (Vuzix Blade Wins 4 CES 2018 Innovations Awards) The program …

IRT Commences 5G TV Broadcast Research Project

by Andrew Fenn

German broadcast technology institute IRT is planning a 28-month research project, examining the suitability of the new 5G mobile network standard for the large-scale transmission of TV channels. The project is a collaboration between …

Celestica Result 24/01/2018

by Vijaya

Celestica Inc. announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017. Q4 revenue and net income was $1.55 billion and $14.4 million, respectively, compared to revenue of $1.62 billion and …

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Chinese Smartphone Makers Look to Mini LED Backlit Handsets

by Andrew Fenn

Manufacturers in China are reportedly planning to launch Mini LED-backlit smartphones, in response to the growing shortage of OLED panels, according to unnamed supply chain sources. Huawei and Xiaomi have been named as two …

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