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Huawei Plans World's First 5G TV?

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Smartphone maker Huawei is set to enter TV space with something of a world first, Nikkei Asian Review reports-- specifically a 5G-enabled TV complete with a high-end 8K resolution panel.

Huawei buildingAccording to unnamed "sources familiar with the plan," the TV will allow users to download data-heavy content such as 360-degree video and virtual reality programs. Such a TV would not need for fibre optics or cable boxes, and could possibly even act as a router hub for all other devices in the home. Meanwhile the 8K display offers 16x the pixels of a standard HD TV.

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Sony Brings 4K OLED TVs to Europe

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Sony details the first Bravia OLED 4K HDR TVs to arrive in Europe in 2019-- the AG8 series, with 65- and 55-inch models promising a "deeply satisfying visual experience" with deep blacks and rich colours.

Samsung AG8According to the company, AG8 series TVs feature an OLED panel capable of pushing over 8 million self-illuminating pixels for "unprecedented contrast and contrast fidelity." Meanwhile a 4K HDR Processor X1 Extreme brings together 3 technologies, namely object-based HDR remaster, Super Bit Mapping and Dual database processing to improve images from any source, be it TV broadcast, stream or disc. Further improving on images is Dolby Vision support.

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Samsung Targets Vertical TV at Millennials

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What do millennial customers want? The answer, according to Samsung, is a TV they can pivot between horizontal and vertical orientations. Enter the Sero, a 43-inch TV able to do exactly that.

Samsung Sero TVWait, you might ask, why would the young even want a vertical TV in the first place? The answer lies in a want to mirror smartphones for mobile shopping, watching online video, scrolling through Instagram or playing games. In case of conventional TV content, the user can then simply turn the the Sero around, thanks to an integrated panel.

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Panasonic Goes Transparent in Milan

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Panasonic joins Swiss furniture brand Vitra at the Salone del Mobile furniture lifestyle exhibition to reveal a transparent OLED concept display designed to look like a glass cabinet.

Panasonic transparent tvThe transparent OLED display consists of a wooden frame holding what appears to be a pane of glass. However, once the device is turned on, it transforms into an OLED display. Designed by Scandinavian based designer Daniel Rybakken and Panasonic Design Kyoto, the display features materials such as wood, metal and glass, with the wooden frame hiding all electronic components and housing a lighting element.

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Middle Atlantic Presents C3 Series Credenza

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Middle Atlantic announces the C3 Series Credenza-- a solution combining a 10-inch-deep space-saving profile with the Frame to Furniture design approach allowing field-mount flexibility for traditional rackmounts and small devices.

C3 CredenzaFirst seen back at CEDIA 2018 and ISE 2019, the C3 series Credenza has a flexible, configurable rack frame making a solid foundation customer can scale as they add or replace AV components, all without sacrificing system reliability. The frame allows installer to set up a wide variety of localised AV equipment, including the increasing number of small devices used in both residential and commercial applications.

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B&O Unfolds the TV Speaker in Harmony

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Bang & Olufsen takes to Milan Design Week to unveil a striking all-in-one TV/speaker system-- the Beovision Harmony unfolds a 3-channel speaker system when switched on, using a mechanism reminiscent of butterfly wings.

Beovision HarmonyThe Beovision Harmony is a high-end TV featuring a 77-inch LG OLED panel. When switched off the teak oak and aluminium speaker panels partially hide the display, and fan out while the set rises to ideal viewing height when on. Either way, the result makes for an eye-catching TV customers will surely want to show off.

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Josh.ai Adds Voice Control to LG TVs

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Josh.ai and LG announce a collaboration to integrate voice control into LG TVs, allowing users to ask Josh Micro to turn on desired content on 2018 and 2019 LG OLED, Super UHD and UHD displays.

Josh TVUsing Josh.ai voice-control technology, customers will be able to control LG TVs through natural language-oriented commands, such as "turn the volume up" or "switch inputs to Roku." Compound commands, such as “watch Stranger Things season 2 episode 3, turn up the volume on the TV, draw the shades 40% and dim the lights a little” will also be possible, with all devices assigned to the room the user is in carrying out the actions in question.

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