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Bird Home Automation adds IP intercoms with up to 18 call buttons to the DoorBird product line, expanding the product line with models featuring displays, keypads for multi-tenant buildings and custom solutions.

The company claims the IP intercom systems are easy to integrate and wire in new and existing buildings. They require no additional hardware apart from network infrastructure, distinguishing DoorBird from other vendors and products depending on additional devices such as gateways. Architects, technical building planners and installers can use DoorBird IP technology to benefit from smooth integration and scaling.

LG might be pushing flexible OLEDs with the rollable Signature TV R, but a recent patent filing suggests the Korean company plans another take on the technology in the shape of a foldable OLED TV.

First spotted by Dutch news site LetsGoDigital, the patent describes an ultrawide display able to fold up into a compact space when not in use. As such it is similar in concep to the aforementioned Signature TV R (which rolls up when not in use), only using the foldable technology previously seen in smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X.

SnapAV announces an addition to the Pakedge networking line-- the RT-3100, a gigabit router designed to offer network performance, reliability and security for home and small business customers.

The RT-3100 delivers gigabit WAN-to-LAN throughput, customisable firewall settings, streamlined configuration and built-in BakPak remote monitoring for connected devices. The throughput provides solid performance for the growing number of bandwidth-hungry smart devices in homes and offices, while customisable VLAN and policy management enables more granular network traffic control, including traffic management between VLANs down to the individual device level.

KEF reveals a complete redesign of the LSX speaker-- the Soundwave, a speaker by Sir Terence Conran the company describes as a compact, powerful and versatile wireless speaker with a standout design.

The Soundwave name comes as the look of the speaker is inspired by the visualisation of sound waves, something subtly designed into the exclusive fabric wrapping the shell of the LSX. The partnership with Terence Contran continues the KEF tradition of design collaborations, having previously worked with visionary designer Ross Lovegrove on the Muon project and British designer Michael Young on the original LSX.

Kramer announces the VP-424C-- a digital scaler for HDMI and USB-C signals able to upscale or downscale the selected video signals to resolutions up to 4K@60Hz (4:4:4) at a maximum data rate of 18Gbps (6Gbps per graphic channel).

The user selects the HDMI or USB-C input, and the unit sends the scaled output to the HDMI output. It supports HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2/1.4, and features input auto-switching and constant sync on the output, even if the input video signal is lost or interrupted. The digital scaler also includes a built-in ProcAmp for converted signal adjustment.