Consumer offers will centre on the BenQ 42-inch LCD TV, VA421, W100 series of projectors and the 19-inch LCD Monitor, FP92E. BenQ is particularly aiming to capitalise on niche markets for its products such as Kuwait for LCD TVs and Saudi Arabia for its range of projectors. Rest of Article…

EUROSTAR Group, a leading regional conglomerate with interests in IT Distribution, Digital Satellite Receiving Systems, Telecommunications, Real Estate, Central System Projects and Logistics, has announced its foray into consumer electronics and home appliances sector with the launch of a wide range of household and electronics products under the Euroline brand. Rest of Article…

San Jose, Calif. — Playing both sides of the serial-interface fence for multimedia handsets, Mixel Inc. is taking the wraps off what it is calling a “silicon-proven” intellectual-property (IP) core for the Mobile Display Digital Interface (MDDI) standard. Rest of Article…

Mobile TV chip specialist DiBcom will open a software development centre in Bangalore, India, its first foray away from R&D at its home base in France. Rest of Article…

Virtual reality has been a rich vein of computer science for fiction writers and movie makers, but its less heralded cousin, augmented reality, may have a greater influence over how we lead our daily lives in the future. What’s AR It’s overlaying the virtual world on the real world in real time. Rest of Article…