Company focuses on EMEA growth with new office and announces a new Managing Director, Des Power

DUBLIN - Wednesday, August 31st 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitbit, Inc. (NYSE:FIT), the leader in the connected health and fitness category, today announced the opening of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Dublin, Ireland and appointed a new Managing Director, Des Power. Ireland’s reputation for being a centre of innovation and providing top technology talent were important factors for Fitbit and will enable the company to further expand in the region as part of its global growth strategy.

The new Dublin office will serve as Fitbit’s EMEA headquarters and will house the strategic business functions for the region, including senior management roles, sales, marketing, operations, finance and customer support staff, which will provide targeted support to the millions of Fitbit users across the region. The company hopes to ... Read more »

 R&D showcase at IBC will offer viewers a fully immersive virtual reality experience

LUXEMBOURG - Monday, September 5th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), together with Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI Berlin, will demonstrate a groundbreaking R&D project at IBC this year showcasing the transmission of a 10K x 2K panoramic video signal via satellite to multiple devices.

The panoramic signal will be received at the SES stand and transmitted to an Ultra HD display, as well as a set of virtual reality (VR) head-mounted devices. The viewer can choose a viewing angle, zoom in and out, turn the picture on the TV display using a simple remote control - or choose to wear a VR headset, where the video signal is delivered simultaneously.

Filmed with Fraunhofer HHI's remarkable OmniCam-360 camera and transmitted via SES's ASTRA 19.2 degrees East orbital position, this demonstration will pr ... Read more »

Allows photographers to preserve the true colors captured, making the moment perfect

United Arab Emirates - Sunday, September 4th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

Leading human Technology and solutions provider BenQ launches their Photographer Monitor SW2700PT allowing for excellent 99% Adobe RGB color space, giving the user a wide color range and spectacular colors display.

BenQ understands photographers’ pursuit of perfect color and true-to-life image quality. The BenQ SW2700PT Photographer Monitor offers unparalleled technology to preserve your special moments.  Specially designed to bring out the best in color-sensitivity, BenQ Adobe RGB color space reproduces your images using the widest spectrum possible.

It also incorporates a brand new AU Optronics panel in the professional display, and includes a high quality light shading hood that complements any workstation.

QHD Resolution for the Sharpest Display

While editing or checking you ... Read more »

BERLIN - Thursday, September 1st 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ReSound returns this week to IFA, the world’s largest international consumer electronics show, to feature its award winning Smart Hearing aids and to help lead the current discussion on how to support hearing health care professionals in their task of creating highest satisfaction for people with hearing loss, during fitting process and day-to-day life. More than 500 million people worldwide suffer from hearing loss, including 13 to 15 million Germans.

Consumers and members of the news media are invited to experience ReSound Smart Hearing at the ReSound booth, found in Hall 7.2b 201.

ReSound LiNX2™ and ReSound ENZO2™ are the world’s first and only full family of advanced hearing aids with Made for iPhone capabilities and comes with the awarded ReSound Smart app free of charge in the Apple App Store, and for several Android devices in the Google Play Store. ReSound re ... Read more »