On CE - For Dealers, Distributors and OEMs of Consumer Electronics throughout EMEA

Sony continues the slow drip feeding of PlayStation 5 details with the presentation of the controller-- the DualSense, a departure from the familiar DualShock clad in a striking two-tone black and white design.

According to the company, the DualSense keeps what gamers love about the DualShock 4 while adding more functionality. For instance, the controller includes haptic feedback, allowing users to feel sensations such as "the slow grittiness of driving a car through mud." Meanwhile the L2 and R2 triggers are adaptive, meaning the trigger mechanism has some measure of pressure sensitivity. The addition of such haptics necessitated a change in the angle of the triggers, as well as "subtle" updates to the grips.

The first 2020 TVs from Sony start shipping-- namely the XH81, XH80 and X70, all 4K HDR models promising the Sony "signature picture quality, sound user experience," in sizes ranging from 43-  to 85-inch.

The XH81 and XH80 carry the X1, a processor Sony claims can cut noise and boost detail through advanced algorithms, making images closer to 4K resolution. The Triluminos panel reproduces more colours than conventional TVs, while Dolby Vision support delivers deeper darks and vibrant colours. Models larger than 55-inch also include an X-Balanced speaker allowing for high quality, Dolby Atmos-compatible sound from an ultra-thin TV design.

According to GfK, British TV sales on 15-21 March-- the week Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered a lockdown of the country due to the coronavirus-- are up by 59.5% in volume and 43.3% in value compared to the same week last year.

The numbers cover the UK, but one can imagine the situation to be at least somewhat similar throughout Europe.

The jump is highest among the smaller screen sizes, 42-inch or less, leading to overall purchases having the lowest average price point seen in the year. The analyst suggests customers are buying basic models for practical solutions, rather than splashing out to enhance the viewing experience with a better model. Either way, people face having the entire household at home every day, possibly with the need to keep distance from each other, and as such are buying an extra TV to spread around the house.

TCL presents a trio of upcoming own-branded Android smartphones-- the 10 Pro, 10L and 10 5G, all featuring fairly mid-tier specs and features such as a curved glass AMOLED display and horizontally-aligned camera arrays on the back.

First seen back at CES 2020, the TCL smartphones carry displays made by the company itself (as opposed to by Samsung or LG Display) within a fairly standard design. The flagship offering in the series is the 10 Pro, a 6.47-inch headset with a fingerprint sensor built underneath the 2340 x 1080 resolution display. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor with 6GB memory and 128GB storage (expandable via microSD card). The quad-camera array on the back consists of a 64MP main sensor, a 16MP wide-angle camera, a 5MP macro camera and a 2MP for improved low-light performance. A teardrop notch on the top houses a 24MP selfie shooter.