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Eyedak Uses Smartphone as Screen

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Eyedak, a company based in Scotland, is developing a VR headset called Vrase, to compete with the Oculus Rift and Sony’s Morpheus. Like Samsung’s (rumoured) Gear VR headset (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 28), …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Smartphones

KT Makes Ambitious Claims

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An UltraHD IPTV service will be launched by Korean mobile carrier KT this month. ‘Olleh Giga UHD TV’ will be available through a set-top box, which will feature voice command and the ability to …

LTPS Will Replace a-Si

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The CEO of Taiwan Display (a subsidiary of Japan Display), Jeff Hsu, said that he expects LTPS panels to become mainstream in mobile phones in 2-3 years. According to Hsu, JDI currently has a …

Nintendo Widens Viewing Angles to Tempt 3D Audience

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Nintendo has announced refreshed models of the 3DS and 3DS XL handheld consoles, focusing on the screen. The ‘New 3DS’ and ‘New 3DS XL’ will feature wider 3D viewing angles than the older models. …

Prestigio’s Phones Differ in Size, Price

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The Prestigio Multiphones 5453 and 5504 Duo are new smartphones that are similar in all aspects, aside from size and price. The 5453 is 4.5″ while the 5504 is 5″. Both have 1.3GHz quad-core …

Tags:Asbis (Prestigio)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Rumour: Sony Developing Metal-Body Smartphones

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Sources in the Taiwan supply chain claim that Sony is developing smartphones (plural) with a metal-alloy chassis. These phones will be produced by Foxconn, with the chassis likely to be supplied by Foxconn Technology. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 35

DTG Tests D-Book 7 v4

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The UK’s DTG Testing is now trialling the functionality of the D-Book 7 v4. Updates have been released to the organisation’s MHEG test suites, under the ‘beta’ status; this means that test suite licensees …

EBU Continues to Hold 700MHz Concerns

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The European Commission’s High Level Group has recommended that the EU restrict access to the sub-700MHz spectrum to digital TV until 2030. The move has been welcomed by the EBU. The report stated that …

Japan Details ASO Plans

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Japan’s National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has released the draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the move to digital broadcasting. A year-long simulcast period is specified.

Tags:Japan| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Netflix CEO: ‘Traditional TV Will Disappear’

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Redd Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, has predicted that traditional linear TV services will ‘disappear’ within 20 years. Hastings made the comments to French magazine Telerama.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Pay-TV Rises, but Cable Falls

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Informitiv’s latest Multiscreen Index shows that the world’s top 100 pay-TV services added about 20.3 million new subscribers between Q2’13 and Q2’14. The figure represents a 6% YoY rise. The 10 largest services gained …

Tags:Broadcast Market| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21| Worldwide

Amazon’s Streaming Service Reaches Samsung

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Samsung has let the launch date of Amazon’s UltraHD streaming service slip by accident. The company said in a press release that its Smart TVs will be able to support the service from October, …