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by Andrew Fenn
US media sources have reported that Amazon is developing a Wi-Fi-connected DVR device codenamed “Frank” to compete with the likes of Sky Q and Tivo. Frank is said to connect with the company’s range …
Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| PVRs (DVRs) Personal Digital Video Recorders| Streaming Dongles| Vol 25 - Issue 32
by Andrew Fenn
Sense’s analysis of DVRs from cable and telco providers in the US shows that they consume nearly as much energy while idle as when the TV is on and their energy saving modes are …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Power Consumption| PVRs (DVRs) Personal Digital Video Recorders| Vol 25 - Issue 32
by Andrew Fenn
Insta360 has launched its Pro 2 six-lens professional VR camera. The device shoots 8K-per-eye 3D 360° video and offers stabilisation, monitoring and post-production features, and delivers 8K VR to viewers regardless of whether they …
Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 25 - Issue 32
by Andrew Fenn
Google and Imax have shut down two of their seven location-based VR centres. Whether the remaining five locations remain open or not is, apparently, still open for debate. The development of the Imax VR …
Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 32
by Andrew Fenn
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has made a range of new HbbTV features accessible via the red button for viewers of its free-to-air TV channels. The new features are primarily focused on catch-up TV services — full …
Tags:Germany| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 25 - Issue 32
by Andrew Fenn
Vewd, a provider of over-the-top software for televisions, has announced the launch of its operating system for Android TV operators. Vewd says its OS enhances Android TV by expediting time-to-market and reducing capital expenditure. …
Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 32
by Andrew Fenn
Following its announcement that it is expanding into LED displays, Optoma has confirmed five new European appointments that specialise in the market. Perdee GouldPerdee Gould joins the UK team as LED Account Manager from …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Optoma| Vol 25 - Issue 32
by Andrew Fenn
According to UBI Research, the OLED emitting material market totalled $230 million in the second quarter of 2018, increasing 19.3% quarter-on-quarter and representing flat growth compared to the second quarter of 2017. OLED panel …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| Vol 25 - Issue 32
by Andrew Fenn
Innolux is bringing smart watches, smart home devices and VR head mounted displays to Touch Taiwan 2018 which takes place in Taipei from August 29th – 31st. The company has made a smart watch …
Tags:Flexible Displays| Innolux| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 32
by Andrew Fenn
HTC’s wireless Vive adapter, announced earlier this year, will launch in September, priced at $300 in the US. What we also now know is that Vive Pro owners will need to spend another $60 …
Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 32| Wireless
by Andrew Fenn
Last December, media group Tamedia and the Goldbach Group announced their plan to enter a strategic partnership. After an in-depth review, the Swiss Federal Competition Commission, COMCO, has now approved the takeover without any …
Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 32
by Andrew Fenn
Digitimes Research says that shipments of 5G devices like smartphones, consumer premises equipment and Wi-Fi devices are unlikely to reach the one-million-unit mark until 2021, two years after initial shipments begin in 2019. The …
Tags:Forecasts| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 32
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