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US Viewers Like User-Generated Content

by Bob Raikes

Parks Associates said that almost 35% of US broadband households are watching user-generated video content (such as YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion) on a regular basis. According to Parks Associates’ IoT research: Men watch user-generated …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 40

USI Pushes On

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the Universal Stylus Initiative several times at the beginning of this year around CES and MWC. Now the USI has released the USI 1.0 specification which was developed by a group …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pen Input| Vol 23 - Issue 40

The End of Technology History?

by Bob Raikes

We very nearly ‘got caught up’ this week with all the recent event reports, with the report on the Technology Exposed event in the UK and covering A/V and the coverage by Ken Werner …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 39

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 40

by Bob Raikes

Inneos said at the Ceatec show that it has developed a consumer-ready optical extender capable of delivering HDMI 4K60, 4:4:4 color with support for HDR and other advanced features on a single fibre, over …

Panasonic Reveals Bendable Battery at Ceatec

by Bob Raikes

Image:BBCPanasonic has shown a flexible battery at Ceatec that could be used in wearables such as watches, fitness bands and smart-clothing. It is a low capacity device and is 0.55mm thick, with a maximum …

Sky Deutschland to Stop 3D channel

by Bob Raikes

Sky Deutschland has said that it will shut down its 3D channel in mid-2017 as consumers are more interested in UltraHD. Sky in the UK has already closed down its 3D channel.

PlayStation VR Launching with 30+ Games, Another 20+ to Follow in Q4

by Bob Raikes

Sony said that the PlayStation VR would ship with 30 games immediately available and with more than 20 more to be available in Q4 2016.

Oculus Working on Stand-Alone VR Headset

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the idea that VR headsets for A/R need to work out how to track accurately to the real world, known as ‘inside-out’ tracking. Now there are reports that Oculus is working …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Matrox Wins “Digital Signage Product of the Year” at AV Awards

by Bob Raikes

Matrox won the “Digital Signage Product of the Year” award at the 18th annual AV Awards held in London, UK for its C-series graphics cards (4/6/9 output models).

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 40

8K Monitor Uses 8 DisplayPort Connections

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the new 8K 27″ monitor that Sharp showed privately at IFA and has now shown publicly at the Ceatec Show in Japan (Sharp Shows 27-inch 8K Monitor at IFA). The company …

Galaxy S8 To Have Full Face Glass?

by Bob Raikes

ETNews of Korea has put together rumours about the next Galaxy (S8?) from Samsung. It has forecast that the home button will disappear as a physical button, so that the whole front of the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Blaupunkt has Dual SIM Tablet

by Bob Raikes

The latest Blaupunkt Atlantis 1010 10.1″ 1024×600 Android tablet has an unusual feature which is a dual SIM card facility to allow the separation of work and personal browsing. The tablet costs €159.

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 40