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Pay-TV Rises in UK but TV Ownership Falls

by Tom Allen

According to UK regulator Ofcom, 61% of adults in the country take a pay-TV service, an increase from 58% in 2013. DTT coverage is ‘almost universal’ (98.5%), although there was an increase in non-ownership …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Smartphones| TV Reception| TV Viewing| Vol 22 - Issue 05

AT&T Adds Video Subs

by Tom Allen

73,000 subscribers joined AT&T’s U-Verse service in Q4, to reach almost 6 million for the year overall. At the end of the quarter, U-Verse TV penetration was about 22%.     

Tags:AT&T| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| TV Reception| TV Viewing| Vol 22 - Issue 05

SMI has partnered with OmniVision

by Tom Allen

Eye tracking: bringing back jamjar specs one face at a timeSensomotoric Instruments has teamed up with Omnivision to develop a new eye-tracking platform, for both consumer and professional applications. The platform combines OmniVision’s imaging solutions …

Tags:Eyewear| Gaze Recognition| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 05| Wearables

ZTE Unveils Blade S6 4G Smartphone Adds Six Features

by Tom Allen

The Blade S6, ZTE’s newest smartphone, boasts six key features – hence the name (Samsung is probably unhappy right now – TA). Gesture motion control (‘Smart Sense’) is the first feature. Users can make …

Tags:Android| Gesture Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 05| wireless communications| ZTE

Smart Glasses Set for Enterprise Adoption

by Tom Allen

2015 will be a significant year for smartglasses, with predicted unit shipment growth of almost 150% YoY, says ABI Research. The majority of growth will come from the enterprise and public sector, rather than …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 05| Wearable Market| Wearables

LG and Lenovo Recognised for Eco-Friendliness

by Tom Allen

LG and Lenovo have been named as two of the world’s most sustainable corporations, securing two of the 100 spots on the 2015 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World Index from Corporate Knights. …

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 05

New Epson Projectors Have Short Throw

by Tom Allen

Epson has released four new 3LCD projectors for small- to medium-size spaces. Designed to last longer than previous generations, the 200W lamps on the EB-520, EB-525W and 215W lamps on the EB-530 and EB-535W will …

Tags:Epson| Large Display Monitor| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| Projectors| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Phablets to Represent 20% of Smartphones by 2019

by Tom Allen

The smartphone market will be flooded by phablets (5.5″ – 6.9″ phones) in the future, says Juniper Research. The firm has predicted that more than 400 million such devices will be shipped in 2019: …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Collaboration Defines Epson’s Classroom Range

by Tom Allen

Epson America’s new 3LCD Powerlite projectors, for education, feature up to 10,000 hours of lamp life. All (excluding S27) support projection from multiple devices with moderator device management; teachers can use this to connect …

Tags:Broadcast| Education| Epson| Large Display Monitor| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| Projectors| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Ruggon Shows High Specs With Rugged Body

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s Ruggon has created the Ruggon Rextorm rugged tablet range. Created for field work, the tablets feature 1,000cd/m² of brightness, dual hot-swappable batteries and capacitive touch supporting gloved operation. The three tablets (PX-501, PM-521 and …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 05| Windows

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Captive Media Chooses Broadsign

by Tom Allen

Captive Media, a UK provider of digital signage for public toilets, has converted its network to use Broadsign’s cloud-based software platform. Captive currently has a network of 60 screens in London and will install …

Tags:Broadsign| Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 05