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Digital is Changing How We Use Cinema

by Tom Allen

The rise of digital cinema over the last decade has been, in a word, meteoric; more than 98% of the world’s screens are now digitised, according to IHS. Cinema attendance is rising in many …

Tags:Cinema going| Cinema Projection| Consoles| Game Playing| Vol 23 - Issue 23

OTT is Slowing Down

by Tom Allen

The US OTT market is approaching saturation, says Strategy Analytics, as the growth rate has been recorded as slowing for the first time. US consumers will spend $6.6 billion on OTT services like Netflix …

PMDA is a New EPG Metadata Source

by Tom Allen

GVIDI (Netherlands), Deutsche Mailbox, (Germany) We-TV (France) and EBS (UK) have come together to form a group called the Program Metadata Alliance. The aim is to provide accurate EPG metadata to TV providers across …

Tags:EPGs| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Solos Promotes With Kickstarter

by Tom Allen

Solos has launched a Kickstarter campaign (http://tinyurl.com/gn38566) to promote its AR smart cycling glasses. These have been developed with the US cycling team. They use a HUD, paired with performance tracking and training tools. …

Also Expands to New Markets

by Tom Allen

German distributor, Also, has extended its reach to new countries. After 14 years, the firm has opened a reseller network in France, Denmark and Switzerland. Also expects to have 200 resellers in France and …

Graphene Enables 40% EQE

by Tom Allen

Researchers at the KAIST research institute and Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in Korea have built a graphene electrode structure, which can be used for ‘highly efficient’ flexible OLED units. The graphene …

Reversible Display Goes to CPT

by Tom Allen

Researchers from Taiwan’s ITRI (Display Technology Centre) have developed a foldable OLED display that can be concave or convex. Sources say that the technology will be transferred to CPT in Q4’16. CPT will then …

Tags:AMOLED| ITRI| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Feud Escalates Over SUHD Branding

by Tom Allen

Samsung has asked LG Electronics to halt its use of “deceptive marketing” when it comes to the company’s UltraHD TVs, says the Korea Times. Samsung launched its SUHD TV brand at CES 2014, and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Night Vision Comes to Mobile

by Tom Allen

Danish company Lumignon was founded in 2009, and introduced the T1 smartphone in 2010. It followed with the T2 (2012) and T2 HD (2014). The firm is keeping up its two-year release cycle with …

Valve Promotes VR With Free Software

by Tom Allen

Valve has released the Unity-based renderer for its collection of VR experiences, known as ‘The Lab’, for free. The developer’s move is aimed at promoting adoption of what is believes are optimal rendering techniques …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Google Supports Streaming on Fiber

by Tom Allen

Google is to integrate its Cast technology into the Fiber TV STB in the US. Google Fiber customers can use the IPTV service. Google Cast will be rolled out to all subscribers in the …

Tags:Google| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| Vol 23 - Issue 22

Detachables Will Drive Return to Tablet Growth

by Tom Allen

Tablet shipments will fall for the second straight year in 2016 – down 9.6% YoY, says IDC. The firm expects tablets to decline in 2016 and 2017, with a slight rebound in 2018 and …

Tags:Convertible PCs| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 22