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Three New ATSC 3.0 Standards Added

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has standardised three more components of the next-generation television system that it hopes will transform ...

How to Make a Rugged Phone Attractive

Rugged phone maker Cat Phones (part of the Caterpillar brand) has introduced its most durable model to date: the S40. In ...

Asus Chooses MediaTek SoC

Mediatek‘s MT8176 SoC is being used to drive Asus‘s ZenPad 3S 10 tablet. The SoC is capable of supporting UltraHD content.

MediaTek Will See Weak Start to 2017

MediaTek’s Q1 shipments of smartphone chipsets are predicted to fall by 20% QoQ, according to the China-based Commercial Times. It cited ...

Quanta Ready to Handle Apple Watch Demand

Quanta has commented on the rumours that Apple is considering outsourcing Apple Watch production to other companies (WSJ Confirms Taptic Engine ...

LG WebOS 3.5 Smart TV Platform Earns Common Criteria Certification For Security Excellence

LG’s webOS 3.5 smart TV platform was recognised with a Common Criteria (CC) certification for its enhanced Application Security Solution Version ...

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IDC: Phablets to Overtake Regular Smartphone Shipments by 2019

by Andrew Fenn

According to a new forecast from IDC, overall smartphone shipments will steadily grow from 1.5 billion units in 2017 to 1.7 billion units in 2021. Meanwhile, phablets (smartphones with a screen size of 5.5″ …

Tags:Forecasts| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 45

Case Study in Educational VR: the Idealism/Realism Tussle

by Len Scrogan

“Can virtual-reality help close the achievement gap?” was the question urged at a presentation during this year’s ISTE conference. (The ISTE 2017 educational technology conference held in late June, with over 15,000 educators in …

Tags:Education| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Ed Market Trends: The 2017 K-12 Horizon Report

by Len Scrogan

What are the cloud-gathering trends in educational tech? What is expected to surge and scale in schools? Which innovations are trending down in the near term? Are there any surprises? Any ho-hums? The 2017 …

Tags:display technology| Education| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 45

The Merge Cube

by Len Scrogan

In education, as in business, the shiny-object syndrome is alive and well. This type of procurement illness occurs when a customer habitually seems inclined to get excited about “the next new thing”. That’s why …

Tags:Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Vizio Brings NBC App to Select SmartCast TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Vizio announced the addition of the NBC app to Vizio SmartCast TV. The NBC app will join other top apps such as Amazon Video, Crackle, FandangoNOW, Hulu, iHeartRadio, Netflix, Pluto TV, Vudu and Xumo …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vizio| Vol 24 - Issue 45

IDC: PC Device Market Is Expected to Decline Through 2021

by Andrew Fenn

According to the latest forecast from IDC, global shipments of personal computing devices (PCDs)—composed of traditional PCs (desktop, notebooks and workstations) and tablets (slate, detachable)—are expected to decline 2.7% year-on-year in 2017. While this …

Tags:Forecasts| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 24 - Issue 45

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Dimenco Displays Reveals the World’s First 8K 3D Processing Board

by Andrew Fenn

Dimenco Displays has revealed the Dimesa 8, the world’s first 8K 3D processing board. By calculating every individual sub-pixel in real time, Dimesa 8 is designed to create the most natural, engaging 3D viewing …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Autostereo 3D| Dimenco| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 24 - Issue 45

US Army Enhances Training with Upgraded Helmet Mounted Display

by Andrew Fenn

The US Army has selected a new version of Rockwell Collins’ SimEye Helmet-Mounted Display to be used in its Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer systems. A total of 332 helmet-mounted displays will be upgraded …

Tags:Back Panel| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| Rockwell Collins| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 46