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Scala Announces Media Players for Digital Signage Market

Scala, a part of Stratacache, has unveiled the addition of Scala Media Player hardware to its digital signage portfolio. Scala claims ...

Samsung’s S6 Teaser Hints at Low Reflections

Samsung has shown two new teasers for the Galaxy S6, expected to be revealed at MWC next week. The new videos ...

3D Display Introduces Novel User Experience in Various CE Sectors

The explosive growth of the consumer electronics sector all over the world has created a plethora of opportunities for three-dimensional (3D) ...

NHK to Launch “World First” 8K Channel Next Year

Advanced Television reports that NHK executives announced to attendees at this week’s Mipcom UHD trade show in Cannes that it is ...

VR 4K Satellite to Launch Next June

Satellite Today has reported that SpaceVR has raised cash to build Overview-1; a satellite that will be launched in June 2016 ...

“Fairy Lights” Holographic Display Under Development

A team composed of researchers from several universities and a corporation and led by Yoichi Ochiai, an Assistant Professor in the ...

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British Land Uses AR for Christmas

by Bob Raikes

One of the largest UK owner of shopping centres, British Land, has launched an A/R app for 21 local and regional locations. There is an app-based game for children is intended to take families …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 47

LeEco Launches LeMall.com + Best Buy + Amazon

by Bob Raikes

LeEco has started to sell smartphones and TVs through Best Buy and Amazon in the US. The company is bundling a complimentary subscription for the new AT&T DirectNow service (AT&T Has DirectTV Now) for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Mobile Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 47

AMOLED Nearly at 100 Million in Q3 2016

by Bob Raikes

UBI Research said that the volume of AMOLEDs shipped for smartphones in Q3 2016 was 96 million units and that was 103% up on Q2 and 148% up on Q3 2015. Samsung took more …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

HD+ Adds Multiscreen & Eurosport – Raises Prices

by Bob Raikes

The HD+ platform in Germany will increase the price for its service from €60 to €70 per year or €5.75, up from €5.00. There are now 23 private HD channels including Eurosport 1 HD …

Tags:Germany| HD+ (Germany)| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 23 - Issue 47

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E Ink Still in Dispute with Hydis Staff

by Bob Raikes

The Taipei Times reported that E Ink has confirmed to previous employees of the Hydis factory that it has no possibility of re-opening the factories and appealed for agreement with the trade unions that …

Tags:E Ink| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

bitRec Provides Contextual Video Search

by Bob Raikes

BitRec of Vilnius, Lithuania, has developed a contextual video search tool for VOD service operators that is said to enable search within video content, improve SEO for video websites and enrich contextual content meta-data. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Sling TV Offers Cloud DVR beta to Roku Users

by Bob Raikes

SlingTV has invited its customers, starting with those using Roku systems, to join in a beta programme for a cloud-based service. The service claims to be the only cloud DVR with no 28-day restriction …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Roku| Streaming Dongles| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Developments in the Use of a Smartwatch to Detect Gestures

by Arthur Berman

A research team within the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Pa) is developing a means to detect hand gestures through the use of an “instrumented smartwatch.” The smartwatch is enabled with …

Tags:Gesture Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 47

GoRout VueUP – First in Helmet HUD for American Football

by Norbert Hildebrand

What happens when some American Football equipment developers watch too much Iron Man and live in Rochester, NY? They come up with the GoRout in helmet HUD that aids practice on several levels. There …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 23 - Issue 47| Wearables

AT&T Has DirectTV Now

by Bob Raikes

AT&T, as expected, launched the DirectTV Now streaming TV platform in the US, with packages at $35, $50, $60 (this level is temporarily at $35, but those that sign at that level will stay …

Tags:AT&T| Cable| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 47

4G To Hit 1 Billion in 2016 Says IDC

by Bob Raikes

IDC said that it expects worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to reach 1.45 billion units with a year-over-year growth rate of 0.6% in 2016, down a long way from the 10.4% growth seen in …

Tags:Android| Apple| IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 47