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Cogeco Connexion, a subsidiary of Cogeco Communications Inc. (TSX: CCA), is proud to announce that it has entered into an agreement with MediaKind (previously Ericsson Media Solutions) to offer its customers the MediaFirst next generation Internet protocol television (IPTV) platform in Canada. Cogeco Connexion is taking its customers into the future with the introduction of … Read more
Cogeco Connexion, a subsidiary of Cogeco Communications, has entered into an agreement with MediaKind (previously Ericsson Media Solutions) to offer its IPTV platform to customers in Canada. The platform allows for the customisation of video content, wireless receivers, voice-activated controls and access to Android Google Mobile Services. Cogeco Connexion’s VP of engineering and operations, Michel … Read more
Sprint has announced it will collaborate with LG to deliver the first mobile 5G smartphone in the US in the first half of 2019. Sprint says its customers will be among the first in the world to experience the improved speed, reliability and mobility of 5G on a handset built for the country’s first mobile … Read more
CableLabs, the development group funding by the cable industry, held their summer conference last week in Colorado. A number of topics were discussed, but I want to focus on their views of display use in the future. The video below, called The Near Future, Ready for Anything, was produced specifically for the event and provides … Read more
Earlier this year, Google said that it was working to allow the support of an alternative OS alongside Chrome OS. This caused some confusion as some had already run Linux distributions and Chrome OS could run Android apps. Now, Toms Hardware (among others) has reported that Google’s Pixelbook would be certified by Microsoft to run … Read more
VR Coaster, Holodeck VR and MackMedia announced that the Holodeck platform has been selected to create the world’s first ‘Roam & Ride’ VR attraction, a seamless combination of free-roaming virtual reality and an intense VR thrill ride. The planned soft opening for the new VR attraction at Europa-Park is scheduled for September 2018. “The Holodeck … Read more
VR Coaster, Holodeck VR and MackMedia have announced that the Holodeck platform has been selected to create a new “roam and ride” VR attraction, a combination of free-roaming VR and a thrill ride at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany. A soft opening for the attraction is scheduled for September 2018. Holodeck VR says its proprietary, patented … Read more
Sony’s PlayStation has sold 525.3 million systems since the release of the original PlayStation back in 1994, the company has announced. Sony has released a special edition translucent PS4 system with a matching Dual Shock 4 controller and a 2TB hard drive for $500, to commemorate selling over 500 million PlayStations. This figure includes the … Read more
According to the latest quarterly research from Strategy Analytics, more than one billion Connected TV devices are now in use worldwide. Connected TV devices allow users to stream over the top video content to the television screen and include the sub-categories of Smart TVs, Smart Blu-ray Players, Game Consoles and Digital Media Streamers. Smart TVs … Read more
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, more than one billion connected TV devices are now in use worldwide. Connected TV devices allow users to stream OTT video content to the television screen and include the sub-categories of smart TVs, smart Blu-ray players, game consoles and digital media streamers. Smart TVs have been consistently … Read more
Giada has a new OPS media playuer that uses a QuadCore Gemini Lake CPU with support for Intel graphics up to DCI 4K resolution up to 60Hz. Memory is supported up to 8GB and storage is via an HDD or SSD and there is an SD card reader. USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports are provided … Read more
BenQ has two new projectors with support for UST (and on which we reported first from in January (LDM Vol 25 – Issue 02 Roundup). The LW890UST and LH890UST both use the firm’s BlueCore Laser Phosphor technology to give a claimed contrast of 100,000:1 with 1280 x 800 and 1920 x 1080 resolution, respectively. Output … Read more
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