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The markets for the largest categories of consumer electronics, such as TVs, smartphones and computers have been pretty weak over recent years, and everyone is looking for the ‘next big thing’ to drive the market. One of the prime categories is virtual reality (VR) and it gained huge attention when Oculus VR, a company that … Read more
Starting today, Sling TV customers may request an invitation to participate in its cloud DVR beta program. Available first to eligible Sling TV customers using Roku™ streaming players and Roku TV™s, the cloud DVR beta program will begin in December, with support for additional devices to follow in the coming months. “Unlike other OTT services, … Read more
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and the world’s leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, and Samsung Electronics, today announced that the TVkey USB dongle has been named a CES 2017 Innovation Award Honoree in the Home Audio/Video Components and Accessories category. TVkey allows consumers to enjoy premium content directly on new … Read more
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 on a five step ‘virtual present hunt’. The app, called Freezy’s Christmas Adventure and was developed by Harmony studios. The initiative … Read more
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 periods from three to twelve months, depending on the product. The company has also fully opened the LeMall.com webstore, after a … Read more
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 than 91% of the market with small volumes from BOE, EDO, Tianma and Visionox. The company expects volumes to grow by … Read more
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 (from 1st December) and UHD1 in UltraHD. The service also includes 30 public channels. There is a new multiscreen option that … Read more
Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to reach 1.45 billion units with a year-over-year growth rate of 0.6% in 2016 according to the latest forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Although growth remains positive, it is down significantly from the 10.4% growth in 2015. However, 4G smartphones are still expected … Read more
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 recently staged a protest in front of the headquarters of YFY Inc, the parent company of E Inc – in Taipei. … Read more
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. “Compared to other industries OTT TV and VOD websites receive less traffic from search engines, as the engines rely only on … Read more
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 on recordings; at launch, beta program offers up to 100 hours cloud DVR storage at no charge. Availability – Cloud DVR … Read more
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 the capability for Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT). The team is headed by Ph.D. student Yang Zhang. A recent article on the … Read more
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