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Eutelsat and Telespazio, a Leonardo-Finmeccanica (67%) and Thales (33%) joint venture, have a new agreement to develop HD and UltraHD transmission on Eutelsat’s Hotbird ‘video neighbourhood’ which is centred on Italy and provides coverage across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
EIZO GmbH announces new standard models within its portfolio of CuratOR Surgical Panels. The existing selection of models is now expanded to include additional monitor sizes, touchscreen models, and a large screen with up to 8 megapixel resolution. EIZO has responded to the numerous customer requests for pre-configured models in the CuratOR Surgical Panel range. … Read more
Eizo has released new new standard models within its portfolio of CuratOR Surgical Panels. The existing selection of models is now expanded to include additional monitor sizes, touchscreen models, and a large screen with up to 8 megapixel resolution. The following standard models are available with new monitor sizes: SP1-42: This Surgical Panel with a … Read more
Samsung has a partnership with Intertrust Technologies to include DRM software in its HbbTV 2.0-enabled Smart TVs for users in Italy. The solution will be available in early 2017 to video service providers in Italy, where both companies say they enjoy a strong partnership with TivùOn!, a joint venture owned by Mediaset, RAI and Telecom … Read more
Thanks to the acquisition of pay-TV network Boxer (which added half a million customers), the addition of another 8,000 Com Hem subscribers and low churn of 12.7%, Swedish telco Com Hem saw Q3 turnover rise 4.3% to SEK1.3 billion ($148 million), with profit of SEK106 million ($12 million). Customers were spending more with a record … Read more
Acer has released a new DLP projector for home cinema use. The H6502BD is a 3,400 lumen unit with 1920 x 1200 unit and 20,000:1 contrast and a 1.4 to 1.64 throw ratio, giving a 100″ (254 cm) image at 330 cms (10.8′). Features include wireless connectivity and 3D compatibility. The projector will automatically flip … Read more
The Hilander Blog recently attended a briefing in Korea by Dolby that summarised the progress on HDR with Dolby Vision. The text of the article is in Korean, but the slides are in English. Dolby said that it now has five ‘major’ TV OEMs, shipping products (Vizio, LG, Skyworth, TCL and Loewe) and three (Hisense, … Read more
Japanese blog site, Macotakara suggests that the expected new MacBook Pro range will drop conventional USB ports, but will have three USB type C connectors and Thunderbolt 2. The site also repeats the rumour that the keyboard will have an OLED-based touch keypad. It’s not yet clear whether Apple will drop the 3.5mm jack port … Read more
At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2016, October 16-20 in Orlando, the market research company focused on the top technologies for 2017 as they identified them. These trends will require strategic decisions from many companies in the coming year. Gartner sees the following technologies being on the list. AI and Advanced Machine Learning Intelligent Apps Intelligent Things … Read more
Premier Farnell’s shareholders have voted to approve the acquisition of the company by Avnet for £691 million ($850 million). It is expected to add $70 to 80 million to Avnet’s earnings and the company said that it now expects to reach “a wider base of engineers” earlier in the design process. /images/Logos/A-C/avnet.png
Huawei set a smartphone shipment target for 2016 of 140 million, 40% higher than it sold in 2015. The company hit the 100 million mark on 14th October and the target looks achievable. It cited 50% growth in Western and North Eastern Europe and added that it has sold over 8 million units of its … Read more
A team of researchers within the Sensors and Devices Group at Microsoft Research (Cambridge, UK) and headed by postdoctoral researcher Tobias Große-Puppendahl are developing an electronic version of a Post-it note. The prototype note device is solar powered and contains a low resolution (132 pixel) bistable E-ink display. Since the display is e-paper, it requires … Read more
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