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IVRA Established for VR in China

The Electronic Information Division of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has set up an Industry of Virtual Reality Alliance (IVRA.com) to develop the VR market in China and with 170 enterprises involved, including academic and industrial partners. Goertek is involved with the Generic Technology Committee. HTC, which is running the Application Committee, … Read more

Etulipa Developing Electrowetting for Public Display

It’s a strange thing about the display industry that many successful technologies are based on what seem like very strange concepts. When I used to give training courses on display technology, first people were surprised by the high voltages, potential X-rays (and related lead shielding) and sensitivity to the earth’s magnetic field that was involved … Read more

Osram Sale on the Cards

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The FT reports that ‘at least’ two Chinese companies are looking at buying German LED and lighting specialist, Osram, which was spun off from Siemens in 2013, and which remains its biggest shareholder. The paper identifies San’an Optoelectronics and Go Scale as firms that have had discussions with Osram. Go Scale tried, unsuccesfully, to buy … Read more

Streaming Without Data Usage Offered in Croatia

Croatian provider Hrvatski Telekom is offering a new service, Stream On, which allows subscribers to watch content through a mobile app regardless of where they are and without any data usage on their mobile tariff plan. They are promised high resolution anywhere. The first month will cost only HRK9 ($1.35) for 10 hours of streaming. … Read more

Nearly 35% of US broadband households regularly watch user-generated video online

Parks Associates today announced new OTT research showing nearly 35% of U.S. broadband households watch user-generated video online, on sites such as YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion, more than ten days per month. Three-fourths of U.S. broadband households access this content at least once per month. The research comes from one of three recently released research … Read more

US Viewers Like User-Generated Content

Parks Associates said that almost 35% of US broadband households are watching user-generated video content (such as YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion) on a regular basis. According to Parks Associates’ IoT research: Men watch user-generated online video more frequently than women, with men watching 11 days per month compared to less than nine days for women. … Read more

Hisense Shows UHD HDR TVs in New York

Hisense showed a single 50” H8-series HDR TV at Pepcom, but showed the rest of its high-end, UHD HDR-compatible and HDR TV product line for the US at a dedicated press event on October 5th. At this event, they showed other members of the company’s H8 line, as well as the higher-end H9 product line … Read more