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Microsoft’s Team Xbox has signed an agreement to acquire game streaming service Beam. Beam, based in Seattle, enables live stream viewers to play along with the streamer. The streamer can use Beam’s own protocol to enable viewers to control certain aspects of the game, like selecting a weapon or building a quest. Beam was only … Read more
Virgin will sell the Eos box in the UK under the name ‘V6’, and has revealed a photo of the device. The STB will be able to play UltraHD content from Netflix and YouTube and will use the TiVo UI.
Video service providers and content producers believe that the majority of consumers and operators will adopt UltraHD TV by 2020, and are willing to pay more for such services. These results came from a global survey by SNL Kagan and Irdeto. 64% of video service providers, and 73% of content producers, believe that consumers will … Read more
Jenoptik Optical Systems has announced the completion of the new Jenoptik Dome Theater. Located in Jupiter, Florida, the theatre’s screen is 7.3m in diameter, 9.1m wide and 4.8m high. The flat screen is used for testing digital cinema lenses produced by the company.
Ming-chi Kuo, an KGI Securities analyst with a respectable track record on Apple predictions, has said that the company will launch as many as three iPads in 2017. In an investor note, Kuo said that he expects to see a 12.9″ iPad Pro 2; a 10.5″ iPad Pro; and a lower-cost 9.7″ model. Both large … Read more
eMagin reported Q2 2016 net loss of $2.2 million, up over 2 times from $66,000 in the same period previous year. Turnover was $5.5 million, down 21% YoY. Manufacturing issues and lower volume of government contracts negatively impacted results.
The winners of the 2016-2017 EISA Awards have been announced, ahead of IFA 2016. Most of the major CE brands took a prize. Panasonic’s 65DX900E took Home Theatre TV; LG’s 65″ G6 OLED TV was named to the High-End TV award, and the UH770V to Smart TV; the UE55KS9000 from Samsung took the European TV … Read more
The Smart Signage series from BenQ is a range of all-in-one digital signage displays, comprising the screen and software for content creation and control. The first model was the ST550K, and BenQ has now released two new products: the ST650K and ST430K. Like the 55″ display, the 65″ ST650K and 43″ ST430K feature X-Sign software. … Read more
LG Electronics Austria has begun to sponsor the SK Rapid Wien football team, supplying displays to the Allianz Arena. One of these is a 77″ UltraHD OLED TV, which replicates a new stained glass window that has been made for the stadium. Along with the OLED display, LG has supplied more than 250 screens for … Read more
Asus’s CEO, Jerry Shen, has said that the company is accelerating the development of its robotics and VR businesses, to counter the continued weakness of its PC and tablet arms. “We have been reallocating resources, engineers and software developers from our tablet unit to the robotics, VR and AR teams to enhance the new businesses,” … Read more
Click to enlarge SNL Kagan has released a report indicating that the U.S. cable industry is in for a bright next-ten years in terms of revenue. The report focuses on year 2016 up to 2026 and shows that residential revenues will increase by $9.32 billion over the ten-year interval. Contributions for commercial services are expected … Read more
LG Electronics (LG) announced that its forthcoming flagship smartphone, LG V20, will be the first smartphone in the industry to feature 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC (digital to analog converter) capabilities, bringing a superior audio experience to mobile for the very first time. A Quad DAC delivers a crisp and clear sound that up-samples music whether … Read more
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