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Global Tablet Shipments Fell 35% in First Quarter but Sales of Amazon’s Fire Tablet Remained Strong, According to TrendForce

May 3, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

Global market research firm TrendForce reports worldwide tablet shipments in the first quarter of 2016 totaled 35.2 million units, translating to a 35% drop from the previous quarter and a 7.9% drop from a year ago. TrendForce notebook analyst Anita Wang said branded tablet vendors’ shipment results were mediocre following their impressive fourth-quarter performances that … Read more

Leading Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Company Marxent Wins 2016 Gold Edison Award for Innovation in Virtual Reality

May 3, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

Marxent, the leading virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) company for enterprise retailers and manufacturers, has been awarded Gold in the “Cameras & Virtual Reality” category of The 2016 Edison Awards™. The accolade was given in recognition of VisualCommerce™, the 3D virtual products platform that allows consumers to visualize and configure complex purchases in … Read more

LeEco Formally Announces Opening of New, 80,000 Square Foot North American Headquarters in Silicon Valley with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

May 3, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

LeEco, a leading global internet company, today will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and press conference to formally establish its new, 80,000 square foot North American headquarters in San Jose, a facility that can support as many as 800 new employees. The headquarters will also be the future home of LeEco’s autonomous driving research center, the … Read more

Crestron Networks – Some Programming Required

May 3, 2016 by Matthew Brennesholtz

Two weeks ago, I wrote a Display Daily on programming Crestron systems, from the point of view of the training required to become a Crestron programmer. But what is it that these programmers actually do? At a Sapphire Marketing event in New York, I had a chance to discuss in detail with Crestron reps what … Read more

Samsung and Nvidia Settle Out of Court

May 3, 2016 by Tom Allen

A two-year patent battle between Samsung and Nvidia, in the USA, has been brought to a close. Effective immediately, all pending IP litigation has been dismissed. The settlements includes the licensing of a ‘small number’ of patents by each company to the other, but no broad cross-licensing measures. Nvidia and Samsung first clashed in 2014, … Read more

Psychology and Immersive Storytelling with VR

December 21, 2022May 3, 2016 by Matthew Brennesholtz

On April 28th, Dr. Albert “Skip” Rizzo gave a webinar titled “Clinical Virtual Reality and the Psychology of Immersive Storytelling” as part of the SMPTE Professional Development Academy education series. Dr. Rizzo is a clinical psychologist/neuropsychologist and Director of Medical Virtual Reality at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT). He is … Read more

Rovi Corporation Result 29/04/2016

May 3, 2016 by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Rovi corp. reported Q1 2016 net loss of $17.7 million, up from $15.5 million (net loss) in the previous year. Turnover for the period was $118.4 million, down 12% YoY from $134 million. Lower service provider revenues were responsible for the lower turnover.

Rovi Sets Out TiVo Acquisition Plan

May 3, 2016 by Tom Allen

Rovi has announced an intent to buy TiVo, for a total consideration of approximately $1.1 billion. The joint company will continue to be led by Rovi CEO Tom Carson, but will adopt the TiVo brand as the new name. The combined company is estimated to realise at $100 million in annual cost synergies – 65% … Read more

Norwegian Chooses Tablets

May 3, 2016 by Tom Allen

Digital Signage Today has published a webinar about Norwegian Cruise Lines’ use of tablets as digital signage, in two of its restaurants and bar outlets aboard Norwegian Escape. Integration required dealing with strict health requirements, as well as integrating the technology with the ship’s management system. Watch the video at http://tinyurl.com/glru3fd.

Sony Records Images with Blinks

May 3, 2016 by Tom Allen

Sony has been awarded a patent by the USPTO for an intelligent contact lens – which could be controlled through blinking. Sensors embedded in the lens would be able to tell the difference between voluntary and involuntary blinks: voluntary blinks would be used to capture images and video from what the wearer is looking at. … Read more

Intel is Leaving Mobile Chips

May 3, 2016 by Tom Allen

Intel is to abandon its attempts to enter the mobile processor market, to instead focus on the cloud, IoT, memory/programmable solutions, 5G and Moore’s Law, according to CEO Brian Krzanich. Mobile system on chips (SoC) for smartphones and tablets are to be discontinued, Krzanich said in a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/ha236da). This means the end of … Read more

Flexible OLED Project Reaches Completion

December 21, 2022May 3, 2016 by Tom Allen

The European Flex-o-Fab project (Flex-o-Fab Demonstrates Flexible OLED from Roll to Roll Process), run by the Holst Centre, has completed its goals in the area of flexible OLEDs. Launched in January 2013, the €11 million project aimed to realise the technologies needed to commercialise flexible OLEDs. It was run by the Holst Centre. Some of … Read more