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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
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
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 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 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
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 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 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
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
Ingram Micro reported Q1 2016 net profit of $38 million, down 61% YoY from $98 million. Turnover was $9.3 billion, down 12% YoY from $10.6 billion. Write-offs related to previous acquisitions and customer relationships negatively impacted net profit.
A 75″ TV has been launched in the UK by Hisense, for the cost of a comparable 55″ model. The 75M7900 is an UltraHD model with resolution upscaling and HDR support. It is not, however, UHD Premium-certified. A quad-core processor is featured, with smart functionality and HEVC decoding. Hisense has not shared the official specifications … Read more
In the great scheme of things, Apple was banking on the tried and true iPhone cash cow to dominate the world’s number two market for wireless devices, China. But things didn’t work out that way and it has the company scrambling for a plan B. In the March 2016 quarter, the company found itself with … Read more
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