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The Korea Intellectual Property Office has granted Samsung a patent for contact lenses with a tiny display and built-in camera, as well as sensors that detect movement. The ‘eye-mount display’ projects images onto a wearer’s retina, irrespective of the focal distance, and would be used for augmented reality. Samsung says that the system could have … Read more
LG’s 2016 TVs have been awarded the Netflix Recommended badge, for the second year in a row.
‘People familiar with the plans’ have told the Taipei Times that Nokia Oyj is planning to cut between 10,000 and 15,000 people – 14% of its total 104,000 employees – from its workforce, following its merger with Alcatel-Lucent (Nokia Wins Alcatel-Lucent). The job cuts will affect Nokia’s operations worldwide, and are part of a plan … Read more
HTC’s revenues were down 1.3% MoM, but 79.3% YoY, in March, to NT$4.1 billion ($127.6 million). In the year-to-date, HTC has registered revenues of NT$14.8 billion ($456.7 million): a 64.3% YoY drop.
HTC is to launch an HTC Vive experience zone in the Harrods department store, London. Consumers will be able to try and pre-order the device there. HTC has also said that it will work with Ikea to launch a VR kitchen, using Valve’s Steam platform, and work with Japanese company Gree to develop VR content … Read more
Quanta Computer reported net profit for full year 2015 at NT$17.8 billion (US$538.91 million), down 5.6% YoY. Turnover for the period was NT$ 1 trillion ($30.23 billion), up 8.7% YoY. Net profit declined due to the effect of currency conversions.
Espial and Tele Columbus have successfully trialled an UltraHD video service in Germany, called ‘Advanced TV’. The Tele Columbus service is based on Espial’s video solutions. 83% of trial participants were said to show approval of the system, and 78% of the EPG. This was the first phase of an ongoing trial.
Viaccess-Orca and French TV channel TF1 trialled a live UltraHD 360° VR broadcast of a football match on the 29th March. The signal was encoded using HEVC and sent to a private test audience. The intent was to provide the audience with an actual stadium ambience. Harmonic, Keepixo, VideoStitch, AmpVisual TV and Digital Immersion also … Read more
I am not trying to trick or mislead anyone in this article, I am a big fan of both technologies and think that they are correctly tagged as the ‘Next Big Thing’. I am also not trying to quote all those great potential applications that are described on a daily basis by many writers around … Read more
Juniper Research has published a whitepaper (http://tinyurl.com/za8auhw) discussing the role of hybrid (detachable) devices in the workplace – which are gradually replacing tablets. As well as this, the firm looks at phablets’ cannibalisation of the consumer smartphone market. In the future, Juniper predicts that most tablets – aside from the specifically designed for children – … Read more
For over 50 years people have been watching TVs at night – often very late right before going to bed. In fact, many also have a TV in their bedroom and watch from bed, before and even after turning out the lights. Many people consider TVs a sleep aide to help them relax before falling … Read more
Alfalite is a Spanish company from Andalucia that is specialising in the design and manufacture of LED displays. At the moment, and for the last ten years, the displays have been made in China, but designed in Spain. However, the company is planning to start manufacturing in Spain later this year. The company has indoor … Read more
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