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Tobii AB: Tobii Pro Launches World’s First Large-Scale, Eye Tracking Survey Panel

November 30, 2015 by Isaac Oburu

Tobii Pro (http://www.tobiipro.com/), the global leader in eye-tracking research solutions, launches the world’s first large-scale survey panel with continuous online attention data collection from 1,000 eye trackers, set up in Swedish households. Attention data will facilitate the evaluation of digital advertising for publishers and brands. Tobii has signed an agreement with Adssets, an advertising solutions … Read more

Estimated 56.9 Million Americans Bought or Planned to Buy Tech Over Thanksgiving Shopping Week, According to Consumer Technology Association

November 30, 2015 by Isaac Oburu

An estimated 56.9 million American adults (45 percent of all shoppers) have bought or plan to buy tech products during the Thanksgiving shopping week – which includes the Monday before Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday – according to a new report released today by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®. The … Read more

ITU Harmonises Spectrum Use Worldwide

November 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

The ITU has moved to allocate the 700MHz band (specifically 694-790MHz) to mobile signals at the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference. The decision applies to ITU Region 1 (EMEA and central Asia); as similar agreements have already been finalised for Regions 2 and 3 (Americas and APAC), it is now possible that the use of the … Read more

Polish Provider Chooses Abox

November 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

EVIO Polska, a Polish fibre TV service provider, has used Abox 42’s M-Series set-top box platform for its new TV service, ‘Telewizja Swiatlowodowa’. The service will be used more than 100 local fibre-optic networks throughout Poland.

Cheaper Graphene Production Developed?

November 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

Ravinder Dahiya was a lead researcher on the workGraphene is a next-generation material, heralded as the future of electronics for several years now. However, the material is much more expensive to produce in large areas than silicon. A large part of the expense comes from the substrate on which graphene is produced. The material is … Read more

US Navy Research Looks at Glass Alternative

November 30, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

In a recent article “US Navy research looks at glass alternative”, it was suggested that a new high tech material could make a smartphone unbreakable by using a material developed for transparent armor and highly scratch resistant passive optics by the US Navy Research Lab (NRL). The material in question is Spinel; for the material-inclined … Read more

Folium Creates Low-Power Flexible Displays

November 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

Folium Optics is a UK start-up that is working with a technology to create low-power displays on plastic substrates. As well as being made of plastic – enabling flexible form factors – the displays are reflective, rather than back-lit. Folium is initially looking at uses in the healthcare and defence sectors. Two separate products are … Read more

Planar Finalises Sale

December 21, 2022November 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

Planar Systems has closed its sale to Leyard American Corporation, a subsidiary of China’s Leyard Optoelectronic Co (Planar to be Acquired by Leyard). The companies had entered into a definitive merger agreement, under the terms of which Planar was valued at $6.58 per share.

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 48

December 21, 2022November 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s Economic Daily News claims that Apple will show new 13″ and 15″ Macbook Air models at WWDC 2016, next summer. The 11″ model will be discontinued, and the new editions will be thinner than any previous generation. They will be released in Q3’16, the source claims. Canon has shared more details about its 4K500ST … Read more

Online Shoppers Compete With In-Store on Black Friday

November 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

The CTA (formerly CEA) estimated that 56.9 million American adults (45% of all shoppers) bought or planned to buy technology products over the Thanksgiving shopping week (from the 23rd – 30th November). A new report by the CTA found that online and mobile shopping continued to grow in importance this year. The number of people … Read more

Tobii Pushes Eye Tracking for Advertising

November 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

Tobii has announced a large-scale eye tracking survey panel in Sweden. Attention data will be continuously collected from 1,000 eye trackers in households around the country, attached to laptops and PCs. The data will be used to evaluate digital advertising for publishers and brands. Tobii will launch the panel in Q1’16, for Adssets.

Imagination Takes 2015 Elektra Awards

November 30, 2015 by Tom Allen

Hossein Yassaie, CEO of Imagination Technologies, has been honoured with the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards. At the same event, in London on the 24th November, Imagination won the Educational Support Award 2015, for its MIPSfpga programme.