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We were recently alerted to a move by the SID’s International Committee for Display Metrology (ICDM), which we heard is considering revising its Measurement Specifications for UltraHD TVs. The aim behind the move, we heard, is to prevent TV panels without 3840 horizontal lines of resolution from being sold as UltraHD. We questioned this with … Read more
Samsung has said that its Gear VR headset was sold out ‘hours’ after it was launched in the USA and Europe on the 20th November at its price of $99. Samsung said, “We are delighted with the overwhelmingly positive response”. Analyst Comment We saw a review in the NYT, which recently gave away “Cardboard” display … Read more
The British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) held a Digital Day at schools across the UK last week. 10,000 students used Google Cardboard headsets and 360° live streaming technology from Visualise to watch the opening address by Ogilvy & Mather Group UK’s vice chairman, Rory Sutherland. Through the rest of the day, students worked with professionals … Read more
Gartner has released several predictions covering ‘endpoint’ technology in a new report (log-in required) (http://tinyurl.com/o79fs8u). The most interesting forecast, for us, is that 30% of businesses will spend more on displays than on PCs by 2018. This trend will grow due to workers demanding more screen real estate for their workspaces, leading to increasing sales … Read more
The European Commission has approved Avago Technologies’ acquisition of Broadcom (Avago to Buy Broadcom for $37 Billion). The EC’s investigation showed that the company’s portfolios are mainly complementary; Broadcom produces ‘off-the-shelf’ chips for the broadband and connectivity markets, while Avago makes custom chips for special applications. Some concerns were raised about the vertical relationship created … Read more
Chinese sources have said that Lenovo will phase out its Vibe smartphone brand, in favour of replacing it with the Lemon series and Motorola branding, in the China market.
Huawei is said to be looking at placing panel orders with Samsung Display, rather than current supplier Japan Display, according to sources in Asia. The Chinese company is seeking lower-priced panels, to be able to offer cheaper mid-range and high-end smartphones next year.
With the recent release of their AiR glasses as well as platform, Atheer is aiming strongly at the enterprise market like so many other AR glasses and software developers. The recipe is simple, develop the glasses according to some science fiction Hollywood movie and when the consumer are not lining up to buy the hardware, … Read more
The Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) has long puzzled me. At the November 18th section meeting of the Society of Motion Picture and Television New York chapter, Jim Houston, co-chair of the ACES Project Committee, gave an explanation of ACES that finally made sense to me. He primarily discussed the recently released version 1.0 of … Read more
2015 hasn’t exactly been a blockbuster film release year but SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) 2015 Symposium attendees are eternally optimistic that tomorrow’s releases will be richer, better and there will be more. While VR (virtual reality) has become a steady fare for the video game industry, manufacturers and academics opened the … Read more
Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, will work together with Microsoft, the leading platform and productivity company, to jointly develop next generation automotive technologies. The two companies today revealed how Microsoft HoloLens, the world’s first fully untethered holographic computer, might be used in future to redefine how customers first encounter and explore a car, as … Read more
Technicolor has completed its acquisition of Cisco’s customer premises equipment business (this includes the set-top box division), in a cash and stock agreement worth $600 million (Technicolor Acquires Cisco’s CPE Business). The companies have also signed a strategic agreement, enabling both to develop and deliver ‘next-generation’ video and broadband technologies. Technicolor will immediately begin to … Read more
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