Nokia Kicks Off Alcatel-Lucent Acquisition
Nokia has begun its share exchange offer for Alcatel-Lucent (Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent Sign MOU), which is expected to be completed next year.
Spanish Pay-TV Rises
Spanish regulator CNMC has shown pay-TV services in the country added 1.4 million subscribers in the last year. There were 5.4 million subscribers at the end of Q1’15 – a 36% rise from Q1’14. Movistar Plus, the combined entity resulting from the merger of Movistar and Canal Plus, was a significant boost to the market.
Netflix Leads US SVoD
Parks Associates has revealed the top 10 SVoD services in the USA, based on the number of subscribers. 25% began in 2015, and 40% in thee last two years. The top 10 were: Netflix Amazon Video Hulu TV WWE Network HBO Now Crunchyroll NFL Game Pass The Blaze SlingTV
KDDI Develops App for Vuzix
KDDI R&D Laboratory, of Japan, has developed a custom application for Vuzix’s Android-based M100 smart glasses. The app uses the camera and HMD on the glasses to overlay augmented reality images on to the users’ view, to aid with remote support. It will be available to download from the 31st December, as an optional function … Read more
LG Slashes OLED Prices to Compete With Chinese Makers
In an effort to continue competing with Chinese LCD TV makers, LG is again pushing down its OLED TV prices. The company has committed to almost half prices in the USA before the end of the year, according to Reuters. Production improvements mean that LG has been able to lower the price of six OLED … Read more
Touch Comes to Medical With Tru-Vu
Tru-Vu has developed a 21.5″ medical monitor with a procap touchscreen. The MMZBTP-21.5 conforms to the UL 60601-1 3rd edition medical safety standard, and is designed for use on in operating rooms, on medical carts and in OEM medical systems. However, the company does not mention Dicom compliance and refers to the monitor as “surgical-grade”. … Read more
Exertis Recruits Internally for Samsung Manager
Rob O’Beirne has joined Exertis, as a product manager in the company’s Samsung Commercial TV division. O’Beirne was in the past employed by Exertis’ parent company, DCC Technnology, in the Visual Solutions team. He has also worked for Certas Energy, Telefonica and Heineken.
LG Promotes OLED With Massive Video Wall
The world’s largest OLED display – actually a video wall, but still very impressive – has been installed in Incheon International Airport in Seoul. LG supplied 140 55″ screens for the curved wall, which measures 13m x 8m. LG installed the screeens with French firm Wilmotte & Associes, to promote OLED technology.
Emerging Markets Boost Smartphones to 15.5% Growth
Worldwide smartphone sales were driven by continued demand for affordable models in emerging markets in Q3’15, says Gartner. Global sales reached 353 million units: up 15.5% YoY. The increased availability of low-cost smartphones in emerging markets led to small price gaps with feature phones, so an increasing number of consumers upgraded. Of the 353 million … Read more
Fossil Expands Wearable Presence
Fossil Group is to acquire US-based wearable technology firm Misfit. Misfit will bring a scalable cloud and app platform, a software and hardware engineering team and a pipeline of products to Fossil.
NRDC: UHD Will Add $1 Billion to US Energy Bills
In a new report, the USA’s National Resources Defence Council (NRDC) has said that UltraHD TVs use, on average, 30% more energy than HD (1920 x 1080) models. The Council estimates that this could add $1 billion to US consumers’ utility bills, if energy-saving improvements are not expanded to all models. Not all UltraHD TVs … Read more
Amblyz Glasses Use LCD Shutters for Treating “Lazy Eye”
Once 3D TV technology for the home disappeared from the radar, many 3D glasses suppliers faced a downturn of their business outlook and started to look for other business opportunities. One of those companies is XPand, a maker of active and passive glasses for cinema, home, educations and gaming applications. Now they have found a … Read more
