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Amazon’s Fling SDK Enables Second Screen Experiences

To promote its Fire TV STB, Amazon has introduced a new service called Amazon Fling. The SDK enables users to send video, audio and images from iOS and Android apps to the Amazon Fire TV. Two-way communication between the STB and mobile devices can also be used, to create second screen experiences. For more, visit … Read more

Rumors about Google Glass 2 are Flying High

Google Glass 2 07 2015

Since Google withdrew Google Glass from the consumer market, the speculation about Google’s intentions in the augmented reality field have been closely watched by analysts and mostly they believe that Google Glass 2 will be coming sooner rather than later. In recent days, the number of reports on what the next version of Google Glass … Read more

Gesture Recognition Market for Smart TVs – Technavio Uncovers Global Trends, Forecast & Growth Prospects

Technavio has published a new report on the global gesture recognition market for smart TVs,which is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 29% from 2015-2019. Gesture recognition market segmentation by geography Technavio’s report analyses the solutions and products offered by market vendors and presents a comprehensive breakdown in terms of market segmentation … Read more

Parker Showcases Windows 10 Devices at IFA

Nick Parker, corporate VP of Microsoft’s OEM division, will deliver a keynote at IFA 2015. The speech, titled ‘Windows 10 Lights up New Devices’, will highlight new Windows 10 tablets, convertibles, notebooks, gaming devices and all-in-one PCs. It will take place on 4th September at 3pm in the CityCube at Messe Berlin.

Panasonic Starts New Solutions Businesses Using Ambient Lighting “Space Player” to Enhance the Value of Lighting Design

Panasonic Corporation has begun selling the “Space Player”, a new type of lighting equipment combining the functions of traditional lighting and video projectors to offer non-conventional ambient lighting, as well as projection contents. The company will develop the new solutions businesses of the Space Player from the manufacturing to the sales, including the lighting design … Read more

Slidenjoy is a High-Quality Laptop Screen – Without a Laptop

Laptops – they’re designed to be portable, but the trade-off is a lack of screen real estate. Or is it? A new project on Kickstarter – which was funded less than three days after being posted – aims to expand laptop usability while on-the-go. The Slidenjoy is a unit that can be attached to the … Read more

ZTE USA Makes the ZTE Spro 2 Smart Projector Available on the Verizon 4G LTE Network

ZTE USA, the fourth largest smartphone manufacturer in the U.S. and second largest in the no-contract market*, today announced the award-winning ZTE Spro 2™ Smart Projector is now available on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. Customers can purchase the ZTE Spro 2 for $599 with no annual contract and is available online at www.zteusa.com/zte-spro2-verizon. … Read more

Imagining the Personal Companion of the Near Future

Our friend, Dr Jon Peddie, sent us this article, which he sub-titled “My smartphone helps me get through the day, and night” Today’s PongThe fast developing potential for truly useful applications that can convert our personal companions, our smartphones, from basic input/output devices into truly thinking machines is dazzling, science-fiction like, and almost staggering in … Read more