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Motive Develops World’s First Mobile PVR for ATSC

Motive Television PLC (“Motive” or the “Company”) (AIM: MTV), the technology provider to broadcasters and pay television operators, is pleased to announce that it has developed a Mobile Personal Video Recorder (“PVR”), which the Company believes is the world’s first ATSC format PVR for mobile devices. Unlike other personal video recorders, Mobile PVR is entirely … Read more

Technavio Says Awareness of AR Technology Will Boost Mobile Augmented Reality in the US Through 2019

Technavio has published a new report on the mobile augmented reality market in the US,which is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 99% from 2015-2019. The new Technavio report confirms that the number of vendors providing AR technology has been increasing in the US. Brands like Nike, Pepsi, Maybelline, and Converse have … Read more

Rugeley Updates Control Room With Eyevis

Eyevis has completed the upgrade of a 24/7 control room at Rugeley Coal-Fired Power Station, in the UK. Eyevis worked with system integrator Capula to install nine 70″ EYE-LCD-7000-LE displays. The company also provided required modifications to display enclosures, structure and fascia, with the help of its partner Intech Solutions. Eyevis’ displays replaced the existing … Read more

Is Power the Elephant in the Room for Better Pixels?

Over the last year, a lot (or most) of the discussion in the TV business has been around the concept of more, better and faster pixels. We’ve covered UltraHD, high dynamic range (HDR) and wide colour gamut (WCG) as well as higher frame rates (HFR). However, there is, to coin a phrase, an elephant in … Read more

Government Handouts….”The Best Government is that Which Governs Least”

This well-known aphorism, often attributed to Thomas Jefferson, is often used by conservative politicians here in the United States as a way of explaining many of their spending cuts and policy decisions. Although selectively applied, as these same politicians tend to have no problem increasing spending for the military, inserting government controls related to certain … Read more

RC Stars Designs for Industry

China’s RC Stars has launched a wide-view 19″ LCD monitor, for 24/7 operation. Available in both open and closed frame options, the RCS-191OPM can also support resistive, capacitive or IR touch. It complies with the CE, RoHS and FCC certification standards and is supplied with a two-year warranty Resolution is 1440 x 900. The monitor … Read more

France Requires Repair Labelling

France has passed a law requiring ‘repair labels’ on all electronic devices. The labels will describe how easy the devices are to repair, and for how long spare parts will be available. Next year, the law will require manufacturers to offer free repairs or replacements for two years after purchase. Kyle Wiens, founder of iFixit, … Read more

Research Reports Look at Gestures and Materials

Two new paid reports have been released; we have a summary of both, as well as a link to the relevant website. An analysis of the gesture recognition market for smart TV is available on RnR Market Research. The report analyses various gesture-recognition technologies (largely divided into 2D and 3D) and their relevant markets. It … Read more

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 28

The Honor 7 smartphone from Huawei has been launched in China. The company’s new flagship features a 5.2″ display, with 1920 x 1080 resolution and in-cell touch. Android 5.0 runs on an octa-core 64-bit Kirin 935 CPU from Hisilicon, with 3GB of RAM. Three versions are available: a 16GB 4G model, 16GB dual-SIM 4G model … Read more