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At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we had a chance to see a smartglass device that was developed by Fujitsu for the vertical markets(Fujitsu Looks to Industrial Apps and Iris Recognition). Now Fujitsu has announced that the device is going into actual supply status. According to the press release, the device will be available … Read more
Streaming Media East also had a small exhibition area with 47 companies showing off their offering related to content creation and streaming video. While there were some acquisition-related exhibitors, most exhibitors offered management and monetization solutions for streamed content. These refer to software solutions that make it easier for companies to create streaming solutions. Most … Read more
LG Electronics and SPI International/Filmbox are announcing a collaboration to promote the new line of LG Super UHD televisions (in the U.S., U.K. Turkey, Morocco known as LG Prime UHD) and to make more 4K content available to LG Smart TV users in Poland, Greece, Romania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. A special new promotion … Read more
Global shipments of over-the-top (OTT) set-top boxes (STBs) sold at retail — including Apple TV, Chromecast and Roku boxes — will overtake shipments of IPTV STBs used for pay TV services in 2015, according to a new report from IHS (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight. This year, 31 million … Read more
TCL, one of the fastest growing TV brands in the U.S., today announced that seven new TCL Roku TVs™ will be available later this month in-store and online at major retailers nationwide. Following the launch of three 3700 series models in March, TCL is expanding its 2015 TCL Roku TV lineup with three 3800 Design … Read more
Pockets of growth in the Tablet market was found among smaller vendors like Huawei, TCL-Alcatel, and LG while market leaders Apple and Samsung suffered double-digit shipment declines in Q1 2015, pushing the total market 8 percent lower year-on-year. According to two new Strategy Analytics’ Tablet & Touchscreen Strategies (TTS) reports, smaller vendors are picking up … Read more
It takes a long time to develop novel display technologies. As a result, product designers sometimes express a desire for display characteristics that the industry cannot supply – at least not yet, and maybe never. It can work the other way, though. Candice Brown Elliott’s brilliant Pentile Display architecture was initially developed to improve efficiency, … Read more
AT&T has released its first self-branded tablet; as well as being the first to bear the AT&T logo, the Trek HD is also the company’s first tablet to run Android 5.0. The tablet is an entry-level device, suitable for a first tablet. It supports multiple user profiles and can share its 4G connection through a … Read more
TCL’s Roku TV lineup has grown with the addition of seven new models in the USA, in the 3800 ‘Design’ and 3850 ‘Decorator’ series. All of TCL’s Roku TVs feature the ‘Recommended by Netflix’ logo. The TV ranges are essentially identical, with the differences coming in the chassis, finish and stand. The 3800 TVs (31.5″ … Read more
A woman in London has been injured after a recently-installed digital sign fell on her during the morning rush hour. She is being treated for leg and hip injuries, but her life is not under threat. Clear Channel, which owned the sign, has launched an investigation.
West Seattle’s Admiral Theatre is being renovated – a project begun with the upcoming installation of two NEC digital laser projectors. The projectors will be installed in June and the entire process should be complete by the end of the year.
NEC’s NP-V302H is its first 1920 x 1080 projector to be released for sub-$1,000 (actually $999, if you want to quibble). Aiding installation flexibility, the DLP projector features +/-30° horizontal and vertical keystone correction and 1.2x zoom. To simplify usage, functions such as wall colour correction; input autosense; a carbon savings meter; and Crestron Roomview … Read more
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