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European Commission Examines EU VoD Market

A report on video-on-demand has been published by the European Commission. ‘The development of the European market for on-demand audiovisual services’ was prepared by the European Audiovisual Observatory. It presents statistics for European VoD in 2014, as well as covering five different sections as they relate to the sector: online advertising; developments in the SVOD … Read more

Spectral Edge’s HDMI Adapter Compensates for Colour Blindness

A UK company called Spectral Edge has announced an HDMI adapter for colour blind TV viewers, called the Eye2TV. The device is meant to make it easier to distinguish between red and green, as well as defining on-screen objects more clearly. A campaign is running on Kickstarter to fund the adapter (http://tinyurl.com/nt9fpqf), with the goal … Read more

Tobii Glasses 2 – Faster, Stronger, Better

Tobii has added two improvements to its Pro Glasses 2 wearable (Tobii Brings Eye-Tracking to Glasses): 50Hz sampling and MEMS components. Tobii has combined the headset’s slippage compensation technology with a 50Hz sampling rate for each of the four eye cameras. The intent is to enable more accurate and valid data collection. Additionally a MEMS … Read more

New Tizen Phones Under Development at Samsung

ZDnet Korea reports that Samsung is developing two new Tizen smartphones. The Z2, for developing markets such as India, is said to have 960 x 540 resolution (screen size was not listed, but will probably be the same 4″ as the Z1), 2,000mAh battery, quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM. The other device will be … Read more

MEMS Scanning Key to ‘Deep’ Glasses-Free 3D

A new autostereoscopic (glasses-free) 3D display system is being developed at Beijing’s Tsinghua University, aiming to overcome the drawbacks of existing AS3D displays. Glasses-free 3D today, using lenticular lenses, optical gratings or micro-lens arrays, suffer from a loss of image depth, low image resolution or shallow viewing angles. The new system uses what developer Hongen … Read more

Rumour: Sharp to Sign Rescue Deal with Banks

Sharp has moved to deny the latest rumour concerning its future, that the loss-making company is about to sign a $1.7 billion rescue and restructuring plan with its main lenders, Mizuho Bank and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. According to a Nikkei report, the banks will jointly invest the $1.7 billion in a debt-for-equity swap, while … Read more

Panasonic Creates New Unit

The Nikkei reports that Panasonic is to set up a new innovation centre within its AVC Networks company to develop business systems based on “cutting-edge technologies” in the areas of image recognition and voice processing. Panasonic’s first area of interest is reported to be in digital signage that can be used to present product information … Read more

Daktronics Supplies Spain’s Largest LED Display

Image credit: InvidisSpanish department store chain El Corte Inglés is modernising. The retailer has installed two large-format LED video boards, in Madrid and Málaga. Both displays use LED modules from Daktronics. The Málaga unit was unveiled in late March with film star Antonio Banderas, who was born in the city. The screen is 13.9m x … Read more

Huawei Goes Premium With Metal Body

After it was accidentally leaked last month (China’s MIIT Reveals Huawei Flagship), Huawei’s new Ascend P8 flagship smartphone has been revealed at an event in London. As the MIIT announced, the phone has a 5.2″ display with 1920 x 1080 resolution. It also features a 2GHz octa-core Kirin 930 CPU from Hisilicon, with 3GB of … Read more