ZTE Hard Codes to Lower CPU Load
A new quad-core set-top box, running Android 4.4, has been launched by ZTE worldwide. The B760H plays both IPTV and OTT content using dedicated hardware. 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless communication is also supported.
LG Leads UltraHD Panel Share
LG Display was the largest supplier of UltraHD panels in the world in Q4’14, shipping 1.86 million units and taking a 27.9% market share. According to IHS DisplaySearch, LGD beat second-place Innolux, which shipped 1.76 million panels, by 1.6 percentage points. Samsung Display took third place, with a 19.9% share.
KAIST Keeps Power Draw Low in Eye-Tracking HMD
Image credit: NikkeiThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a head-mounted display, which combines object recognition, eye-tracking and augmented reality (activated by blinking!). The ‘Smart Glass’ uses a different chip for each function, realising ‘high performance and low power consumption’. Total power consumption is 75mW on average (maximum 131mW) – much … Read more
ClassFlow is a Stout Player
Imagine the mix of projectors, displays, and BYOD (laptops, Chromebooks, tablets, and smartphones) at play in today’s classrooms. Simply stated, it ain’t your grandfather’s classroom any longer. Now add to this confusing mashup the plethora of apps, operating systems, and platforms schools must grapple with. One recognizes very quickly that the result can become a … Read more
MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 11
Asus‘ Zenfone 2 smartphone, which we saw at CES (Asus Swims Against Current With Mobile Announcements), is now on sale in Taiwan. It will also roll out to China, Hong Kong, Singapore and France this month. India, Italy and other markets in south-east Asia will follow in April, and Brazil in June. Shipments will reach … Read more
Barnes & Noble to Split Businesses
Barnes & Noble is to separate its education business from its retail and Nook digital units, creating two independent, publicly-traded companies. At the end of last year, Barnes & Noble bought Microsoft’s stake in the Nook business in preparation for a Nook spin-off later this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 49). However, as the … Read more
Motorola Goes the Custom Design Route
Motorola has added its Moto 360 smartwatch to the Moto Maker service. Using Moto Maker, customers can customise their watch with different casings, straps and faces. Photo credit: Wired Analyst Comment This might not seem like a big deal, but it is likely to be key to Motorola’s value proposition going forward. The company can … Read more
Slovak Telekom Enjoys Massive TV Growth
In 2013, Slovak Telekom ended the year with just under 200,000 subscribers for its TV services. The company expanded significantly in 2014, ending the year with almost 470,000.
UK TV is Unchanged in 2014
Traditional TV use was very slightly down in the UK in 2014, with 98.4% of viewing done on TV sets, compared to 98.5% in 2013. Viewing on mobiles was up a similar amount, from 1.5% to 1.6%. The data comes from the UK’s commercial TV marketing body, Thinkbox. Lindsay Clay, chief executive of Thinkbox, said, … Read more
And Finally… – Vol 22 10
Larry Shaw was the first person to celebrate Pi Day, in 1988Maths-lovers, rejoice – you get to live through an event happening just twice every 100 years – as long as you use an American calendar. On 14th March, at 9:26:53 (a.m and p.m) the date and time will reflect the first 10 digits of … Read more
AMPAS Honours SMPTE Members
Members of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) have received several Scientific and Technical Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Oscars were presented to Larry Hornbeck of Texas Instruments (TI) and David Gray of Dolby Laboratories. Other awards went to Steven Tiffen and Michael Fecik of The … Read more
A Natural Transparent Display
Scientists at MIT and Harvard University may have found the ‘key’ to next-generation augmented reality displays – on the shell of a European mollusc. The blue-rayed limpet is a small shellfish living in kelp beds, primarily in the North Sea. It is distinguished by bright blue dotted lines running in parallel along its shell. The … Read more
