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Parks Associates says that the top gifts for the 2014 season will include wearable devices including smartwatches, plus connected entertainment, such as streaming media devices (Apple TV and Roku box) and the tried and true game console. The company published numbers that included total sales for 2014, with 37% for smartwatches (health and mobile products … Read more
German consumer electronics (CE) sales in Q4 are expected to reach €8.5 billion, according to the GFU. The figure represents a 2.3% YoY rise and equals around 30% of the total annual CE spend in the country (€27.6 billion, a 2.5% YoY rise). 8.2 million TV sets will be sold in Germany this year; a … Read more
Thanksgiving in the US marks the official start of the holiday buying season for everything, including consumer electronics in all shapes and forms. While the holiday buying season had already started in August this year, if we include the aisles of holiday merchandise which started to show up in various department stores, we wondered what … Read more
The 3rd December marked 20 years since the release of the first Playstation console in Japan. It was followed by the PS2 in 2000, PS3 in 2006 and, seven years later, the PS4 in 2013. Sony marked the event by remembering its gaming achievements for the past 20 years (http://tinyurl.com/ov4j5b8).
We recently visited Customer Engagement World, which took place in New York from November 5-6 2014 where we saw a demonstration of the latest 3D motion capture technology from Israeli company, Extreme Reality. Extreme Reality uses 2D to 3D conversion software to extract a 3D map from two images, though it is not using this … Read more
Perch is a New York based company focusing on creating a point of product display solution. While this is nothing new in general, Perch uses a combination of technologies to provide a unique experience. The system uses a projector in combination with a Kinect camera to transform every flat surface into a product showcase. This … Read more
Worldwide semiconductor sales reached $87 billion in Q3’14, a 5.7% QoQ and 8% YoY increase, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). The result outperformed the latest World Semiconductor Trade Statistics industry forecast. Sales in September were valued at $26.9 billion; 1.9% higher than August’s result. Global semiconductor sales were “well ahead” of last year … Read more
Christie and Chinese partner Wincom Technologies have assisted with the installation of a 360 deg visual display in the Jangar Culture & Arts Palace. Using eight of Christie’s DS+6K-M 3DLP projectors and the Christie Twist software, the display measures 12m x 4m. It tells the story of Jangar, a Mongolian folk hero.
Christie’s StIM WQ DLP projectors and FHD461-X LCD displays have been chosen to power the visual displays for the Air National Guard’s Boom Operator Simulation System (BOSS) in the USA. Each system is designed by FAAC Inc and comprises three projectors and two displays. Five systems have already been installed, with 12 more to come. … Read more
Christie has updated its Twist projector technology, launching three new versions at LDI 2014 in November. Twist is Christie’s warping and edge-blending solution. Three tiers of Twist software are now available, each for different applications. The regular Christie Twist software is available as a free download, while Twist Premium and Twist Pro are paid upgrades. … Read more
Challenging the Macbook Air, HP’s Elitebook Folio laptops are extremely thin, at 15.7mm and lightweight. The Elitebook 1020 weighs 1.2kg, but the Elitebook 1020 Special Edition (SE) uses a magnesium-lithium alloy and carbon fibre chassis, and weighs 1kg. Both laptops are business models. They will run for up to nine hours on battery and are … Read more
Corning is to expand the focus of its technology development programmes at its Technology Centre in Asan, Korea. ‘Next-generation’ glass and ceramic solutions for applications in consumer electronics and other industries will be developed. The company will focus on projects such as flexible displays, ceramics, cover glass, energy storage and advanced-flow reactors for chemical processing. … Read more
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