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61% of US Broadband Households Subscribe to Two or More OTT Services

New research in Parks Associates’ The Next ‘Big 3’ in OTT finds 61% of US broadband households subscribe to two or more OTT services as of 3Q 2020, up from 48% the previous year. Forty-five percent subscribe to three or more, up from 27%, and 31% subscribe to four or more, up from 14%. The … Read more

(Mis)understanding HDMI 2.1

What They Say FlatpanelsHD as done a deepish dig into the weeds of HDMI2.1 to try to illuminate some of the aspects of the bandwidth specifications often quoted on TVs. It also looks at the longer term issues of variable support for different features. What We Think The problem that every feature in an HDMI … Read more

OOH Ads Seen As More Trustworthy

What They Say A survey conducted in the US and completed by 2,000 adults has suggested that Out-of-Home advertising are seen as more trustworthy and relevant than other advertising. The level has increased this year and 58% of respondents indicated that they are very likely or likely to believe messaging in OOH advertisements, followed by … Read more

Strong Showing from Interactive Displays Market, as Futuresource Announces Q3 Results

Interactive display sales soared in Q3, with strong performances across the globe, according to the latest quarterly tracking report from Futuresource Consulting. “The market has well and truly bounced back,” says Colin Messenger, Senior Market Analyst, Futuresource Consulting. “Particularly when we consider the supply chain challenges that surrounded COVID-19 and the mass pessimism felt across … Read more

Cleaning Things Up: Technical Hygiene in the Covidian Age

Having borrowed the gear nearly a week beforehand, I finally found some disposable time to sit down and give my son’s Oculus Quest VR a robust test drive. I was so looking forward to “taking her for a spin”. With great anticipation I held the headgear in my hands, studying how to best don the … Read more

Corning Guardiant Antimicrobial Particles Enable Paint and Coatings Demonstrated to Kill More Than 99.9% of Bacteria and Viruses, Including SARS-CoV-2, in Two Hours or Less

Corning Incorporated announced a new breakthrough in glass-ceramic technology, Corning® Guardiant®. Under test methods approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), paint and coatings containing Corning Guardiant were shown to kill more than 99.9% of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The tests provide the first demonstration of highly durable antimicrobial activity against SARS-CoV-2. … Read more

VIVE Focus Plus Gains Major Enhancements For Premium Enterprise VR

HTC VIVE®, the leader in premium virtual reality (VR), announced a host of new and enhanced capabilities available now for the VIVE Focus Plus, the all-in-one headset designed with the enterprise in mind. In the biggest update since the headset came to market in 2019, the features rolled out today specifically address the key operational … Read more

This weeks links week ending 27th November 2020

Samsung strengthens Smart TV voice capabilities by adding Google Assistant to 2020 TVs along with Alexa and Bixby Innolux TV assembly lines running at full capacity Digitimes said that the firm’s set factories are full. Printing Part VI – seeing what you’re printing on the Eizo CS2740 (One of my favourite photography blogs gets an … Read more

Sub-second video latency from Limelight

What They Say Limelight Networks said that it can supply online streamed video on a global scale with ‘sub-second latency’. This should allow interactive video applications and the following applications. Live sports – In-event betting allowing fans to bet on in-game outcomes while the game is being played Live auctions—Remote bidders can participate through a … Read more