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Samsung Debuts First Onyx Multiplex Theatre in Shanghai

Samsung Electronics has opened its first Onyx multiplex theatre at Shanghai Arch Wanda Cinema in Shanghai, China. The theatre, which opened on September 7th, features six Samsung Onyx screens. The company says that Onyx 3D LED screens provide high brightness, 3D dimensional depth and HDR capabilities, paired with Harman’s JBL Sculpted Surround sound. Wanda Film … Read more

Check Out the Goovis Cinego G2 VR Headset

The Goovis Cinego G2 6DoF VR headset features two 0.7″ 1080p OLED microdisplays with a 16:9 aspect ratio, a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, 3,147 pixels per inch, 60Hz refresh and a 53° field of view. It’s powered by Android 4.4, an octa-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor, 2GB RAM and 32GB internal storage, plus a micro SD card … Read more

Tight Supplies Impede LCD Panel Cost Reduction in Third Quarter of 2018, IHS Markit Says

Tight supplies of display panel materials and components, such as driver integrated circuit (IC), glass substrate and polarizer, are expected to slow the decline rate of liquid crystal display panel costs, according to IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions. Supply of driver IC is forecast to tighten throughout … Read more

IHS: Tight Supplies Impede LCD Panel Cost Reduction in 2018 Q3

Tight supplies of display panel materials and components, such as driver integrated circuits (ICs), glass substrates and polarisers, are expected to slow the decline rate of LCD panel costs, according to IHS Markit. Supplies of driver ICs are forecast to tighten throughout 2018, estimated to exceed demand by 4%. Foundries have cut their production capacity … Read more

IDC: Shipments of Digital Media Adapters Quietly Grew in 2018 Q2

The worldwide market for smart home devices, inclusive of connected lights, smart speakers, connected thermostats, smart TVs, home monitoring/security products, digital media adapters and more, grew 38.5% to 130.1 million shipments in the second quarter of 2018, according to IDC. Outside of smart TVs, digital media adapters, such as Roku devices and Amazon’s Fire TV, … Read more

Shipments of Digital Media Adapters Quietly Grow, Opening the Door to the Smart Home Ecosystem, Says IDC

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The worldwide market for smart home devices inclusive of connected lights, smart speakers, connected thermostats, smart TVs, home monitoring/security products, digital media adapters, and more, grew 38.5% to 130.1 million shipments in the second quarter of 2018 (2Q18). Outside of smart TVs, digital media adapters, such as the Roku devices and Amazon’s Fire TV, accounted … Read more

Samsung 75″ microLED TV based on PlayNitride LEDs

Industry sources in Taiwan have reported that Samsung will produce a 75″ microLED TV with a panel constructed using 30 × 50-micron microLED chips from PlayNitride. The TV is scheduled for release in 2019, the sources added. PlayNitride will issue new shares for existing shareholder Samsung to purchase, increasing its stake in the company by … Read more

CI Plus Launches New ECP Security Level

CI Plus LLP, the trust authority for CI Plus, is proud to announce the launch of a new CI Plus Enhanced Content Protection (ECP) Security Level designed to protect the next generation of premium content and UHD TV. The new CI Plus ECP Security Level is based upon the recent DVB v1.4 specification and is … Read more

CI Plus Launches New ECP Security Level

Common Interface (CI) Plus has launched a new enhanced content protection (ECP) security level designed to protect the next generation of premium content and Ultra HD TV. The new security level is based upon the recent DVB v1.4 specification and is designed to satisfy the content protection requirements expressed by MovieLabs. CI Plus is now … Read more

ACCESS And Foxxum Provide UX Solution For AOSP Smart TVs

ACCESS CO., LTD and Foxxum GmbH today announce a collaboration to offer cost-effective, high quality User Interfaces (UIs) for multi-platform services based on Linux for Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The joint solution enables operators in emerging markets to offer competitive, next generation smart TV user experiences (UXs) that rival Android TV and proprietary solutions. … Read more

Access and Foxxum Announce Collaboration on Smart TV UIs

Access and Foxxum are collaborating on the development of user interfaces for multi-platform services based on Linux for the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The joint solution will enable operators in emerging markets to offer competitive smart TV user experiences, the company said. It has already been adopted by Latin American operator MP3 for TV … Read more

Espial Introduces Fully Managed Android TVaaS Solution

Espial announced a fully managed TV-as-a-Service (TVaaS) solution for Android TV, including support for Android TV Operator Tier set-top boxes and Android TV retail devices. Powered by the Elevate Cloud IPTV Platform, the Android TV solution helps operators get to market quickly, allowing them to monetize, retain and grow their valuable video customers by providing … Read more