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The Virtual World May Be Different, May Take Longer Than We Expect

by Andy Marken

We don’t want to brag but we were active in the Web 3.0 world before folks decided to slap a name on it and say it will be worth $23.3 billion by 2028. Yep! …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Facebook/Meta| internet| The Metaverse| Virtual Reality

Links Week Ending 24th June 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week. A lighter moment – hat tip to economist …

Tizen Smart TVs claim 27% of US broadband homes

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Parks Associates said that in Q3 2021, 27% of US broadband subscribers reported the Samsung Tizen Smart TV is their primary device for consuming video content. Eric Sorensen, Senior Contributing Analyst, …

Mitsubishi Not So Clever….

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Yesterday, I reported about Mitsubishi Electric and that links to its Diamond Vision business from its website didn’t seem to work. I followed up and got a response within a few …

Tags:internet| LED| Mitsubishi| USA

The Reinvention of Retail

by Bob Raikes

What They Say McKinsey, the international consultants, published data about changes in the retail environment because of Covid. The company believes that the market has experienced ten years of development in just three months. …

Tags:internet| Retail

Ever Heard of Verses?

by Norbert Hildebrand

In an announcement this week, Verses announced its protocol for augmented and virtual reality in the world wide web. This raises the question “who is Verses?” “Verses is a non-profit foundation creating the universal …

Tags:Augmented Reality| internet| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 33

New WebVR Site Streams VR Experiences to Any Device

by Andrew Fenn

‘Within’, a VR startup based in Los Angeles, has launched a website using Mozilla’s WebVR technology that’s compatible with any VR-capable device, including head-mounted displays or Google Cardboard, as well as mobile phones and …

Tags:AR/VR| internet| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 23

Net Neutrality?

by Bob Raikes

It’s not strictly a display story, but we do enjoy the ascerbic commentary on telecomms from Strand Consulting. The company has an interesting article on the issue of Net Neutrality in the US, written, …

Media Consumption Via Mobile Will Rise

by Yvette Raikes

By 2019, 26% of media consumption will be mobile, according to forecasts from Zenith. It was 19% in 2016. Back in 2010, people spent just 10 minutes a day browsing on the mobile internet, …

Airtel Launches ‘Internet TV’ for Digital Homes

by Isaac Oburu

Airtel Digital TV (“Airtel”), the DTH arm of Bharti Airtel, today launched ‘Internet TV’ – India’s first hybrid STB, powered by Android TV, which brings the best of online content to the TV screen …

Tags:internet| STBs

Verizon Introduces Pre-pay Triple Play Option

by Milos Pavlovic

Today Fios Prepaid becomes the first-of-its-kind payment option for Verizon Fios services, making it easier than ever to enjoy Fios internet, TV and home phone with: No credit check No deposit required No annual …

Tags:internet| Verizon

Commission Welcomes Political Agreement to Boost Mobile Internet Services with High-quality Radio Frequencies

by Isaac Oburu

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed on how to coordinate the use of the 700 MHz band to bring mobile internet services to all Europeans and new applications across borders, …

Tags:Europe| internet