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Osram Sale on the Cards

by Bob Raikes

The FT reports that ‘at least’ two Chinese companies are looking at buying German LED and lighting specialist, Osram, which was spun off from Siemens in 2013, and which remains its biggest shareholder. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Osram| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Streaming Without Data Usage Offered in Croatia

by Yvette Raikes

Croatian provider Hrvatski Telekom is offering a new service, Stream On, which allows subscribers to watch content through a mobile app regardless of where they are and without any data usage on their mobile …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 23 - Issue 40

US Viewers Like User-Generated Content

by Bob Raikes

Parks Associates said that almost 35% of US broadband households are watching user-generated video content (such as YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion) on a regular basis. According to Parks Associates’ IoT research: Men watch user-generated …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 40

USI Pushes On

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the Universal Stylus Initiative several times at the beginning of this year around CES and MWC. Now the USI has released the USI 1.0 specification which was developed by a group …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pen Input| Vol 23 - Issue 40

60 Exhibitors Show Their Wares at the 2016 Vehicle Displays Conference

by Ken Werner

The 23rd Annual Symposium on Vehicle Displays, held in Livonia, Michigan, on September 27 and 28, incorporated an exhibition at which 60 companies, including many Tier 1 suppliers, displayed their wares. Among the exhibitors …

Vehicle Displays 2016 Technical Conference: Autonomous Vehicles and HMI are Converging

by Ken Werner

The Society for Information Display’s Detroit Chapter sponsored its 23rd Annual Symposium on Vehicle Displays in Livonia, Michigan, on September 27 and 28. This year’s edition was called “Vehicle Displays and Interfaces 2016.” Attendance …

Tags:Automotive| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID - Vehicle Displays 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 39

The End of Technology History?

by Bob Raikes

We very nearly ‘got caught up’ this week with all the recent event reports, with the report on the Technology Exposed event in the UK and covering A/V and the coverage by Ken Werner …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 39

Panasonic Reveals Bendable Battery at Ceatec

by Bob Raikes

Image:BBCPanasonic has shown a flexible battery at Ceatec that could be used in wearables such as watches, fitness bands and smart-clothing. It is a low capacity device and is 0.55mm thick, with a maximum …

Sky Deutschland to Stop 3D channel

by Bob Raikes

Sky Deutschland has said that it will shut down its 3D channel in mid-2017 as consumers are more interested in UltraHD. Sky in the UK has already closed down its 3D channel.

PlayStation VR Launching with 30+ Games, Another 20+ to Follow in Q4

by Bob Raikes

Sony said that the PlayStation VR would ship with 30 games immediately available and with more than 20 more to be available in Q4 2016.

Oculus Working on Stand-Alone VR Headset

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the idea that VR headsets for A/R need to work out how to track accurately to the real world, known as ‘inside-out’ tracking. Now there are reports that Oculus is working …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Galaxy S8 To Have Full Face Glass?

by Bob Raikes

ETNews of Korea has put together rumours about the next Galaxy (S8?) from Samsung. It has forecast that the home button will disappear as a physical button, so that the whole front of the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 40