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Dolby Working On Broadcasters

by Bob Raikes

Dolby had its usual place on the show floor and was showing both its Dolby Vision developments and its Atmos audio, although we focused strongly on the video side when we went on the …

You.i TV Wants to Exploit GPUs

by Bob Raikes

We met with You.i TV, an Ottowa-based Canadian small company (200 staff) that is looking to develop apps for TV as the company believes that Apps are the future of TV. The company, which …

Tags:IBC 2016| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 38

TCO Development reports that the draft of the Swedish Budget for 2017 proposes to introduce a chemical tax on electronics to try to reduce hazardous flame retardants. TCO is concerned that the proposal only …

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DVB Expecting HDR Decisions Soon

by Bob Raikes

DVB held its ‘same procedure as last year’ press conference on the first day of IBC. Peter MacAvock is the newly elected chairman of the DVB to replace Phil Laven. MacAvock started by introducing …

Enterprise Augmented Reality App Revenues to Approach $6bn B

by Bob Raikes

Juniper Research said that revenues from enterprise AR apps will reach $5.7 billion by 2021, rising ten fold from an estimated $515 million in 2016. Consumer apps in AR will stay behind enterprise over …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Lumus Extends To US Navy Collaboration

by Bob Raikes

The US Navy and Lumus of Israel have been working on a new helmet for divers that adds information to the view from the helmet. The helmet is called Diver Augmented Vision Display (DAVD) …

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CDS Now Distributing Lumineq Displays

by Isaac Oburu

Crystal Display Systems (CDS) has added Lumineq electroluminescent displays (Beneq Exploits EL Advantages) to their portfolio. CDS will distribute the displays in the United Kingdom and will target aerospace, mining, marine, military, medical and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Manchester Pilots Super Bus Shelter

by Yvette Raikes

Close to Manchester Piccadilly rail station is a pilot “super” bus shelter – the first in the UK. The comfortable state-of-the-art shelter has free charging points and wifi, and digital touchscreens provide news and …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 38

US Consumers want Longer Battery Life and a Headphone Jack in their Smartphones

by Norbert Hildebrand

In a recent infographic published by Statista, a survey was shown that indicates that the most desired feature of a new smartphone is longer battery life. The infographic is based on a US consumer …

Tags:iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Snapchat is Now Snap Inc and Enters the Hardware Realm

by Norbert Hildebrand

Snapchat, the image messaging and multimedia mobile application has changed its name into Snap Inc. and is preparing to offer its first hardware product. With its short lived image and video clips, Snapchat has …

Tags:Eyewear| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 38| Wearables

IBC 2016 Round Up

by Bob Raikes

ABox42 is a German STB maker that started by being more flexible than the global brands in making relatively small designs and production runs, which suits the many small cable vendors in Germany and …

A Recent Development in Nanowire-Based Touchscreen Technology

by Arthur Berman

A team of researchers led by Professor of Experimental Physics Alan Dalton at the University of Sussex (Brighton, United Kingdom) is developing a silver nanowire-based technology for use in touchscreens. The focus of the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Silver Nanowire| Touch| Vol 23 - Issue 38