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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 first part of this week. Jon Peddie has written a farewell to …
Tags:Automotive| Cinema| | LG Electronics (LGE)| | OTT Video| Simulation| Smart TV| Streaming Video| Tivo| Virtual Reality
by Bob Raikes
What They Say TVRev.com published an interesting article on the development of front end interfaces for smart TVs and highlighted that Vizio is adopting the ‘Tiles’ system from SpringServe for its Smartcast interface. The …
Tags:| Smart TV| Vizio
by Bob Raikes
What They Say TCL has launched a new series of TVs based on Amazon’s Fire TV OS. The 55″ and 65″ sets will be sold in Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK. What We Think …
Tags:Amazon| Android| Google| | Smart TV
by Bob Raikes
What They Say LG said that its webOS is now available on up to 200 partner brands including Seiki, Eko, Stream System, Konka, Aiwa and Hyundai – a ten-fold increase from when LG commenced licensing …
Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| | Samsung| Smart TV| Tizen| WebOS
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Xperi (Xperi and Vestel on a Roll at IFA) announced that it is making a new version of a cloud-managed operator-grade set-top box (STB) OS that integrates payTV with streamed content …
Tags:Android| IBC 2022| | Smart TV| STBs
by Bob Raikes
Just before IFA, Xperi announced its new Tivo OS for TV and revealed that Vestel was its first partner. Both companies were at the show and I was able to talk to both of …
Tags:Content Discovery| | Rovi| Smart TV| Tivo
by Bob Raikes
What They Say The FT reported data from Counterpoint Research who said that the active installed base of iPhones topped the 50% mark in the quarter that ended in June. It’s iPhone’s highest market …
Tags:Android| Apple| | Smartphones
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 middle of this week. AOC U28G2XU2: 4K IPS display with 144 Hz …
Tags:Apple| Cameras| Desktop Monitors| | | GPUs| Intel| MMD (AOC Philips)| | Reflective Display| Samsung| Touch Displays| Virtual Reality
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. U.S. TV Homes Using a Smart TV to …
Tags:Desktop Monitors| | LED| Lenovo| Litigation| | Outdoor Displays| PlayStation| Samsung| sony| STBs| Streaming Video| TV Viewing| USA
by Bob Raikes
What They Say The Korea Economic Daily (KED) reported that LG is really trying to boost the number of brands using its WebOS TVs in their sets, with the article suggesting that the target …
Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| | Smart TV| WebOS
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the next version of iOS (16) will include functions to enhance the lock screen by adding support for ‘widget-like capabilities’. It will also have support for …
Tags:Apple| LTPO TFT|
by Artem Alekseenko
SmallHD has announced the launch of the Action 5 Monitor, a lightweight, 5-inch video monitor with exceptional brightness and ActionOS, a streamlined, version of SmallHD’s industry-leading PageOS 4 software toolset. “The Action 5 is …
Tags:| Small & Medium Displays