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Chromecast with 4K UHD in October?

by Milos Pavlovic

Rumours from the Android Police website have said that a new UltraHD Chromecast dongle (called Chromecast Plus or Ultra) and a new VR headset will be unveiled by Google on Oct 4th. There will …

Google Yet to Release Fast Play feature

by Milos Pavlovic

A report by Android Police indicates that Google will roll out a Fast Play feature for its Chromecast device, which will make videos load instantly. Google announced the Chromecast 2 in September 2015 (Second-Gen …

Microsoft Prepares for 4k Gaming and ‘Xbox TV’

by Tom Allen

According to Kotaku, Microsoft plans to launch a ‘cheaper, smaller Xbox One’ at this year’s E3 gaming show, and a more powerful model in 2017. Sources say that the 2017 console, code-named Scorpio, will …

Roku Updates Streaming Stick

by Tom Allen

A new Roku Stick has been announced, with a quad-core processor and up to eight times the power of its predecessor. WiFi has been updated to dual-band MIMO and the operating ysstem is Roku …

Tags:HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Roku| Streaming Dongles| Vol 23 - Issue 13

Vizio Integrates Google Cast, Scraps Tuner

by Tom Allen

In late February, Variety reported on a new Vizio TV series that would feature built-in Chromecast functionality from Google (Google Extends Cast Protocol Outside Android). The sets would also use an Android tablet as …

Pixelworks Adds VueMagic Dongle

by Bob Raikes

Pixelworks was in the Westgate hotel, in a suite. The first product that we looked at was a dongle that supports the company’s VueMagic Media Pro technology when connected to the HDMI port of …

Chromecast Has 50Hz Support

by Tom Allen

Google has released a software update, which brings support for the 50Hz frame rate to its Chromecast dongle. Previously the device only ran content at 60Hz, the US TV standard, while European TV mostly …

Tags:Chrome| Google| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 50

221 million connected TV devices to ship this year

by Isaac Oburu

Competition for control of the living room between Apple, Roku, Google and Amazon is intensifying as each brand looks to establish an advantage over the other through the launch of new innovative device hardware …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Consoles| Media Players| Smart TV| Streaming Dongles

Optoma launches 1080p multimedia streaming device

by Isaac Oburu

Optoma has just launched a new 1080p multimedia streaming dongle, the HDCast Pro. This device plugs into a projector or TV’s HDMI port to enable wireless streaming of movies, videos, photos, music, documents or …

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LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 47

by Tom Allen

The Radiforce RX850 medical monitor from Eizo (Eizo Brings Modular Monitor to RSNA) has achieved FDA 510(k) clearance for breast tomosynthesis, from the USA’s Food & Drug Administration. Litemax has raised the mean time …

Roku Leads Streaming Media Players

by Tom Allen

More data on streaming devices has been released by Parks Associates, in addition to the prediction that the company made last month (Parks: Streaming Devices Will Rise 186%). ‘An increasing number’ of US broadband …

Sling to Support Chromecast

by Bob Raikes

SlingTV said that it is now supporting Google’s Chromecast as well as Android and iOS. New buyers of the service will get a free Chromecast dongle, or a free trial of “Best of Live …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sling TV| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 44