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Luna Display Set for iMac Second Screen

by Bob Raikes

Luna Display is a Kickstarter project to develop a dongle for Apple Macs that allows an iPad to be used as a secondary display. The dongle can go in a USB Type-C or DisplayPort …

55M Chromecast Devices Now Shipped

by Bob Raikes

More than 55 million Chromecast units have now shipped, Google said, since it launched the first one a little over four years ago. One year ago, the figure stood at 30 million and now …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Roku IPO Goes Well

by Bob Raikes

Roku completed its IPO with 18 million shares sold along with a 2.35 million allocation of additional shares by the underwriter at $14. The IPO valued the company at $2 billion. The share price …

Roku Updates Range with Another UHD Product

by Bob Raikes

Roku has added a new streaming stick, the Roku Streaming Stick+ which adds HDR and UltraHD support to match some of the company’s existing boxes. HDR support is implemented with HDR10 and will cost …

Blu-ray Still Tops Streamers Yet Canal Digital to Launch Android TV as Google Loses Market Share

by Alan Spencer

According to data from TiVo, connected Blu-ray disc players connected to the Internet, still exceed Roku, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV and Apple Devices, despite a second quarter decline of 3.3% in ownership of …

Ivory Coast Uses Norigin Hybrid Apps for Streaming Service

by Alan Spencer

Orange TV in the Ivory Coast (Côte D’Ivoire) has licensed Norigin’s Hybrid Apps to deploy a streaming service, which is believed to be unique to the West African region. The streaming service was initially …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Streaming Dongles| Vol 24 - Issue 36

4K Apple TV Leaves Some Grumbles

by Bob Raikes

Although the 4K Apple TV has been generally favourably welcomed, especially for the relatively low cost of UHD content (as long as it’s not from Disney), there are a few grumbles developing. The main …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Rumour: UHD & HDR Roku TV Stick Coming Soon

by Andrew Fenn

Various online news outlets are reporting on rumours that an Ultra HD and HDR version of the Roku TV Streaming Stick is on the way, as well as a newly-designed remote control. Originally reported …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Roku| Streaming Dongles| Vol 24 - Issue 35

Next-Gen Amazon Fire TV Specs Revealed

by Andrew Fenn

AFTV News has revealed specifications for three new Amazon Fire TV products, due for release this year. Two editions of the Fire TV capable of outputting Ultra HD resolution and HDR at 60 FPS …

Price Drop for Roku Streaming Stick

by Andrew Fenn

The Roku Streaming Stick is now available for consumers in the US to purchase for under $40. The popular Roku platform is featured in many Smart TVs, as well as the company’s own range …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Roku| Streaming Dongles| Vol 24 - Issue 32

Vizio Extends SmartCast to E Series UltraHD Sets

by Bob Raikes

Vizio said that its Smartcast technology will be rolled out on the 2017 E-Series Ultra HD Display models. The software was already supported on the M Series and P Series models and supports Amazon …

Vizio Adds Smarts to Chromecast TVs

by Bob Raikes

Vizio has said that it will update its Vizio P and M series TVs to add a SmartTV interface to the sets, which previously worked with mobile devices using Chromecast. The sets will support …

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