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FCC Delays TV Spectrum Auction until 2016

by Raverstead

The FCC has now announced a delay of its auction of UHF spectrum until 2016. Through an announcement in late October, the Commission is apparently reacting to a move by broadcasters to block or …

Walmart Sparks Chromecast Competition

by Raverstead

Documents filed with the USA’s FCC have shown that Walmart is planning to launch its own streaming stick, competing with the Google Chromecast. The Vudu Spark will act as a gateway to Walmart’s film …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 45| Walmart

AAA Studies Driver Distraction in the US

by Helen Vince

sAutomotive – When navigation systems entered the automotive market, the rave for larger screens and head up displays in automobiles started. Smartphones and now augmented reality headsets could be used in cars while driving. Some …

TV Landscape is Getting More Mobile

by Helen Vince

TV – With TV sales somewhat recovering from a recent downturn, many hope that the TV market is returning to normal. There are also many analysts that have a different view based on changes in …

LED Brings American Football to the BIG Screen

by Super User

Bigger is better, as they say in the USA – and the owners of the Tannery Row Ale House in Buford, Georgia appear to have taken it to heart. The recently-installed digital display is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Gel Film Transistor Speeds Flexible Electronics

by Super User

Yang Yang, a researcher at UCLA, and colleagues claim to have developed an ‘inexpensive and simple way’ to produce transparent, flexible transistors. Transistors are generally produced using a multi-step photolithography process (printing a pattern …

CEA Says US Tech Spending to Set Record This Year

by Super User

According to the CEA, total spending on technology in the USA this Christmas season will rise 2.5% YoY, to more than $33.7 billion. An improving macroeconomic environment is increasing consumers’ willingness to shop, said …

Signagelive Offers “Dramatic” Cost Savings

by Super User

Signagelive has rolled out 42 Samsung Smart Signage screens to the StubHub Center stadium in California. Samsung’s 55″ DM55D screens, with 1920 x 1080 resolution and 450 cd/m

Google Removes Nexus Player Over FCC Approval

by Super User

Google’s Nexus Player (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41) Android TV product went on sale earlier this month, but has since been removed from the online store. Google said that the device has not …

One Media Delivers to Moving Mobiles

by Super User

One Media will unveil a ‘next-generation’ broadcast transmission standard next month; the result of work between Coherent Logix and Sinclair Broadcast Group. The company will show how its platform, designed for US broadcasters, can …

Efficient STBs Save Americans Almost $170 Million

by Super User

Around $168 million in energy bills has been saved by American consumers using energy-efficient set-top boxes, according to a new report (the Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the Energy Efficiency of Set-Top Boxes …

Samsung Validated by US Security

by Super User

Samsung is celebrating a win in the USA, as its devices have been cleared for use in handling classified information by government officials. Nine devices with the company’s Knox security software – including the …