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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

Parks Names Most Popular Christmas Gifts

by Raverstead

Parks Associates expects smartwatches and connected entertainment devices (including games consoles and streaming media players) to be among the most popular gifts given in the USA this Christmas. The trend will echo one seen …

Dish Network Keeps Negotiating with Turner and CBS

by Raverstead

Dish Network, the large US-based satellite provider is in tough negotiations with Turner and CBS over a new contract. Over the past few weeks, Dish had cut certain Turner channels from the line-up. Now …

Epson’s Powerlite 97 Appears in All PMA Channels

by Raverstead

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in September. The company divides the results into three channels: ‘Retail’, ‘Pro AV’ and ‘Distribution (previously PMA tracked by device type rather than channel …

SEMCA Names Interim USA President

by Raverstead

Sharp Electronics Marketing Company of America (SEMCA) has announced the appointment of Jim Sanduski as interim president, following the sudden departure of John Herrington, who had been president of SEMCA for more than four …

GfK Releases Digital Media Players 2014 Report

by Raverstead

GfK North America has released the “Digital Media Players 2014” report, looking at the penetration rates and effect on regular TV viewing. The three major companies (Apple, Google, Roku) offering an OTT service to …

USA Today Tests 4k/UHD TV

by Raverstead

The USA Today has tested a 4k/UHD TV and reported the results in its article “Cutting the Cord: Smart TVs can be the ticket to 4K”. The article summarizes the overall positive results of …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Strategy Analytics Finds Awareness of 4K/UHD Increasing

by Raverstead

According to the latest Consumer Metrix survey from Strategy Analytics the awareness of 4k/UHD technology among US consumers has risen significantly. The US-based market research firm interviewed 2001 US consumers via an online survey …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 49

10,000 Touchscreens for New York

by Raverstead

New York is to convert its old public payphones into free public Wi-Fi hubs, under the ‘LinkNYC’ scheme. As part of the rollout, touchscreens will be installed in the phone kiosks. In total, 10,000 …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 48

uBeam Secures $10 Million Funding

by Raverstead

Los Angeles-based start-up uBeam, has secured $10 million in Series A funding to take its wireless charging system to market. The technology has been in development for three years by company founder, Meredith Perry, …

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 …