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Toshiba Adds Voice and Extends Range

by Bob Raikes

Despite the travials of its parent company, the professional displays group in Toshiba has been making steady progress over the five years that it has been building its B2B display business by focusing on …

Vizio Introduces Alexa Support to Select SmartCast Displays

by Andrew Fenn

Vizio has announced the introduction of the Vizio SmartCast skill for Amazon Alexa, enabling voice control of the company’s 2017 and 2016 SmartCast P, M, and E-Series Ultra HD display collections. Users with an …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Vizio| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Alexa and Google Assistant Support Coming to Panasonic 2018 TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Panasonic has announced that support for both Alexa and Google Assistant voice assistants is coming to the company’s 2018 line of TVs, including its flagship OLED range. Support will be added in a forthcoming …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| TVs (TV Sets)| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Dish Releases New Hopper Duo Set-Top-Box

by Andrew Fenn

Dish has released Hopper Duo, its dual-tuner HD set-top solution for one and two-TV households. The new STB includes the modern Hopper user interface, with Wi-Fi connectivity, a 500GB hard drive for up to …

MediaTek’s New TV SoC Supports A Range of Voice Systems

by Chris Chinnock

MediaTek was busy at CES with several announcements including a new highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for HDR-enabled 4K TVs. The MT5598 is a premium UltraHD SmartTV platform that supports diverse entry-to-enthusiast HDR technologies …

CES Busy and Bigger than Ever!

by Bob Raikes

CES was a big show with more space than ever before at 2.75 million sq. ft. (255,500 m2) and the total attendance was expected to be over 170,000. The event seemed very busy this …

NRF: Trends going forward

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Amazon Books has opened two retail locations in New York. (Credit: Retail Design Institute) While at the NRF’s Big Show, I focused on the vendors, not the talks, in part because the talks were …

Faurecia’s Press Event Emphasises Health and Safety

by Bob Raikes

Faurecia is a supplier to the automotive market that supplies interiors and systems. The company is in the process of acquiring Parrot (the auto audio specialist) and also has invested in touch supplier, Canatu …

Tags:Automotive| CES 2018| Mobile Display Monitor| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Qualcomm Press Event

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm followed on from the Samsung event which ran to the limit of the allocated time so it was hard to cover both, but we just about managed it! President of Qualcomm, Christiano Amon, …

Tags:CES 2018| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 02

ReThink Releases Report on the Future of TV Voice Control

by Andrew Fenn

ReThink Technology Research has released a report regarding TV voice control and the challenges and pitfalls involved, predicting that the number of voice control units will increase 570% by 2022. The report apparently explains, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Toyota Announces 2019 Avalon Will Feature Apple CarPlay

by Andrew Fenn

Toyota has announced that it will soon do away with its proprietary infotainment platforms in favour of Apple CarPlay, starting with its 2019 Avalon sedan. Other Toyota vehicles that are currently operating on the …

New Dish Voice Remote Will Ship with Hopper DVRs

by Andrew Fenn

Dish has released a new voice control remote that will now ship with all Hopper DVRs, while existing customers can upgrade for $20. The remote is compatible with all generations of DISH’s Hopper DVR, …