Vol 21 - Issue 41

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Source: Apple

Icahn Enterprises Sees TV as Large Opportunity for Apple

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

TV – In a recent open letter to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook, investor and billionaire Carl Icahn describes what he expects from Apple. Owning roughly 53 million shares in the company, his number one …

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Source: Best Buy

Best Buy Enters the Internet of Things

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

Internet of Things – What will we be talking about after wearables are being worn by everyone? Many think it will be the Internet of Things. This term describes the connection of everything in …

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20.1 Cinema Audio Solution Coming from Barco

by Chris Chinnock Don't Use

Digital Cinema – Barco (Kortrijk, Belgium) announced that it has completed the acquisition of IOSONO (Erfurt, Germany), a technology company with expertise in immersive 3D sound. The transaction creates a new company called Barco …

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Source: Novasentis

Interview with Novasentis – Feel your Display

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

Emerging Technology – Haptic display technology has long been in discussion and solutions have so far fallen short of expectations. In an interview with Dr. Christophe Ramstein, President and CEO of Novasentis we explored how far …

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Leap Motion at ISTE 2014 attracted significant attention

3D’s Plus-one

by Len Scrogan Don't Use

3D in Education – In a previous article, Stereo Symbiosis Needed in the Education Market, I wrote that the growth trajectory of 3D will not accelerate to the degree desired without help from other, …

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Next Generation TV System Attracts Competing Efforts

by Aldo Cugnini Don't Use

Broadcast & Distribution – Last week, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Technicolor (formerly Thomson Broadcast) announced the successful deployment of Technicolor’s ATSC 3.0 4K/UltraHD testbed platform, including receiving an over-the-air signal. Based on various MPEG …

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German Media Authorities Approve BSkyB Proposal

by Super User

German state media authorities in Bavaria and Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein have approved BSkyB’s proposal to buy 57.4% of Sky Deutschland, as part of its Sky Europe plans. The approval follows a recent general meeting …

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Triumph Looks for Partners

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Triumph is a Czech company, based in Prague, that develops touch systems for business meetings and education. The company currently sells its products in the EU, in Africa and in the US and was …

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Microsoft Confident of ‘Real World’ Windows Feedback

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One million people are testing Windows 10 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 39), according to Microsoft. About 65% of these have installed the OS on a PC, while 35% have it on a virtual …

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Sling Media and ViXS Downconvert for Multiple Streams

by Super User

Sling Media and ViXS Systems have worked together on a new network transcoder, which uses Sling technology and a ViXS XCode 5190 chipset. The device can perform 2560 x 1440 to 1280 x 720 …

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Emagin Receives $6.8 Million in R&D Contracts

by Super User

Emagin says it has been awarded three new R&D contracts totalling $6.8 million. One of the three new contracts is a $1.1 million contract over 15 months to further enhance the full colour brightness …

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Smartphones Drive MEA Handsets to Record Sales

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A new record was set for the MEA tablet handset market in Q2 this year, rising 27% YoY to 64 million units. IDC says that most growth came from smartphones, which are rapidly gaining …

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