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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 …

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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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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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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Hitachi Looks to 2015

by Super User

The first product that we looked at from Hitachi was the new SP-1 small UST projector. It’s based on 3 (0.45″) LCD technology with an LED light source and has a resolution of 1280 …

TVE Builds Brand Loyalty

by Super User

TV Everywhere viewing is additive to overall TV viewing, rather than detracting from it. In a study by Viacom, 64% of TVE users said that they watched more TV overall, although the TV is …

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Apple Launches iPad Air 2 With a Focus on Display

by Super User

Apple has launched a new upgrade to its popular iPad flagship tablet with a focus on the display, where Apple has added a new anti-reflective coating. The company claims its new retina class display …

India Will Beat Chinese Growth

by Super User

GfK has predicted that – contrary to common belief – the Indian technology market will outstrip China’s next year. Sales of technology devices in India will reach $34.8 billion in 2015, up from $30 …

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Mediatek’s Platform Speeds Time-to-Market

by Super User

Mediatek’s new smartphone platform, the MT6735, is a 64-bit device designed to speed products’ time-to-market. The MT6735 Mainstream Worldmode Smartphone Platform, to give it its full name, aims at ‘mid-range’ price points. It incorporates …

LG Offers a Range of LFD Software

by Super User

We’ve reported a couple of times on LG’s new range of digital signage using the WebOS platform that it acquired from HP and at Gitex the firm extended the range of displays by featuring …