Vol 21 – Issue 44 – Page 4

Winners Announced for Intel’s ‘Make it Wearable’ Contest

by Raverstead

Intel’s Make it Wearable contest, announced at CES 2014, challenged competitors to design innovative and creative wearable devices. Devices could be entered on one of two tracks: ‘Development’ (must be an actual concept based …

Dish Subscribers Dip in Q3

by Raverstead

Dish Network of the US said its pay-TV subscribers fell by about 12,000 in Q3. The company reported a rise in churn rate, to 1.67% (versus 1.66% last year) and ended the period with …

CEDIA Exec Director To Step Down

by Raverstead

CEDIA has announced that its executive director, Don Gilpin, is to relinquish his role as leader of the home technology industry association by the end of next year. Gilpin has been CEDIA’s executive director …

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Sky Deutschland Helps to Cut the Cord

by Raverstead

An OTT platform has been launched by Sky Deutschland, which can be used to access the broadcaster’s premium content through the internet. Sky Online customers do not need a cable, satellite or IPTV subscription. …

Death Announced of Crestron Founder

by Raverstead

The death has been announced of Crestron’s chairman and founder, George Feldstein, after a year-long battle with brain cancer. In an interview with AV Magazine, Crestron’s vice president, Robin Van Meeuwen, summed up Feldstein …

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HTC Sees Bright Q4

by Raverstead

HTC’s sales in October dropped 5.8% sequentially but were 5% higher year on year at NT$15.7 billion ($513.3 million). Last month’s results brought sales so far this year to NT$155.8 billion ($5.1 billion), down …

Planar Result 06/11/2014

by Raverstead

Planar Systems, Inc. has reported its fourth quarter and full year results, posting a net profit in Q4 of $2.2 million on turnover of $53.6 million, which compares with a net loss of $207,000 …

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Shipment Milestone Reached by Maxlinear

by Raverstead

Maxlinear has now sold more than 10 million of its MxL608 DVB-T2 tuners worldwide. Demand has been strong in ‘all markets’ using the DVB-T2 platform, the company said.

MDM Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 44

by Raverstead

Acer describes the Aspire Switch 12 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 35) as a two-in-one notebook, rather than a hybrid tablet, because of its 12.5″ size. The product has 1920 x 1080 resolution, a …

EE TV Now Live

by Raverstead

The EE TV service (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 40) is now live in the UK. The set-top box costs £250 ($400), but is free to new and existing mobile customers if they subscribe …

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 …

STMicro Claims First to Market With Android 5.0 Platform

by Raverstead

STMicroelectronics has created a set-top box platform using Android TV, based on Android 5.0. The company says that it is the first such product in the world. The platform, based on STM’s STiH412, features …