Vol 21 – Issue 48 – Page 2

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Break Online Sales Records

by Helen Vince

Market – The Adobe 2014 Digital Index saw a record breaking kick-off to the holiday shopping season in the US that started on Thanksgiving Day, with Adobe reporting $1.33B in online sales as shoppers combined online buying with the …

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Juniper Research Publishes Market Forecast for Wearables

by Helen Vince

Market Forecast – Wearable devices are the darling of the season with many looking forward to the reception of the Apple Watch. Juniper Research has meanwhile released its new “Smart Health & Fitness Wearables: Device …

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TV Anywhere, or TV Nowhere?

by Helen Vince

TV – A fascinating article appeared in early November in the New York Times titled For Millennials, the End of the TV Viewing Party. The author talks about the early days of television, when family and neighbors would gather …

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Google Glass at the Crossroads

by Helen Vince

Augmented Reality – Google Glass has been a topic for very many articles in the past but with an email from Google headquarters, this all could go away in a heartbeat. Several recent publications suggest that …

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Whoosh! There it is!

by Helen Vince

3D in Education – I enjoy reporting on new products that have their eye on reaching the education market. One such product is the new Whoosh 3D. Whoosh3D is a three-pronged solution: a 3D app; a 3D-enabled …

Tags:Autostereo 3D| Education| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Fransat Commits to MPEG-4

by Raverstead

Fransat, the free-to-air French platform, will move all of its broadcasts to MPEG-4 by 2016. Any customers still using an SD receiver by this point will need to change to an HD- (and MPEG-4) …

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Infocus’ Projectors are Networked

by Raverstead

The IN3130a series is Infocus’ new network projector range. The IN3134a, IN3136a and IN3138HDa are designed for use in areas with high ambient light. As network models, each can be managed and controlled over …

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Sony Mobile Ends Agora Partnership

by Raverstead

Agora DMT is no longer distributing Sony smartphones in the Czech Republic.

Tech Data Takes Whole MSI Portfolio

by Raverstead

Tech Data’s partnership with MSI has been expanded to cover tablets, notebooks and AIO PCs in Germany.

CPT Sees Increased Orders from China

by Raverstead

According to reports, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is expected to see increased orders in Q4 and into 2015 from China for screens for 4G phones, tablets and vehicle displays. The company’s small and medium …

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Sony To Bring Brightest Laser Projector to ISE

by Raverstead

Sony will be at ISE 2015 (stand 1.H120), expanding upon its theme of ‘Beyond Definition’. The focus will be on the company’s laser and UltraHD technologies, but other items will be featured. The Vision …

French Broadcasters Raise Spectrum Concerns

by Raverstead

The CEOs of French broadcasters TF1, Lagardere Active, NextRadioTV and NRJ have expressed their concerns about a repurposing of the 700MHz spectrum from DTT to mobile broadband. In a letter to Prime Minister Manuel …

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