Vol 21 - Issue 48

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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 …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48| Wearable Market

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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 …

Tags:Cable| Pay TV| TV (Television)| Vol 21 - Issue 48

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

DTVL Deploys HbbTV 2.0 Test Suite

by Raverstead

Digital TV Labs in the UK has announced an HbbTV 2.0 Test Suite – which it claims is the world’s first. The Suite will be developed to support Digital UK’s next-generation Freeview service. Manufacturers …

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Epson to Build New Projector Plant

by Raverstead

Seiko Epson has announced plans to invest $102 million in a new 10,000 square metre plant in the Philippines to produce projectors and printers. The facility is expected to start production in the spring …

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JDI Cuts Smartphone Panel Prices

by Raverstead

Smartphone panels costing $20+ have been to cut to below $20 by Japan Display, says Chinese newspaper UDN. According to the source, the move was taken to spur orders from handset vendors and meet …

Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Mobile Display Monitor| Small & Medium Displays| Small Medium Panel Supply| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Hannspree Takes on ed’System

by Raverstead

Hannspree monitors and tablets are now being distributed by ed’System in Slovakia.

Tags:Distributors| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Slovakia| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Celebrating 20 Years of Playstation

by Raverstead

The 3rd December marked 20 years since the release of the first Playstation console in Japan. It was followed by the PS2 in 2000, PS3 in 2006 and, seven years later, the PS4 in …

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Positive Chip Growth Forecast to 2016

by Raverstead

In its autumn forecast, the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organisation has predicted 9% YoY growth in the semiconductor market this year, to $333 billion. All categories are forecast to have positive growth rates, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 21 - Issue 48| Worldwide

Eircom Passes TV Target

by Raverstead

Ireland’s Eircom has grown its eVision TV service by an additional 7,000 households. The service has now passed 28,000 customers, after its launch one year ago. Eircom had set a target of 24,000 customers …

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