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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 …

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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 …

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RTL Considers Netflix Rival…

by Raverstead

The RTL Group is considering the launch of a Netflix-like SVOD service. Co-CEO Guillaume de Posch told French newspaper La Correspondance de la Presse that he feels it is a shame that US companies, …

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Dynamic Focus on 55″ Full HD LCD Public Displays

by Raverstead

This week we are highlighting LCD Public Displays in the 55″ Full HD category covering sizes 53.5″ to 59.49″ with 1920 x 1080 resolution. There are seven brands featured in the advertising. Samsung is …

Valens in Top 5 EMEA Tech Companies

by Raverstead

Deloitte has named Valens, developer of HDBaseT, as the fourth fastest-growing technology company in EMEA. Deloitte’s rankings are based on revenue growth in the past five years; Valens grew 33,244% between 2009 and 2013.

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Amazon Breaks Black Friday Sales Record for Fire Tablet and Kindle

by Raverstead

Amazon released information about its Black Friday sales for the Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets. While Amazon never releases exact numbers in the way Apple does, it did announce great results for its Black …

Apple Gives Way to Google in the Classroom

by Raverstead

According to IDC, Apple’s iPads have been overtaken by Google’s Chromebooks in US schools for the first time. 715,500 Chromebooks were shipped to schools in Q3, compared to 702,000 iPads. Chromebooks now represent 25% …

Intel to Deliver Chips for Next Generation of Google Glass

by Raverstead

As many analysts are debating the downfall of Google Glass, the Wall Street Journal released a report saying that Intel will be delivering the processor for the second generation of the device. The report …

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Toshiba Rolls Out Massive Laptop Expansion

by Raverstead

Toshiba has rolled out a significant number of new laptops in the Satellite series, as well as two new additions to the Qosmio range. The products have 15.6″ or 17.3″ displays and range in …

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