Vol 22 – Issue 50 – Page 7

Ukraine Could Delay ASO

by Tom Allen

Ukraine’s National Council of Television is considering delaying the country’s analogue switch-off until 1st June 2018. Members of the broadcast industry have expressed doubts that the 2016 date can be met.

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| Ukraine| Vol 22 - Issue 50

DirecTV’s Wrist Slapped for ‘Misleading’ Advert

by Tom Allen

DirecTV has been forced to modify an advert (http://tinyurl.com/nkwc653), which gave the impression that all of its content was already available in UltraHD. The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business …

Tags:4k| Advertising| DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 50

TPV Uses Allegro for HEVC Compliance

by Tom Allen

TPV has taken on Allegro DVT’s DVB HEVC System compliance streams, for the validation of a new range of HEVC-enabled LCD TVs. Allegro’s system provides two levels of verification: a quick visual check and …

Tags:Back Panel| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| TPV (TP Vision)| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Microsoft Developing “Smart Ring” Technology

by Arthur Berman

Here are two problems. The first is that some devices (think smartwatches and wristbands) have a display screen with a really small surface area. The limiting case of this condition is the smart glass …

Tags:Gesture Recognition| Microsoft| Vol 22 - Issue 50| Wearables

HbbTV Moving to HTML5, Developing Test Suite

by Tom Allen

Klaus Ilgner, of the HbbTV Association, has said that the platform is eventually intended to be extended to vertically-integrated operator environments, including IPTV. Other priorities include companion screen services, and enabling apps to be …

Tags:HbbTV| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Rufus Labs Wants to Replace Smartphones – and Might

by Tom Allen

The Rufus Cuff, from Rufus Labs, was funded on Indiegogo last year, and is almost ready to start shipping. Set to reach customers early next year, the wearable is designed to be the first …