Vol 24 – Issue 09 – Page 4

Verizon Introduces Fios Prepaid Triple Play Service

by Alan Spencer

Verizon has introduced Fios Prepaid triple play with pay-as-you-go Fios TV, Internet and a home phone line, all over fibre optic cable. As the services are prepaid, no credit checks will be required and …

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Videocon d2h Adds Netflix App

by Alan Spencer

The Indian DTH service provider, Videocon d2h has signed a standalone deal with Netflix to allow Videocon d2h customers to access the Netflix library of TV and movie titles via a dedicated app on …

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Amphion Supports 4K 120P and 8K 60P in HEVC

by Bob Raikes

Amphion Semiconductor from Belfast in Northern Ireland said that its has developed two extended performance variants of its HEVC/H.265 ‘Malone’ video decoder core for SoC implementation. The 4Kp120 (CS8150) and 8Kp60 (CS8160) variants target …

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tvOne Coriomaster Drives NEC 16K Video Wall

by Bob Raikes

tvOne said that its Coriomaster mini video wall processor is being used to drive a ’16K’ video wall in the University of Warwick. The processor was installed by GV Multimedia and drives four NEC …

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Toys and Displays in New York

by Matthew Brennesholtz

This year’s New York Toy Fair, the 114th, was held February 18 – 21 at the Jacob Javits convention center in Manhattan. The focus of the Toy Fair is selling toys. Not at retail, …

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F&S Research Shows That VR Will Replace TV

by Alan Spencer

According to Digital TV Europe, Frost & Sullivan believes that in the next five years, the VR market has the potential to replace television for the consumer market. The Frost & Sullivan report, “Future …

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Sharp Boosts OLED Investment…. A Bit…

by Bob Raikes

Sharp is reported by the WSJ to have said that it would boost its investment plans on OLED to around ¥100 billion ($880 million), a boost of almost 75% compared to the original announcement …

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Kyocera 6.2” LCD Display has 16:6 Format

by Bob Raikes

Kyocera has a new 6.2″ TFT LCD (TCG062HVLQAVNN-GN20) features 640 x 240 resolution (16:6), with outline dimensions of 173mm x 70mm x 6.7mm. Viewing angles are 160º horizontally and vertically, allowing portrait or landscape …

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International TADF Symposium Due for Frankfurt

by Alan Spencer

The first International symposium on TADF will take place in Frankfurt at the Hilton City Centre Hotel on 7th September 2017. The symposium will be hosted by Cynora and is intended to provide a …

Sonos Has Playbase for TV & Music

by Bob Raikes

Sonos has announced a Playbase that is a flat sound box that is designed to sit underneath a TV. The company has been developing the base since 2013 and is 58mm (2.28″) high, 72cm …

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LG Innotek Promotes ESLs at Euroshop

by Milos Pavlovic

LG Innotek was at EuroShop in Düsseldorf to show a system that can integrate lighting control with Electronic Shelf Labels as well as LCD- and EPD-based ESLs. The firm also had a new location …

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Interactive castle on Malta – the Citadella of Gozo

by Bob Raikes

Sarner International, which specialises in theme parks and museums, has helped enhance the visitor experience at the Citadella pf the knights of St John on the Maltese island of Gozo. There are seven zones …