Vol 24 – Issue 13 – Page 9

Wisechip Highlights PMOLED Advantages

by Bob Raikes

Embedded TV News conducted an interview with Wisechip of Taiwan, the passive AMOLED maker, at the recent Embedded World show. Staff highlighted the -40ºC to +80ºC operating range and wide viewing angle Products shown …

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Embed Signage Becomes Google Chrome OS Partner

by Alan Spencer

Embed Signage from the UK is now a certified partner that can offer digital signage software under the Google Cloud Chrome OS. Embed Signage’s software, not only supports the Chrome OS, but also iOS, …

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Schiffbauer Heads Up LG Germany’s Home Entertainment

by Alan Spencer

Daniel Schiffbauer has been appointed the new head of the home entertainment business for LG in Germany. The appointment is with effect from this month. Daniel Schiffbauer, is aged 46, is now responsible for …

AU Optronics To Expand 65″ TV Panel Production

by Alan Spencer

According to industry sources, AU Optronics is expecting to see significant growth in worldwide demand for 65” LCD TV panels, and is expecting to ship two million 65” LCD TV panels this year. The …

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BBC World News Available OTT with Hulu Japan

by Alan Spencer

BBC World News, the 24-hour international news channel, has launched a live stream of its news on SVoD service Hulu Japan. This is the first time the BBC has made the linear channel available …

Portugal Ends 2016 with 3.67m pay-TV Subscribers

by Alan Spencer

Pay-TV subscriptions in Portugal reached 3.67 million at the end 2016, representing a rise of 4.1% to 145,000, compared to the end of 2015. Portugal’s National Communications Authority, Anacom, stated that the penetration rate …

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VT iDirect Tests DVB-S2X with SES

by Milos Pavlovic

VT iDirect Inc of Herndon, Virginia, USA, said that it has succeeded with tests of DVB-2SX using a signal from the SES-4 satellite. “This test with SES represents our first DVB-S2X forward channel testing …

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HTC Vive and Accedo Partner For VR

by Alan Spencer

Accedo has announced a partnership with HTC Vive to help educate the video industry and accelerate VR innovation in Australia. Accedo and HTC will produce a series of joint seminars and participate in industry …

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Disney Helps Enable Virtual Baseball

by Arthur Berman

One reality of virtual reality is that wearing a HMD renders the user practically blind to the surrounding real world. A second reality is that it is very difficult to convey to the wearer …

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Canon Adds DLP & LCOS Projectors

by Bob Raikes

Canon has four new projectors, two based on DLP technology and one based on its 3LCOS technology. The REALiS WUX6500 Pro AV LCOS Projector is an interchangeable lens unit and has 6,500 Ansi lumens …

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EET Europarts to Sell AOpen Solutions

by Isaac Oburu

EET Europarts will start distributing AOpen’s video surveillance and digital signage products in Germany.

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TV Connect Seems Quieter

by Bob Raikes

I didn’t get to the TV Connect event in London last year and the last time I attended was in 2015, when it was held in West London. This year, the event had moved …

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