Consumer electronics industry
The global gesture recognition market in consumer electronics is rapidly growing, driven by the increasing demand for smartphones and other mobile devices. The market generated revenue of around $1.3 billion in 2013 and is estimated to reach $10.7 billion by 2020, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)
Consumer electronics industry
The hacking group Lizard Squad made headlines in December for launching a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on major gaming platforms, including Sony's PlayStation Network and Microsoft's Xbox Live. Now, the group is offering a new service called LizardStresser, a "booter" that allows
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Apple Inc. has partnered with Sony Corp to offer the comedy film "The Interview" through rental and purchase options on its iTunes store, four days after it was made available on other web platforms. This move comes as Sony Corp generated an estimated $15 million in sales and
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The National Security Agency's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) unit, a top-secret cyberwarfare intelligence-gathering unit, has been hacking into the firmware of hard drives made by several major US technology companies. The unit, operating out of a former Sony factory in San Antonio, exploits technical weaknesses to gain access
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Apple, Johnson Controls, Whirlpool Corporation, Sony Corporation, and Harman International Industries, Inc. have announced significant updates in their respective businesses, as highlighted in Analysts' Corner research reports. These reports provide comprehensive analysis, price targets, and industry insights, shedding light on the companies' growth prospects and operational strategies. Key
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The announcement of a countdown timer by Microsoft's director of programming, Lawrence Hryb, for E3 2013 has sparked intense speculation about the release of the next-generation Xbox, a move that could shake the foundations of the gaming industry. With both Sony and Microsoft's current consoles nearing
Consumer electronics industry
The smartphone industry underwent significant developments in 2012, marked by a series of groundbreaking announcements from major manufacturers. The year saw the introduction of devices with impressive features, including larger and higher-resolution displays, more powerful quad-core processors, and improved camera technology. The patent wars between Apple and Samsung continued, with
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In a breakthrough development, SONY CORPORATION has introduced an advanced image processing device and method, designed to significantly improve coding efficiency while minimizing the processing workload. The innovative approach, as described in the patent publication WO/2011/125625, leverages the concept of predicted motion vector information to optimize image coding.
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The latest innovation in LED technology, as demonstrated by Patent No. WO/2011/121489, presents an efficient method for producing warm white light. By incorporating a phosphor-coated blue light emitting diode array and a red light emitting diode array, this invention achieves a high-quality warm white light. The light emitting
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A patented speaker system, developed by Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., utilizes a unique approach to audio signal processing to achieve directional sound radiation. This innovative system employs the precedence effect and non-direct low-frequency audio radiation to provide directional cues while minimizing the size and positioning of speakers. The system&
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A peer-to-peer network using hierarchical addressing has routers at different network depths, each assigned an address space including an identifying address, address blocks for further routers, and a further address block for end devices. An association request from a joining router or device exhausts the first router's address
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At the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, Garmin International Inc. will showcase its in-dash navigation platform, the uConnect Touch, which will be available for an array of 2011 model year Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep vehicles. This platform extends the collaboration between Garmin and Chrysler, which first launched on the 2011 Jeep
