Interpret (http://www.interpretllc.com) — an entertainment, media and technology market research firm — recently released two Interpretations reports: “The State of Internet-Connected Living Rooms” and “Streaming Music: Will It Replace the CD and MP3?”
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3D TV in homes has gotten a tepid reception, but Apple seems to have big plans for 3D technology. Patent number 8018579 for a 3D imaging and display system indicates that 3D manipulation may be part of future Mac OS X and iOS devices.
A three-dimensional imaging and display system is provided in the patent. Apple says that, despite all the current 3D solutions and technologies, there’s a need for an “uncomplicated, economical, yet highly effective 3D input devices for computers.”
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When electronics parts companies land a contract with Apple the business can be quite lucrative. Apple uses a significant supply of electronic parts of all types and demands the newest and best of everything. The wonderful news that you are now doing business with the largest company in the world is tempered with a contract that ties you in knots regarding secrecy, quality controls and details too numerous for this article.
Read MoreDell KACE (http://twitter.com/#!/DellKACE) has announced the results from a new global survey of nearly 750 IT professionals on the effect that personal devices have on business demonstrating the growing “consumerization of IT” trend. And the survey shows some positive results for Apple.
Fifty-nine percent of those surveyed reported their personal devices have created the need for organizations to support multiple operating systems. What’s more, 60% reported a greater demand for support of Mac OS X since the introduction of the Apple iPad and iPhone.
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An Apple patent (number 20110221575) that has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office shows some of the company’s plans for RFID device circuitry. It relates to radio frequency identification (RFID) circuitry, and more particularly, to electronic devices that can selectively cause the RFID circuitry to provide a message indicative of an event associated with the device.
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