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Consumer Electronics Daily News 2 1 Saturday, January 7, 2017 NEW CRYSTAL UNIT SOLUTIONS FOR IOT APPLICATIONS DEVELOPED BY MURATA Murata Americas introduced several miniaturized, highly advanced crystal units developed specifically for the IoT market. The company used its propri- etary technology and volume production capability to design a product line that excels in quality and reliability, while also providing a cost-effective solution. The series features a compact package that allows for higher-density mounting and use in lower profile devices. Target applications include IoT, mobile devices, wireless communication protocols, and medical and healthcare products. The ubiquity of wireless communi- cation-enabled devices has driven the growth of products equipped with advanced functionality. This has been accompanied by the demand to downsize mobile devices and wireless communica- tion modules. Further, there is a need for products to be RoHS-compliant and to be able to accommodate lead-free solder mounting. These crystal units meet all of the aforementioned requirements. The line-up includes the XRCED series, the world's smallest packaged crystal unit measuring just 1.2 by 1.0 by 0.33 mm. The XRCGB-F-H achieves +/-10ppm initial frequency tolerance to enable Bluetooth ® technology and meets the requirements for RF applications in a compact size, a fea- ture that existing product lines could not deliver. Finally, the XRCMD and XRCFD offer a range of operating frequencies, temperatures and tolerance ranges that design engi- neers require today to produce tomor- row's products. "Murata is unsurpassed when it comes to leveraging our proprietary tech- nologies to reach new levels in the con- sumer electronics market. Our commit- ment to innovation and meeting the needs of this industry will only further future advancements," said Jonathan Davis, Timing and New Products General Manager, Murata Americas. More information can be found at www.murata.com. About Murata Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of ceramic-based passive electronic components and solu- tions, communication modules and power supply modules. Murata is com- mitted to the development of advanced electronic materials and leading edge, multi-functional, high-density modules. The company has employees and manu- facturing facilities throughout the world. For more information, visit www .murata.com or stop by Murata's meeting spaces #MP26051 and #S116, South Hall 2. EYEQUE PERSONAL VISION TRACKER DEEMED MOST IMPRESSIVE PRODUCT IN CATEGORY EyeQue™, developer of affordable vision technologies, is named a CES 2017 Best of Innovation Awards Honoree for the EyeQue Personal Vision Tracker™. Products entered in this pres- tigious program are judged by a preemi- nent panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and members of the trade media to honor out- standing design and engineering in cut- ting edge consumer electronics products across 28 product categories. The Best of Innovation honor is awarded to the prod- uct that judges feel is the most impressive technology in its product category. The EyeQue Personal Vision Tracker is the first in-home vision testing solution to combine a cloud-based tech- nology platform, a smartphone applica- tion and a miniature optical scope to form a low-cost, uniquely precise option for people to gather corrective vision meas- urements whenever and wherever they choose. "We are delighted to receive the honor of Best of Innovation for the Personal Vision Tracker, adding to the overwhelmingly positive response we've received from consumers and the optometrist community since introducing the product last month," said Dr. John Serri, Co-founder of EyeQue. "We are eager to have people from all over the world try the Personal Vision Tracker for themselves at CES." "Earning this coveted award for the Personal Vision Tracker serves as an acknowledgement of the absence of affordable, accessible vision testing solu- tions for the consumer market," said Tibor Laczay, Co-founder of EyeQue. "CES has a tremendous reputation for identifying game-changing consumer products. To be deemed the most impres- sive new product in the highly competi- tive Fitness, Sports and Biotech category is a testament to the global mission of our company – to provide accurate, accessi- ble and affordable vision testing." The prestigious CES Innovation Awards are sponsored by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the pro- ducer of CES 2017, the global gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies, and have been recognizing achievements in product design and engineering since 1976. Entries are evaluated on their engi- neering, aesthetic and design qualities, intended use/function and user value, unique/novel features present and how the design and innovation of the product directly compares to other products in the marketplace. About EyeQue EyeQue is on a global mission to elevate eye care. The company is dedicated to inspiring people to learn about and care for their eyes by putting affordable, accu- rate vision tests directly into their hands. The EyeQue optical miniscope and myEyeQue mobile application create an intelligent vision solution for anyone to use anywhere, at any time – convenient, low-cost and fun. Results are instantly processed and stored in the cloud, creat- ing a vision record history that can be shared with doctors and used immediate- ly to order corrective eye glasses. Founded by serial entrepreneurs, Tibor Laczay and Dr. John Serri, the company innovates from its Silicon Valley head- quarters. For more information, visit eyeque.com. GIRAFFIC AVA UNLOCKS SEAMLESS VIRTUAL REALITY STREAMING FOR APPS AND MOBILE DEVICES Giraffic, the leader in Adaptive Video Acceleration (AVA) technologies for consumer electronics device manufactur- ers and content service providers, announced an extension of its AVA tech- nology that vastly improves the quality and stability of streaming virtual reality (VR) content. This tailored acceleration enhances VR streams, even over less than ideal WiFi or cellular connections, allowing manufacturers and immersive content service providers and developers to provide flawless high-quality, unteth- ered VR experiences, in addition to Giraffic AVA video-on-demand (VOD) and live-streaming offerings. Giraffic AVA is a software solution that empowers content service providers, streaming platforms developers and CE device manufacturers to overcome unsta- ble cellular connections, WiFi and net- work congestion challenges. The technol- ogy improves network throughput and adaptive bitrate (ABR) playback for video streaming requests up to 200 per- cent and reduces buffering pauses by up to 80 percent, to enable higher quality uninterrupted viewing experience without network or server-side integration. The updated AVA offers customized multi- streaming capabilities to support VR and 360 degree video and can work across split streams for each angle of a video. In addition, AVA customizes the number of streams open during the acceleration process to optimize consumer experience. "VR revenues are expected grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 73 percent over the next five years, however, in order to achieve this VR must provide users with a quality experi- ence," says Michael Goodman, Director Digital Media at Strategy Analytics. "Video is a bandwidth hog in the best of circumstances, VR video is a several magnitudes worse. VR video that has banding, artifacts, starts and stops, or worst of all, induces motion sickness as a result of the compression necessary to deliver it will quickly turn off VR users." The immersive video of virtual real- ity content generates three to 10 times higher bitrates, which is nearly impossi- ble to stream on unreliable and inconsis- tent cellular or WiFi networks. By improving the resolution of content up to 200 percent over existing network con- nections and offering a 300 percent longer viewing period at the highest qual- ity, Giraffic AVA provides the best possi- bility to watch immersive VR content from start to finish. "In addition to smartphone-powered VR, we're starting to see the industry shift towards wireless standalone head- sets on the high-end devices," says Yoel Zanger, Chief Executive Officer of Giraffic. "To view VR the way it's intended, the experience must be uninter- rupted, untethered and incredibly high resolution like UHD 4K content offers. With the VR extension of our AVA solu- tion, we bridge this gap between the immersive app providers and the con- sumer's devices worldwide." AVA is available to content develop- ers through a simple SDK integration, and for consumer electronics manufac- turers with device-side integration. About Giraffic Giraffic is the inventor of Adaptive Video Acceleration (AVA) – a patented client-side video experience technology that complements the existing video delivery ecosystem. AVA network throughput optimization and video play- back shaping technology enables con- sumer electronic devices and content providers' apps to deliver high defini- tion video, 4K and VR, without re- buffering pauses or streaming resolution reduction. With 10s of millions of devices in over 150 countries, Giraffic ground breaking AVA technology has become the de-facto standard on Smart TVs – in one of three Smart TVs that were shipped in 2015, and validated and adopted by the world's leading manu- facturers, such as LG and Samsung. Giraffic technology is now making ways into mobile devices, VR and apps, and is available in the next generation of CE devices, including Smart TVs, set-top- boxes, tablets and smartphones, as well as an SDK that is interoperable with content providers' apps. Giraffic was featured in Deloitte's 2016 Technology Fast 50, a list of the fastest growing technology companies in Israel, as one of the Top 10 Rising Stars. For more information, visit www .giraffic.com.