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Sony L/P Projectors Have Interchangeable Lenses

by Bob Raikes

Sony had a very small booth with just a couple of staff, but did have a couple of new projectors, the VPL-GTZ240 and VPL-GTZ280 which are commercial versions of Sony’s consumer SXRD projectors with …

Tags:ITEC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| LCOS| Simulation| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Trivisio Headsets Can be Customised

by Bob Raikes

Luxinnovations was at the show and was highlighting its ability to customise its Trivisio headsets, which we saw at the Wearables Event in London and in Laval. There was no new product in Stuttgart, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| ITEC 2018| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 20

New JVC Products are in VR

by Bob Raikes

JVC had nothing new in the projection area since its product launches at I/Itsec although it had blended displays on show that were supported by IGs from Thales, a partner company. The company told …

Tags:ITEC 2018| JVC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Eyeviz Hopes for Projection to Continue

by Bob Raikes

Eyeviz has recently been acquired by Leyard, but was at the show to highlight its simulation projector. Staff told us that this is a solid business and they hope it will continue under the …

Tags:ITEC 2018| Large Display Monitor| LED Projectors| Leyard| Simulation| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Esterline Emphasises Range of Solutions

by Bob Raikes

Esterline was at the show and had a sample of its full range of offerings which go right up to full simulators that cost $1.5 million. Esterline’s Noctis optical blender works with visible & …

Tags:Blend & Warp| ITEC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Projection| Simulation| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Cobra Simulator Loads into a Transit Van

by Bob Raikes

Cobra Simulations specialiises in single channel immersive dome displays. They are based on the use of a COTS projector (around 80% of units can be used although the firm works closely with Optoma, Sony, …

Tags:ITEC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Simulation| Vol 25 - Issue 20

New Canon Projectors Recommended for Simulation

by Bob Raikes

Canon was showing a new platform for simulation projection. There are six models in the range, three with laser phosphor light sources and three with lamps. A significant change in the mechanical design is …

Tags:Canon| ITEC 2018| Large Display Monitor| LCOS| Projectors| Simulation| Vol 25 - Issue 20

ITEC Reflects VR Interest

by Bob Raikes

ITEC is a show that we have covered only for the last three years, after it came to London in 2016. it then moved to Rotterdam last year and this year took up just …

Tags:ITEC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Simulation| Vol 25 - Issue 20

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Does ZTE Get a Reprieve?

by Bob Raikes

Just as we went to press, US President Trump put out a tweet claiming that he had “let it reopen with high level security guarantees, change of management and board, must purchase U.S. parts …

Tags:Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 25 - Issue 20| ZTE

Jury Sets Samsung Fine

by Bob Raikes

The long running patent dispute between Apple and Samsung has reached another stage with a jury awarding a lower amount of damages ($539m) to Apple, down on the $1.05 billion awarded last year. (Apple …

Tags:Apple| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 20

New Size of Sony “Digital Paper” Released

by Bob Raikes

Sony has introduced a new version of its ‘Digital Paper’ tablet which uses E Ink technology and is now available in a 10.3″ format with 1404 x 1872 resolution (4:3 aspect – 227ppi). The …

Tags:E Ink| EPD (Electrophoretic)| eReaders| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 20

From VR to 77″, LG’s OLEDs Look Good

by Bob Raikes

LG Display had an impressive area at SID and we particularly were impressed with the 77″ Flexible OLED that it has shown before, but which we had not seen. However, the company tends to …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| SID Display Week 2018| Transparent Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 21