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AR & VR Round-up At Itec

by Bob Raikes

Cinoptics is a Dutch company (it was on the Netherland booth) and is a development from Cybermind, which developed virtual reality for more than twenty years. “Back to the days of Virtuality”, I said …

Tags:Augmented Reality| ITEC 2017| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Esterline Highlights Mobile Domes

by Bob Raikes

Esterline was showing a couple of its complete small simulation systems at the event. The first was created with Cruden which specialises in maritime and boat simulators. The Esterline simulator dome is designed to …

Tags:ITEC 2017| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Simulation| Vol 24 - Issue 17

New Vivid Color Technology Exceeds Quantum Dot and OLED Color Gamut

by Bob Raikes

PixelDisplay is introducing Vivid Color™ technology, a new approach to improve the quality of the display experience, on smartphones, tablets, computers, TVs, VR, AR, and digital signage. Retaining the key benefits of (inorganic) LEDs, …

Tags:Quantum Dots

Smart Eye Offers High End Gaze Recognition

by Bob Raikes

We have covered gaze recognition regularly over recent years, usually at the entry level, so it was interesting to see a high end system from Smart Eye at Itec. The company has two different …

Tags:Gaze Recognition| ITEC 2017| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Simulation| Training| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Domeprojection Uses Analysis for Blend Masks

by Bob Raikes

Domeprojection (which is part of the same group as Project:syntropy) was showing an innovative system for making blending optical masks. Blending can be peformed on projectors using the digital controls in the projector to …

Tags:Blend & Warp| ITEC 2017| Large Display Monitor| Simulation| Vol 24 - Issue 19

New Eyevis Projector has ‘No Plastic’

by Bob Raikes

Eyevis of Germany was showing its newest LED projector for simulation applications which has been upgraded for higher brightness. The single chip DLP-based WUXGA unit has an LED light source and can provide 2,000 …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Eyevis| ITEC 2017| Large Display Monitor| LED| Projectors| Simulation| Vol 24 - Issue 19

LDM ITEC 2017 Round-up

by Bob Raikes

Lockheed Martin was at the show to talk about the scalability of its software platforms – it wasn’t really talking about hardware. Several years ago, the firm bought the Flight Simulator code from Microsoft …

Tags:ITEC 2017| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Simulation| Vol 24 - Issue 19

ITEC 2017 Sees VR Expanding

by Bob Raikes

The ITEC show, the European show for military and defence simulation and training, moves around each year. It was in London last year, and in Rotterdam in the Ahoy Centre this year. One of …

Tags:ITEC 2017| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Simulation| Vol 24 - Issue 19

Samsung Owners Don’t Like Auto HDMI

by Bob Raikes

Owners of Samsung TVs are complaining about the automatic HDMI switching function in some Samsung TVs. The company has also had complaints about the TVs when they are used with the Nintendo Switch. According …

Tags:HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 20| warranty

Corning Lotus NXT Glass Chosen for Samsung Display’s Flexible LTPS-OLED Line (2)

by Bob Raikes

Corning said that Samsung’s flexible LTPS OLED production line would use the Corning Lotus NXT glass as the carrier for manufacture. Corning also said that the Galaxy S8 and S8+ use Gorilla Glass 5. …

Tags:Corning| Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung Display| Vol 24 - Issue 20

JOLED Samples 21.6″ UHD Printed OLED Monitor Displays

by Bob Raikes

JOLED is starting to make samples available of its 21.6″ UltraHD printed OLED monitor panel. The panel has brightness of 350 cd/m² and contrast of 1,000,000:1. The panel is 1.3mm thick and weighs 500gms. …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Netflix Upsets French Cinema Business

by Bob Raikes

Netflix has been under fire at the Cannes film festival over its decision not to release two of its ‘films’, which are being shown at the festival, into French cinemas. The company is also …

Tags:Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Vol 24 - Issue 20