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Aurora has PoE-based VIP Transceiver

by Bob Raikes

Aptovision said that Aurora Multimedia will start shipping its IPX series of transceivers which use the BlueRiver NT AV-over-IP chipsets to support UltraHD transmission over 10G ethernet switches and powered by PoE switches. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 24 - Issue 13

Epson Adds Moverio Helmet

by Bob Raikes

We were impressed when we saw the first prototypes of the Epson Moverio 2200 headsets at MWC last year. The headset is based on an OLED microdisplay that is made in-house by Epson. (Epson …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Epson| Laval Virtual 2017| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Goertek Tries Laval for the First Time

by Bob Raikes

There was an area of the show that was devoted to Chinese companies. One had nobody that could speak French or English, at least when we went by, so we weren’t sure quite why …

Tags:China| Laval Virtual 2017| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Laval Virtual 2017 Round-Up

by Bob Raikes

3DRudder’s Motion controller. Image:Meko 3D Rudder has developed a foot pad that can be used to control movement in VR games. Tipping the board moves in the appropriate direction and the board can also …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Foveated Rendering| Laval Virtual 2017| Medical| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| Sports and Stadiums| Training| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Glove Support Added to Touch Controller

by Bob Raikes

Cypress has announced the Automotive TrueTouch CYAT8165X touch controller that is for displays up to 8.5″ and supports operation with gloves. Cypress AutoArmor helps to meet the challenging electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) (CISPR 25) specifications …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Touch Controllers| Vol 24 - Issue 12

PGS is a Portable PC Gaming Console (with Android!)

by Bob Raikes

PGS Labs has announced a smartphone-sized gadget that is designed to play games, but with the power and compatibility of PC games and which will ship in Q2. The device is 15mm thick and …

Tags:Consoles| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 12

SBS Specifies Leader LV5490 4K For OB Truck

by Bob Raikes

Broadcast Solutions GmbH said that it has provided three Leader LV5490 4K test instruments for a new outside broadcast production truck built at its headquarters in Bingen am Rhein. The project was commissioned by …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Outside Broadcast| Test Equipment| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Grundig Starts OLED TV Sales

by Bob Raikes

The 65″ OLED TV that Grunding (the brand run by Beko/Arçelik) showed at IFA, and which impressed us (Grundig Unveils its First OLED 4KTV with HDR) has finally started shipping, somewhat later than its …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Colorful GTX 1080 Ti has Integrated LCD Display

by Bob Raikes

We couldn’t resist running a story about a new graphics card from Colorful of China which has added an LCD display to its latest Nvidia GTX1080-based iGame GeForce GTX 1080 Ti graphics card. The …

Tags:GPUs| Graphics Cards| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 12

LG Uses Cypress USB Type-C Support Chip

by Bob Raikes

Cypress Semiconductor said that LG had used the Cypress EZ-PD CCG3 controllers to support the USB Type-C connectors in the LG Gram (LG Has New Monitors and Projectors). “With the push for USB Power …

Tags:Chips| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| USB| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Sony Adds Local UHD Support to PS Pro

by Bob Raikes

Sony has released an update to the Media Player on the PlayStation 4 Pro to extend support for UltraHD content replay beyond OTT sources to include local playback from USB keys or DNLA servers. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 12

DirecTV Has 25 2017 Baseball Games Coming in UHD

by Bob Raikes

DirecTV will show 25 Major League Baseball in UltraHD this year, with five games in April. DirecTV will also be broadcasting a number of NBA matches in 2017 –starting with Oklahoma City at Orlando …

Tags:4k| DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Sports and Stadiums| UltraHD| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 12