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Panasonic Develops 10 year Maintenance Free Projector

by Bob Raikes

The Panasonic PT-RZ575, a new laser phosphor projector based on a 0.67″ DLP chip with 1920 x 1200 resolution, is set for launch in Autumn 2016 and offers 5,200 lumens of brightness at a …

Tags:Control Rooms| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Panasonic| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Amscreen Adds Products for DOOH

by Bob Raikes

Following the announcement of its deal for phone boxes in the UK (Amscreen Wins Digital Phone Box Contract), the company has shown a new range of products that it is hoping to supply for …

Tags:Amscreen| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 40

ADB Says Millennials Want their Own Content on Hotel TVs

by Bob Raikes

ADB has released a white paper with the results of a survey on the guestroom TV experience. The study looked at the views of guests (2000 in luxury, upscale, midscale and economy tiers) and …

Tags:Hospitality TVs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 40

SteamVR Working on Controllers

by Bob Raikes

Valve said that it now has 300 licencees for its SteamVR laser-based tracking technology which is used to add room tracking to the HTC Vive. They are in industries ranging from “entertainment VR to …

Tags:3D| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 40

New Beacon Network Developed in UK

by Bob Raikes

Proxama of the UK has developed its network of beacons in the UK to 4,000 locations with support for both Apple iBeacon and Google Eddystone formats. The company claims a billion ‘touch points’ in …

Tags:Beacons| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Outdoor Plus Wins TfL Deal

by Bob Raikes

Transport for Londong (TfL) has made a deal with Outdoor Plus for advertising and the company will install six digital screens in underpass locations including the A3 Kingston, the A40 in Ealing and the …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Modal Looking to Global VR

by Bob Raikes

ModalVR has developed a system to support multiple (up to 10) players in arcade or theme park VR experiences. Modal VR claims the system can track users across 900,000 sq ft (83,613 sq m). …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Dreamvision Releases DCI 4K Helios L/P Projector

by Bob Raikes

DreamVision of France has announced a new Helios laser phosphor projector that has a DCI 4K three LCOS engine based on 0.69″ LCOS panels. Brightness is rated at 3,000 Ansi lumens and is intended …

Tags:4K DCI| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Posiflex Tablet has Pistol Grip

by Bob Raikes

Click for full rangePosiflex Technology has shown tablets designed for POS applications at Gitex. The 8″ MT-4308W tablet is fitted with Gorilla Glass, has 1200 x 800 resolution with 350 cd/m² and uses Intel’s …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| POS| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Hololens

Microsoft HoloLens Now Available Outside US

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft Hololens development systems are now available in Europe. The developer version is £2,179, with the “Commercial suite” costs £4,529. Those buying the kits are not allowed to resell them and they come with …

Tags:3D| Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Large LCD to Grow Only 0.3%

by Bob Raikes

Digitimes Research said that global shipments of large-size (9″ and above) TFT-LCD panels will slightly increase from 673.37 million units in 2016 to 684.60 million units in 2021, equivalent to an annual CAGR of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 40

HP Shows New Consumer PCs and Monitor

by Bob Raikes

HP has released a range of new consumer products in time for the holiday season with an update to the Spectre360x, a new Envy 13 notebook and a 27″ AIO and monitor. The new …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 23 - Issue 40