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More Details of V-Nova Perseus Emerge

by Bob Raikes

We have managed to glean some more details of the Perseus compression technology from V-Nova (V-Nova’s Perseus Lowers UltraHD Bandwidth Requirements). Digitaltveurope.net reports that at the technology launch, a stream of 300Mbps was shown …

Tags:Broadcast| Codecs| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 15

2015 NAB Show Expands to over One Million Net Square Feet

by Bob Raikes

The NAB Show in Las Vegas this year was a big event with over a million sq. ft. of space (92,900m²). The organisers said that there were 244 companies exhibiting for the first time, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 17

FlexEnable Looking at New OLED & LCD Applications

by Bob Raikes

This week, I made a visit to FlexEnable, the company that is the ip and technology part of the Plastic Logic company that split between the factory in Dresden (which continues as Plastic Logic …

Tags:Flexible Displays| LCD displays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 15

VR System Impression Pi Announces Funding Stretch Goal on Kickstarter

by Bob Raikes

Impression Pi, the virtual and augmented reality headset that took Kickstarter by storm last month, has announced a new stretch goal and a referral program. The VR/AR headset has already raised 212% of its …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Virtual Reality

Helpful Hints for Video Wall Installations

by Bob Raikes

On a quiet day for news because of the public holidays in Europe, we thought we include a link to a useful article detailing recommendations for video wall best practices from NEC, Peerless AV …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Video Walls

Google Arc Welder Puts Android Apps Everywhere

by Bob Raikes

Google has released a new tool, Arc (App Runtime for Chrome) Welder that allows Android apps to run in the Chrome browser, whether the browser is running on Windows, iOS or Linux. >The software …

Tags:Android| Chrome

Asus Chromebit Turns HDMI Display into a Chromebook

by Bob Raikes

Google announced this week that Asus has developed the Chromebit – an HDMI stick that turns any HDMI monitor into a Chromebook, when paired with a bluetooth mouse and keyboard. The stick, which costs …

Tags:Asus| Chromebit| Chromebooks| Google Glass| HDMI

The World’s Most Expensive TV Remote?

by Bob Raikes

Ooyala has posted a blog that explains how the company’s SDK can be used to enable the watch to be used to control the playback of video on an iOS device. This means that …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Remote Controls

Light Polymers Develops Flat Dispersion Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Coating

by Bob Raikes

Light Polymers announces the availability of a coatable lyotropic liquid crystal material, CF001, that has flat dispersion of retardation and can be used for compensation of LCD displays. Lyotropic liquid crystals are a unique …

Tags:LC Materials (Liquid Crystal)| LCD displays| Materials| SID Display Week 2015

A New Period of Competitive Cooperation in AMOLED?

by Bob Raikes

We’re publishing a day early this week, as we have a public holiday for Easter on Friday, which means a reduced number of stories this week. However, we have three good stories that made …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| LTPS TFT| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Oxide TFTs| Samsung Display| Vol 22 - Issue 14| WOLED (White OLED)

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New ZeeVee HDbridge 2920 Distributes Dual HD-SDI Channels

by Bob Raikes

New ZeeVee HDbridge 2920 Distributes Dual HD-SDI Channels for HD Video and Digital Signage Littleton, MA — March 29, 2015 — ZeeVee, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of award-winning, commercial grade video distribution products, …

Tags:HD-SDI| Switchers