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Barco Introduces UniSee Videowall System

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On October 24th, Barco introduced a new LCD videowall system it calls UniSee. According to Barco, this system is “revolutionizing the LCD video wall experience.” This bit of marketing hyperbole may not, actually, be …

Tags:Barco| Large Display Monitor| Tiled Displays| Video Walls| Vol 24 - Issue 40

MoIP: Coming to a Cloud Near You

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Media over IP (MoIP) has made impressive strides forward recently. One sign of this progress is the publication of “NABA Media over IP Sub-Committee: Report to the NABA-TC” by the North American Broadcasters Association …

Tags:Broadcast| Cloud Computing| Large Display Monitor| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 24 - Issue 40

The Reality of VR Content Creation

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I see three significant problems with virtual reality (VR) in today’s world: creation of VR content, distribution of VR content and display of VR content. My previous Display Daily dealt primarily with distribution of …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| 360 Degree Video| 3D Content Creation| Sky| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 39

VR goes Corporate at KLM

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Virtual Reality (VR) has become a new corporate tool, at least for KLM Airlines. They have posted a 9:41 VR experience on their website. This 360° video, available for YouTube, iOS and Android, shows …

Tags:Aviation| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 37

Christmas In September

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Pepcom had its Holiday Spectacular event in New York on September 28th. This press-only event highlights new technology items that will be available for the coming holiday season. Many of the 75 companies exhibiting …

Tags:BYOD| Epson| TCL| ViewSonic| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 37

Lithium-Sulphur Battery Technology from Fraunhofer

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Four Fraunhofer Institutes, led by Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (Fraunhofer IWS), have recently completed a three year research project on lithium-sulphur (Li-S) batteries. The lithium-sulphur technology is said to be potentially …

Tags:Batteries| Fraunhofer| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 35

IMEC and CPT Show Patterned OLEDs

by Matthew Brennesholtz

IMEC, Holst Centre and Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. (CPT) recently demonstrated an ultra-high resolution display made by photolithography patterning of organic light emitting diode (OLED) materials. The results are a proof of principle demonstration …

Tags:AMOLED| CPT| Holst Centre| IMEC| OLED Materials| Vol 24 - Issue 36

VR Guidelines from the VRIF

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The Virtual Reality Industry Forum (VRIF) has published a set of draft guidelines for virtual reality (VR). The version for public comment was placed on-line on September 13th and can be downloaded for free …

Tags:3D Object-based Audio| IBC 2017| Standards| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 35

RIP HID Lamps

by Matthew Brennesholtz

In honor of it’s 50th anniversary, Photonics Spectra conducted a poll of its readers. One of the questions was what technologies did the readers believe would be outdated or no longer in use a …

Tags:Back Panel| Lamps| Large Display Monitor| Light Sources & Lamps| Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 34

Kopin Microdisplay Targets High-Brightness AR Applications

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Kopin Corporation, said to be the largest U.S. developer of display systems for wearable technologies and military applications, announced on September 11th a new generation of liquid crystal displays (LCDs). These microdisplays incorporate advanced …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Kopin| LCD displays| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 34

Volfoni 3D Cinema Upgrade Program

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Volfoni Limited recently announced an upgrade program for legacy 3D cinema systems. In order to get more details on the program, I got in touch with Allen Schoonmaker, recently appointed Chief Marketing Officer for …

Tags:3D Cinema| 3D Projection| Large Display Monitor| Passive 3D| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Laser Display and Lighting Conference 2017

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The 6th Laser Display and Lighting Conference (LDC ’17) was held April 19th – 21st at the Pacifico Yokohama convention complex in Yokohama, Japan. While ‘lighting’ was in the conference title, the focus was …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Laser| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Laser Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 33