Matthew Brennesholtz – Page 25

Vitrima Shows 3D Lens for GoPro Cameras

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At CE Week on June 23rd, I saw a 3D lens attachment for GoPro Hero 3 and Hero 4 cameras. The lens has been designed by Vitrima and launched on Indiegogo. Colin Marshall, VP …

Aiptek Shows Pico and Micro Projectors at CE Week

by Matthew Brennesholtz

AT CE Week in New York on June 22, Global Aiptek Corporation (GAC) demonstrated three new pico and micro projectors, the iBeamBlock, previously shown in Europe at CeBIT and BETT; the new Flagship P800 …

Acer Invests in Starwood and StarVR HMD

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Acer Inc. announced on June 25th its intent to acquire convertible bonds issued by Starbreeze AB, a computer game developer and VR company based in Stockholm, Sweden, through a private placement transaction. Starbreeze and …

Tags:Acer| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 25

Epson Demos 4K 3LCD Home Cinema Projector

by Matthew Brennesholtz

AT CE Week in New York on June 22, Epson introduced four new home cinema projectors, all offering 4K and HDR processing. Two of the projectors, the Pro Cinema 6040UB and Pro Cinema 4040, …

MIT Shines A New Light On Displays

by Matthew Brennesholtz

It is hard to think of a light source that hasn’t been harnessed by display technologists. Sunlight is used to illuminate e-books and transflective displays. Candles and whale oil lamps were used in magic …

Drones and Pro AV

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Consumer drones for hobbyists and consumer photo/video have claimed much of the drone publicity, especially at consumer-oriented trade shows like CES. But drones have serious professional AV applications as well. I attended a May …

Tags:Pro AV| Vol 23 - Issue 21

Biomineralization of Quantum Dots

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Researchers at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, are looking into improved production methods for nanoparticles. Quantum dots (QDs) are the nanoparticle of greatest interest to the display industry but they are certainly not the …

Tags:Quantum Dots| R&D (Research & Development)| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Scalable Display’s Huddlewall Turnkey Display System

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Scalable Display Technologies is best known for its ScalableDesktop automatic camera-based warp and blend software but they have also started to ship a turnkey display system called Huddlewall, introduced last November at I/ITSEC. At …

Digital Projection Shows Laser Projectors

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At the recent Sapphire Marketing road show, I had a chance to talk to Michael Bridwell, Vice President of Marketing and Digital Entertainment at Digital Projection. Digital Projection was showing three laser projectors at …

Crestron Networks – Some Programming Required

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Two weeks ago, I wrote a Display Daily on programming Crestron systems, from the point of view of the training required to become a Crestron programmer. But what is it that these programmers actually …

Tags:Crestron| Display Controllers| Sapphire| Touch Controllers| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Psychology and Immersive Storytelling with VR

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On April 28th, Dr. Albert “Skip” Rizzo gave a webinar titled “Clinical Virtual Reality and the Psychology of Immersive Storytelling” as part of the SMPTE Professional Development Academy education series. Dr. Rizzo is a …

Tags:Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Starbreeze Shows StarVR Headset

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At the Next@Acer press conference on April 21, Starbreeze Studios showed its prototype StarVR headset. Starbreeze was founded in 1998 and is an independent creator, publisher and distributor of entertainment products, especially games. Company …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 16