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Four VR Headsets Compared at Next@Acer

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At the Next@Acer press conference on April 21 (See related article in this issue), Virtual Reality (VR) headsets from four different suppliers were on display. These were all dedicated VR headsets, not systems based …

Tags:Acer| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Next@Acer Shows New Products

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On the 57th floor of World Trace Center 4, Acer held on April 21 Next@Acer, a standing-room only global press conference and product exhibition. Jason Chen, President and CEO of Acer since Jan 1 …

Tags:Acer| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Crestron Masters Conference Brings Software to the Forefront

by Matthew Brennesholtz

For years, people have been talking about the migration of professional and home audio video, from classic A/V with dedicated video cables, matrix video switchers and RS-232 control to a more IT-centric approach. Some …

Tags:Crestron| Pro AV| Smart Home & Home Networks| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Minnesota Vikings and More at Pepcom

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I attended a Pepcom media event in New York on April 7th and saw some of the latest technology. Three things, in particular should be of interest to Display Daily readers. First, the Minnesota …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 23 - Issue 14| Wi-Fi| Wireless Charging

VR – More Than Just A Headset

by Matthew Brennesholtz

“Virtual Reality is currently climbing the hype cycle. There are daily stories about the funding and star-power behind a new VR experience; or the VR content development plans of an internet company, VR equipment …

Tags:Augmented Reality| NAB 2016| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 13

Video over IP Coming to NAB

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Real-time, broadcast-quality, uncompressed video over IP has been a hot topic in the content-creation and broadcast industries recently where it is seen as a replacement for dedicated video SDI interfaces. In fact, last month …

Tags:NAB 2016| sony| Video over IP (VIP)| Video Services Forum (VSF)| Vol 23 - Issue 11

VEFXi Shows 2D to 3D Conversion Using a Neural Net

by Matthew Brennesholtz

A Display Daily colleague, Bob Raikes, visited the VEFXi booth at Mobile World Congress (MWC) recently to see a demonstration of their new 3rd generation 2D to 3D ASIC introduced last month. In the …

Tags:2D-3D conversion| AR Glasses| Autostereo 3D| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 10

Indium Prices High but Fairly Stable

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Indium is the key ingredient in Indium-Tin Oxide (ITO), a transparent conductive coating found in virtually all displays, including both LCDs and OLEDs. It is also used in many types of touch screens. The …

Tags:ITO| ITO Replacement| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Perovskite| Vol 23 - Issue 09

Perovskites As A Transparent Conductor

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I had previously written about perovskites as laser materials and wavelength conversion materials in competition with Quantum Dots (QDs). (See my Display Daily on Perovskites and my companion DD on Quantum Dots). Now I …

Tags:ITO Replacement| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Perovskite| Vol 23 - Issue 09

Samsung’s Trendy Technology Playground

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Samsung 837 is a “Technology Playground” that opened on February 25th in the trendy Meatpacking District in New York. This three storey venue is intended to introduce Samsung consumer and B2B products to all …

Tags:Samsung| Video Walls| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 09

VR is Child’s Play

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I went to the 2016 North American International Toy Fair on February 15th & 16th to see the latest in toy technology, especially how it relates to displays. Normally I only go to the …

Tags:Education| Toys| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 07

Snell SDI IP Transition Label

Real-Time Video over IP Technology Develops

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On February 10th I attended a half-day Technology Symposium hosted by Snell Advanced Media (SAM) in New York. The Symposium had five speakers, Neil Maycock and David Tasker from SAM (https://s-a-m.com/), Tom Ohanian from …

Tags:Cisco| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SMPTE| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 23 - Issue 07