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Sony Enjoys Rising Laser Uptake

by Tom Allen

Sony does not traditionally use BETT to show off new products, but has more of a focus on solutions. At the show, the company was showing off its Vision Presenter tool, which can be …

Christie Installs TruLife on Smaller Projectors

by Tom Allen

Following the introduction of the 4K30, Christie has expanded the 3DLP Boxer line with three new models, with the same capabilities as the previous unit. All of the new Boxer models (2K30, 2K25 and …

Optoma Goes Laser Phosphor

by Tom Allen

Optoma’s ZU650 is its first projector using laser phosphor technology. The DLP projector, part of the ProScene range, is suitable for 24/7 use and is filter-free. The light source will last for 20,000 hours. …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Optoma| Vol 23 - Issue 03

RIF6 Claims ‘First’ Mobile-Focused Projector

by Tom Allen

A company called RIF6 showed a new pico projector at CES that we missed at the show. ‘The Cube’ is said to be the first projector built specifically for smart devices, featuring MHL-HDMI for …

Apple Takes On VR Researcher

by Tom Allen

Apple has hired Doug Bowman, a VR researcher who recently went on sabbatical from his post as computer science professor at Virginia Tech. At Virginia, Bowman focused on 3D UI design and ‘the benefits …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 23 - Issue 03

Sky Meshes With AirTies

by Tom Allen

Sky will use AirTies’ Mesh technology (designed to increase WiFi coverage throughout the home) to ‘supercharge’ WiFi on its SkyQ devices. Mesh maps the home network as mobile devices move throughout the home, monitoring …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Sky| Vol 23 - Issue 03| Wi-Fi

Solid-State Will be Everywhere at ISE

by Tom Allen

French company Dreamvision (11.C85) has announced a new series of projectors with higher brightness, UltraHD resolution and HDR capabilities. They will be known as the Siglos series (Siglos+1, Siglos+2 and Siglos+3). The projectors reach …

KT Selects Ericsson AVP 4000 Encoders

by Tom Allen

Korean Telecom(KT), the nation’s largest IPTV operator, has chosen Ericsson’s AVP 400 MPEG-4 HD system encoders to enable 20 new HD channels over the next three years. Korean Telecom chose Ericsson’s equipment because of …

RCA Now With UltraHD and Android

by Tom Allen

Activeon of South Korea has announced four new LCD TVs that will be sold under the RCA brand, which it acquired in 2010, in the USA. They will be the first RCA sets with …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 03

Planar Adds 50″

by Tom Allen

Planar has added a new model to its range of large-format UltraHD displays, with a 50″ unit. The EP5014K joins existing 58″ and 65″ screens, and is available with (EP5014K-T) or without touch. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Planar| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 03

ProSieben Commits to DVB-T2

by Tom Allen

Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Group has said that it will broadcast six channels in 1920 x 1080 at 50fps on the DVB-T2 platform. T2 programming will be launched in Germany in Q2’16, with a country-wide launch …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 03

Aiptek Modularises a Projector

by Tom Allen

China’s Aiptek is a company focused on mobile projection. It was showing a modular projector concept called the iBeam Block, which will be released in March for £550 ($785). This consists of three modules: …

Tags:BETT 2016| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Portable Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 03