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Intel Discusses Future PC Technologies

Intel SVP Kirk Skaugen has spoken about the company’s vision for PCs, specifically discussing three technologies: wireless PCs, eliminating passwords and ...

Japanese Pension Fund Sues Toshiba

Japan’s public pension fund – the largest in the world, at $1.3 trillion – is suing Toshiba for almost $10 million ...

Amazon Prime Going Global

Amazon is following Netflix by going global with its Prime TV business and has said the new “The Grand Tour” auto ...

Collaboration Defines Epson’s Classroom Range

Epson America’s new 3LCD Powerlite projectors, for education, feature up to 10,000 hours of lamp life. All (excluding S27) support projection ...

Fraunhofer IIS Shows Virtues of MPEG-H for Enhanced Audio in ATSC 3.0

MPEG-H is a new about-to-be adopted standard that offers object oriented audio for TVs and mobile devices. It was demonstrated at ...

Mitsubishi Stays in Play With Cubes

Last year, we met with Mitsubishi at Gitex just after the company had announced its major display division re-structuring. This year, ...

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Paragon Projection Introduces a 4K, 27,000 Lumens Laser Projector

by Alan Spencer

The Panasonic 3-Chip DLP Solid Shine laser projector (PT-RQ32K) has quad pixel drive technology and creates 4K+ images. Two units have been added to Paragon’s rental stock with the expectation that these will find …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Rental and Staging| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 24 - Issue 04

VRScore Benchmark Tool Allows HMD Testing

by Alan Spencer

Basemark will release the VRScore which enables evaluation of PC VR-readiness. The benchmark suite includes a performance test that stresses your system’s capabilities and a latency test that measures your HMD’s display latency. Basemark …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Testing| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 04

Outdoor Phone Charging Stations use Zytronic Touch Sensors

by Isaac Oburu

Pilgrims travelling between Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia can now recharge and top up their phones at forty stations featuring incredibly durable ZyBrid® custom designed Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT™) touch sensors from Zytronic. …

Tags:Sensors| Touch

Vivitek Introduces Two Laser Ultra Short Throw Projectors

by Isaac Oburu

Vivitek, a leading brand of visual display products, is introducing the DH765Z-UST and the DW763Z-UST, the latest Laser Ultra Show Throw projectors to join its comprehensive range of imaging solutions. Capable of being installed …

Tags:Laser Projectors| Vivitek

Ultra High Brightness 4K Projector Launched by Panasonic

by Isaac Oburu

Designed for events, staging and rental applications, the PT-RQ32K develops 27,000 centre lumens at 5120 x 3200 resolution. The 240 Hz projector incorporates Panasonic’s unique pixel-shifting quad pixel drive technology and enables flexible projection …

Tags:Panasonic| Projectors

SID-ME 2017 Wearable and Projection Displays Symposium Announced

by Alan Spencer

This year’s Spring Meeting of the Society for Information Display Mid-Europe Chapter, SID-ME 2017, with the topic “Wearables and Projection Displays” will be held from 13th to 14th March in Dresden, Germany. The symposium …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Microdisplays| SID Society| Vol 24 - Issue 04| Wearables

Sony Mobile Projector Suffers from Speckle

by Chris Chinnock

Sony asked if I wanted to review their MP-CL1A mobile projector so I said yes. It is based on the Microvision pico engine which consists of an RGB laser source and a 2 axis …

Tags:Laser Projectors| Pico Projectors| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 04

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JCDecaux Result 26/01/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

JCDecaux reported FY16 Q4 revenues at €983 mn ($1,052 mn) bringing annual revenues to €3393 mn ($3,630 mn). The FY16 revenue was up 5.8% as compared to FY15’s figure of €3,207 mn ($3481 mn), …

Tags:Financial Data| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 04

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Google Lifts DAP Restrictions

by Alan Spencer

Google has lifted the restrictions on developers wishing to develop apps for their Daydream VR platform. In order to keep the standards high, Google has issued a “Quality Requirements” guide. Developers can opt-in to …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 04

Newly Upgraded Planetarium Dome Offers First 8K 3D of the Universe in South America

by Alan Spencer

The newly upgraded planetarium dome at Maloka Centro Interactivo in Bogotá, Colombia, reopened its doors after a renovation project transformed the 18-year-old venue into a Sciss Colorspace theatre. The new theatre is the first …

Tags:Back Panel| Christie| Dome Projection| Large Display Monitor| Planetariums| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 24 - Issue 04