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Maverick Announces New Services to Support Microsoft Surface Hub

Having successfully deployed over 6000 Surface Hubs across Europe already, Maverick is now launching a bespoke set of physical and virtual ...

Netflix Asks FCC to Reject AT&T/DirecTV Merger

Netflix has asked the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject the planned merger of AT&T and DirecTV, unless its competitive ...

ZeeVee Transmits UltraHD 30 frames via 10GB Ethernet

ZeeVee has developed an IP-based video system that can send uncompressed UltraHD video over 10Gbit Ethernet at 30 fps. The product ...

TCL Announces Progress of CSOT’s Wuhan LTPS Project

TCL Corporation, a global leader in consumer electronics and communications, announced recently disclosing the progress of the Wuhan LTPS Project co-invested ...

TCL Updates on LTPS Project

TCL has shared information about the progress of a G6 LTPS fab being built by subsidiary CSOT, with investment from Hubei ...

Stand-off Threatens ITA Talks

The Information Technology Agreement, which defines tariffs on many technology products at 0%, has been threatened by a stand-off between China ...

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Panel Offers Tips on VR Production

by Chris Chinnock

A panel of VR content creators and hardware/software providers at NAB provided nice insight into the status of VR capture and post-production, along with some lessons learned along the way. Member of the panel …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NAB 2016| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Netflix Starts Streaming 4K HDR Content

by Chris Chinnock

As has been rumored for some time, Netflix has followed through on its plans to launch HDR 4K content with the reruns of season 1 of Marco Polo. Marvel’s Daredevil should be available soon …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Vol 23 - Issue 15

WeKast Seeks Funds for Wireless Presentation Solution

by Chris Chinnock

WeKast has a Kickstarter campaign to raise $50K to deliver a dongle-like device that is intended to make collaborative meeting go a lot more smoothly. The problem they are trying to solve is the …

Tags:Collaboration| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 15

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Sony Digital Cinema Not Ready to Embrace Laser Projection Yet

by Chris Chinnock

Sony’s Digital Cinema group was at CinemaCon 2016, but it did not announce any new projection products. While the company says it is working on laser-based solutions for cinema, it says the current lamp-based …

Tags:Cinema Projection| CinemaCon 2016| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Light Sources & Lamps| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 15

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Barco Announces New RGB Laser Projector Wins

by Chris Chinnock

RGB laser projection cinema are increasingly being installed in Premium Large Format (PLF) venues worldwide. These are expensive systems, but exhibitors believe audiences will see the difference and pay more for the improved experience. …

Tags:Barco| Cinema| CinemaCon 2016| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Barco Escape Format Gains Momentum

by Chris Chinnock

The Barco Escape format was introduced two years ago at CinemCon. It is a three–screen format where the side screens can show content related to what is being shown on the main central screen …

Tags:Barco| Cinema| CinemaCon 2016| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Facebook Adds the VR Selfie to the Social Media Repertoire

by Norbert Hildebrand

During its developer conference, Facebook introduced the concept of VR to their social media empire. It seems,the reason why Facebook bought Oculus in the first place is becoming clearer. The presentation included a VR …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| | Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Vyking Launches Video Ad Suite That Reacts to Users

by Arthur Berman

Vyking (Berlin, Germany) has developed a suite of interactive video ad formats called ReactivAds. The system observes users’ through the use of a webcam such as commonly found on devices. By identifying user facial …

Tags:Advertising| Digital Signage Software| face recognition| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 15

BigScreen to Enable Collaborative VR

by Arthur Berman

As virtual reality moves towards becoming a consumer reality, it still remains essentially a solitary user experience. There are a variety of reasons for this not the least of which is the fact that …

Tags:Collaboration| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Introducing the Lytro Cinema Light Field Camera

by Arthur Berman

Lytro, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) encountered difficulty in achieving adoption of light field technology in consumer cameras. None-the-less, the technology still has great potential for imaging in cinema and visual effects applications. To address …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Light Field Cameras| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Thales Demonstrates a Large Size In-Flight Entertainment System

by Arthur Berman

Looking to improve the passenger in-flight entertainment experience, aerospace company Thales (France) has developed a 21.3-inch HD LCD touchscreen display system that is designed to fit into the back side of an airplane seat. …

Tags:Aviation| Avionics| in-flight entertainment| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Christie Releases “BoldColor” Laser Phosphor Projectors

by Chris Chinnock

Christie has released four new projectors in a GS series which we reported on briefly at the Prolight & Sound event (Christie Highlights Reduced Noise of L/P Projectors). These are single-chip DLP models with …

Tags:Christie| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 15