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US Senators Appeal to FTC to Investigate Smart TV Privacy

US senators Edward J Markey and Richard Blumenthal have made a formal request to the country’s Federal Trade Commission to investigate privacy concerns regarding Smart TVs. Their concerns refer specifically to the collection of Smart TV users’ viewing habits. Markey and Blumenthal surmise that manufacturers aren’t being totally transparent about their practices and the manner … Read more

IHS: Smartphones to Move to 18:9 and Wider Aspect Ratio in Second Half of 2018

With many smartphone brands applying 18:9 and wider aspect ratio screens to their newer models, the rate of adoption is expected to quicken in the second half of 2018. Smartphones using 18:9 and wider aspect screens are forecast to increase to 66% of total smartphone shipments in the third quarter of 2018, soaring up from … Read more

Light Fields, VR, and Stereoscopic Perception: SD&A 2018 Conference Videos Available Now for Free Viewing on YouTube

Now available for free viewing on YouTube, 24 oral presentations from the 2018 Stereoscopic Displays & Applications (SD&A) Conference cover: advanced light field and holographic displays, stereoscopic perception, 3D applications including biochemistry, and VR capture and display. The SD&A conference, home for numerous announcements of key technical advances in 3D acquisition, display, perception, and applications, … Read more

SD&A 2018 Conference Videos Available Now for Free on YouTube

24 presentations from the 2018 Stereoscopic Displays & Applications Conference, covering advanced light field and holographic displays, stereoscopic perception, 3D applications including biochemistry, and VR capture and display are now available to view for free on YouTube. Manuscripts will also soon be available free of charge here. Image: Stereoscopic Displays & Applications

Mersive Joins Logitech Collaboration Program to Offer an Inteagrated Solution for Wireless Content Sharing and Video Conferencing

Mersive Technologies, a leader in wireless presentation and collaboration solutions, announced that it has joined the Logitech Collaboration Program (LCP) as an Integration Partner. Through the Logitech Collaboration Program, Mersive delivers an exceptional user experience through proven and mutually validated integrations. Mersive’s award-winning Solstice wireless collaboration system allows users to simultaneously share and curate content … Read more

Mersive Joins Logitech Collaboration Programme

Mersive Technologies, a provider of wireless presentation and collaboration solutions, announced that it has joined the Logitech Collaboration Programme as an integration partner. The company’s Solstice wireless collaboration system allows users to simultaneously share and curate content on a shared display while SmartDock for Skype Room Systems extends that content to remote parties via Skype … Read more

Blackmagic Supports MacBook Pro with eGPU

Blackmagic Design, which specialises in broadcast and content creation components, has introduced a new external GPU that has been designed in collaboration with Apple and is built around a Radeon Pro 580 and the device has two Thunderbolt 3 ports as well as HDMI 2.0. The eGPU can provide 85 of charging power to allow … Read more

UK Shopping Centre Group Pilots New Video Game Technology

Intu, a retail centre owner in the UK and Spain, is piloting new video game technology in its shopping centres via its incubator programme Intu Accelerate. Start-up company Rhythm is working with Intu on a system that lets centre visitors compete in games while they shop, using a product called Piing. Piing creates multiplayer games … Read more

InteGreat Project Successfully Researches New Approaches to LED Production

In the InteGreat research project, Osram Opto Semiconductors coordinated a consortium comprising seven partners from science and industry. Between December 2014 and February 2018 the project partners investigated time-honored manufacturing approaches and know-how along the entire LED production process with the aim of identifying potential areas for optimization. The new insights allow for LED products … Read more

Clear VC Completes AV Refurbishment of Grade II Listed Building in the UK

Optoma has released a case study detailing the AV refurbishment of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ office in London, UK, carried out by visual communication specialist Clear VC. Optoma said, “Although a Grade II listed building, ICAEW wanted to embrace the technical developments of the twenty-first century and provide better facilities … Read more

Quantum Dots for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner at QD2018

The International Conference on Quantum Dots is held every two years at locations around the world and brings together scientists from a wide range of quantum dot communities working on both fundamental physics and chemistry, as well as applied technologies that benefit from this exciting class of materials. The conference is highly technical, with leaders … Read more

Federal Heath Awarded Interior Digital Messaging Program for Kwik Trip, Inc.

Federal Heath was recently awarded the interior digital messaging program for Kwik Trip, Inc. The interior messaging consists of a powerful content management system (CMS) and hardware which includes 8 to 12 screens per location. The screens are strategically placed throughout the store, including the roller grill, beer cooler, register, and beverage bar. The signage … Read more