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Epson America has released a new Power Pilot 3 Projector Connection and Control Box which provides consolidated cable management and three HDMI buttons (one with MHL). The inputs can be displayed side-by-side on suitable projectors. Other features include buttons for power, A/V mute, volume and source selection. The product will be available in October 2018 … Read more
US President Donald Trump recently visited the Foxconn pilot TV production line in Wisconsin, United States on a trip to formally open the company’s new $10 billion 10.5G fab being constructed in nearby Mount Pleasant. After taking part in the facility’s official groundbreaking ceremony, Trump complimented its scope and described it as “the Eighth Wonder … Read more
Authorities in South Korea have indicted several Korean and Chinese researchers, as well as a professor at a Korean research institute, accused of being involved in the sale of confidential information regarding Samsung Display’s OLED technology to an undisclosed company in China. The case involves over 5,000 of Samsung’s classified files, which the officials were … Read more
Maxime Saada, chair of the Canal+ board, has announced that the company’s Canalplay SVoD platform will shut down in a matter of weeks, according to Advanced Television. Speaking before the French Senate’s Commission of Culture and Communication, Saada said: “It’s over for Canalplay. In the last two years, we have been taken off the map … Read more
BlackBerry announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 ended on May 31, 2018 with net revenues of $213 million, a decrease of 9.4%, compared to $235 million in Q1 FY18. GAAP net loss for Q1 FY19 was $60 million, compared to the net income of $671 million in Q1 FY18. … Read more
Infocomm this year was in Las Vegas and next year heads back to Orlando on its ‘East/West coast, Tick/Tock’ rhythm. I hear from those on the booths that each location tends to attract a different crowd. Clearly, though the organisers like hot weather, alternately dry and humid! The show attracted nearly 43,000 attendees, up 10% … Read more
Advoli is a company that impressed us at ISE with its HDBaseT supporting graphics cards (HDBaseT Coordinates Supporters). At Infocomm, it was showing the TA4, a four output (at 4K) card that can support genlock and frame lock. It is based on an Nvidia P5000 MXM and also supports cable and temperature diagnostics. The company’s … Read more
Canon was showing a special system for dome projection that included both a PC (where the geometric calculations were performed) and a 46″ dome screen. The image was being projected by a WUX500ST projector and staff told us that the system cost (PC + dome) was around $16,000. The company also has a 69″ dome … Read more
Avocor has slight differences in its product range in US and Europe. The company told us that Microsoft was promoting its displays at the show as now that the original Surface Hub has stopped shipping, the company’s top of the range Windows-integrated system is a credible alternative. (We went to talk to Microsoft to confirm … Read more
We’ve reported on Absen a lot, already this year, from ISE, ProLight & Sound and NAB, so there was not a lot that was new, although several products were new to the US market. A focus was a 1.2mm LED control room presentation. However, the company has been promoting the idea of promoting its CoB … Read more
Christie was showing its Mystique Install technology which can use cameras to perform auto-calibration without the need for special test patterns. A new feature is Christie Guardian which is an ‘always on’, always running system that can compensate for problems in real time – for example if a projector is ‘bumped’ during a live event. … Read more
Leyard/Planar had plenty to show at the event. The first thing we looked at was a new processor, the Leyard DirectLight X controller has now been upgraded to add support for UltraHD and 4K video signals, supporting HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort V1.2. The DirectLight LED system has been available for a while, but the new … Read more
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