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Jaunt Studios, self described as “the industry leader in cinematic virtual reality (VR),” announced on January 19th the availability of their Cinematic VR Field Guide, intended to be a guide for creatives venturing into VR filmmaking. There are a lot of dos and don’ts when making cinematic, i.e. storytelling, VR, and many of these dos … Read more
We had a chance to meet with Dolby in their suite in the Wynn where they had a number of demonstrations of customer TVs with Dolby Vision along with some Dolby Atmos products as well – plus even some VR. First we discussed Dolby Atmos. The format is now available on PCs from Lenovo, on … Read more
Technicolor had their usual suite in the Venetian where they showcased a number of technologies they are working on. These are primarily related to VR and HDR. One area they highlighted was their partnership with LG Electronics. Here, they are developing a Technicolor Expert mode for the LG OLED TVs as well as the Super … Read more
Tanvas (Chicago, IL), a startup out of the Neuroscience and Robotics Laboratory at Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering (Evanston, IL), is developing a novel means to add haptic capability to touchscreen displays. The technology is called TanvasTouch. Haptics is unique among the senses in that it is “two way.” The addition of TanvasTouch to a … Read more
Slide is a developer of smart devices for smart consumers. At CES, it introduced three pico projectors using each using a single DLP chip and LED light sources. All models come with Android OS V4.4.2, Wi-Fi, and both physical and Bluetooth audio output. Input interfaces include: microSD, two USB hosts, CVBS (RCA), and HDMI. These … Read more
Razer was at CES to unveil a new concept called Project Ariana. This is not a product yet, but it is a rather novel and interesting concept. Razer is well known for its Chroma product which looks at the content playing on the screen and outputs new RGB content to complement the main image. This … Read more
Flexenable of the UK has said that it is working with Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI), said to be the global leader in automotive interiors, to create an Invisible A-pillar concept for an autonomous demonstrator. FlexEnable provided a 12.1” glass-free, conformable organic liquid crystal display (OLCD) that has been incorporated into a car’s A-pillar to allow … Read more
FlexEnable, the leader in the development and industrialisation of flexible organic electronics, is collaborating with Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI), the global leader in automotive interiors, to create an Invisible A-pillar concept for an autonomous demonstrator. FlexEnable provided a 12.1” glass-free, conformable organic liquid crystal display (OLCD) that has been incorporated into a car’s A-pillar to … Read more
TI had a suite in Central Hall at CES 2017 where they showed off mostly customer-based products using DLP chip sets, plus other components. We focused on their HUDs, AR/VR headsets and projectors. HUDs TI has shown HUD demos like this in their suites for several years. Such displays need to be very bright to … Read more
Changhong showed a round short throw projector it called a Smart Cinema 100”. It is a 1080p DLP-based unit with 2500 lumens that can create an image from 70 to 100 inches. It has a laser phosphor engine and is said to produce “120%WCG”, which probably means 120% of BT.709. This projector is on sale … Read more
JVC added three new models to its e-Shift line of 4K projectors. These models use a trio of 1080 imagers and an image shifting optic to get resolution somewhere between native 4K and 1080. Previously, JVC kept its reference commercial projectors and home theater projectors as separate but very similar models. At CES 2017, they … Read more
At one of the evening press events, we came across a company called Anker which was debuting a new short throw projector under the brand Nebula. The round design is quite stylish and comes with a cylindrical speaker. Anker is known more as a supplier of power charging-related products (I have a good USB hub … Read more
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