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High dynamic range, also known as HDR, is a new category of 4K TVs that emerged in 2016. HDR TV shipments will reach more than 4 million units in 2016 and growth to more than 30 million units by 2020, according to IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions. The market … Read more
IHS Markit has said that HDR TV shipments will reach more than 4 million units in 2016 and growth to more than 30 million units by 2020. However, the market for HDR-compatible TVs, defined as any sets compatible with basic HDR formats but using standard dynamic range displays, will be as much as four times … Read more
The “Leonardo da Vinci” Museum of Science and Technology in Milan has been fitted in three places with Sony’s 3LCD BrightEra VPL-FHZ57 laser projectors “The installation of the ‘Extreme. In search of particles’ exhibition was created with the best multimedia production and software programming companies in Italy”, said Barbara Soresina, Head of Project Management at … Read more
The Panasonic PT-RZ575, a new laser phosphor projector based on a 0.67″ DLP chip with 1920 x 1200 resolution, is set for launch in Autumn 2016 and offers 5,200 lumens of brightness at a 20,000:1 contrast ratio. The projector features a constant brightness mode, offering long term stable performance for mission-critical activity in the typically … Read more
Following the announcement of its deal for phone boxes in the UK (Amscreen Wins Digital Phone Box Contract), the company has shown a new range of products that it is hoping to supply for city locations. Simon Sugar, Amscreen’s CEO commented: “Amscreen has a network of 10,000 screens across Europe with more 1200 on UK … Read more
A Japanese biologist, Joji Yamaguchi, has invented a dog collar which show’s the animal’s emotions – calm, excited, happy, etc. – to help owners to manage stressful environments. The Inupathy collar uses the dog’s heart rhythms to alter the colour of the collar to display changes in emotion.
A Nature Materials article published on line in June of this year charts an interesting approach to making very very small, very efficient silver phophors. The many authors, including Oliver Fenwick of CNRS and Eduardo Coutiño-Gonzalez of the University of Leuven, entitled their article “Tuning the energetics and tailoring the optical properties of silver clusters … Read more
ADB has released a white paper with the results of a survey on the guestroom TV experience. The study looked at the views of guests (2000 in luxury, upscale, midscale and economy tiers) and hoteliers. The findings include: Tier 1: The Hotelier Viewpoint One of the first observations is that hoteliers and guests value IRE … Read more
Valve said that it now has 300 licencees for its SteamVR laser-based tracking technology which is used to add room tracking to the HTC Vive. They are in industries ranging from “entertainment VR to automotive to televisions and toys.” There is no charge for licences, but licencees have to attend a training course. Separately, Steam … Read more
Proxama of the UK has developed its network of beacons in the UK to 4,000 locations with support for both Apple iBeacon and Google Eddystone formats. The company claims a billion ‘touch points’ in London per year and has has now beacon enabled London Heathrow’s LHRLink terminal-to-airport hotel bus service, newsstands outside major London Zone … Read more
Transport for Londong (TfL) has made a deal with Outdoor Plus for advertising and the company will install six digital screens in underpass locations including the A3 Kingston, the A40 in Ealing and the northern ring road at Wembley Way, so will be seen by an estimated half a million road users a day. Outdoor … Read more
The London Film Festival has built a temporary 800-seat cinema on the Embankment with a 16m screen. The films will be shown using two Christie Solaria CP4230 DLP projectors, and the BFI has opted for matt white screens as there is no 3D content.
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