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Irystec Aims to Optimise Displays to People

I’m fond of saying that ‘A display without a person has no purpose’. However, I can get through quite a lot of time at display technology events without anyone talking about perception or vision. So, I was very pleased to talk this week to Irystec, a start-up that has technology to optimise display performance to … Read more

Can Micro-LED replace LCD and OLED?

Micro-LED displays are not yet commercialized or in mass production, but already there are discussions about whether this new technology will replace LCD and OLED in future. This is due to its strong potential to be a thinner, lighter, brighter, low power display. MicroLED – Image:LETI Micro-LEDs consist of arrays of microscopic LEDs each forming … Read more

Evans & Sutherland Presents World’s First True8K™ Digital Fulldome Demonstration Using Christie Mirage 304K Projection at GSCA Digital Dome Day

Christie® and Evans & Sutherland are proud to be major partner-level sponsors of the annual Giant Screen Cinema Association International Conference and Trade Show (GSCA) taking placeOctober 4-7 at downtown Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Scotiabank Theatre, and the Ontario Science Centre– just north of the downtown core. Digital Dome Demo marks a historic new … Read more

The FBI Director Recommends Covering up your Webcam – but there are Alternatives

During a recent conference at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), FBI Director James Comey recommended a number of sensible things to do in order to protect one’s privacy. Covering up computer webcams was one of his suggestions. Non-covered webcams could open up an easy gateway for hackers and thus create the ideal … Read more

Vivitek’s New Qumi Q8 Portable Projector Brings the Unique Combination of Native Full HD Resolution in One of the Smallest Form Factors

Home entertainment enthusiasts can now have their passion travel with them, following the launch of the Vivitek Qumi Q8, the first Full HD 1080p LED pocket projector, which promises to bring the big screen experience to wherever they are. Offering a viable alternative to HD TVs, the Qumi Q8 joins Vivitek’s existing Qumi projector range … Read more

Dell Still Keen on Channel in Europe

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Michael Dell has told resellers at the Channels Forum run by Canalys in Barcelona that the level of indirect business that Dell does in Europe is “up to you”, and he said that his firm’s preference is to sell via the channel. He said that there had been a big change in Europe over the … Read more

Sky Partners with English National Ballet

Sky has launched a new VR app and has said that it will develop content itself and with partners. One of the first will be Sky Sports: Closer featuring David Beckham. The English National Ballet (ENB) is working with Sky to produce a virtual reality piece based on Akram Khan’s Giselle, performed by Tamara Rojo. … Read more

UBI Forecasts Flexible OLED to reach $40 billion

A forecast from UBI Research in Korea, quoted by olednet.com, suggests that by 2020, the flexible OLED market will be worth $40 billion by 2020, effectively a 70% compound growth and reaching over $20 billion in 2018. Analyst Comment I must say that these numbers look very optimistic to me and there would have to … Read more

Touch Panel Monitors Used for Paperless Meetings

Eizo global said that its touch monitors are being used in the offices of Daikin Industries, a manufacturer of air-conditioners. As part of the company’s shift to a paperless meeting system, 59 EIZO FlexScan T1781 touch panel monitors were installed into its Executive Conference Room. Mr. Takao Ichihara of the Corporate Planning Division at Daikin … Read more