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Lattice Semiconductor’s SiBEAM Technology Enables 4K Wireless Video Transmission in Epson’s Flagship Projector Model

September 27, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, the leading provider of customizable smart connectivity solutions, today announced that its SiBEAM® 60 GHz wireless technology has been designed into Epson’s PowerLite Home Cinema 5040UBe 3LCD projector, the industry’s first wireless projector with 4K support for the consumer and enterprise markets. Epson’s flagship projector allows consumers to connect a range of … Read more

Lumus Extends To US Navy Collaboration

September 27, 2016 by Bob Raikes

The US Navy and Lumus of Israel have been working on a new helmet for divers that adds information to the view from the helmet. The helmet is called Diver Augmented Vision Display (DAVD) and the extra information could be very helpful as divers regularly have to work in conditions where there is little or … Read more

CDS Now Distributing Lumineq Displays

December 21, 2022September 27, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

Crystal Display Systems (CDS) has added Lumineq electroluminescent displays (Beneq Exploits EL Advantages) to their portfolio. CDS will distribute the displays in the United Kingdom and will target aerospace, mining, marine, military, medical and other more demanding environments. A Beneq Lumineq transparent Display shown at Embedded World in Germany. Image:Meko

Manchester Pilots Super Bus Shelter

September 27, 2016 by Yvette Raikes

Close to Manchester Piccadilly rail station is a pilot “super” bus shelter – the first in the UK. The comfortable state-of-the-art shelter has free charging points and wifi, and digital touchscreens provide news and information on travel and the city. The roof is wide and planted, so absorbing pollution and providing a pleasant aspect to … Read more

Optoma Introduces Ultra Short Throw HD Projector for Gaming, Movies and Sports

September 27, 2016 by Isaac Oburu

Optoma, a world leading manufacturer of video and audio products, today introduced its 1080p high-definition GT5500 ultra short throw projector ideal for the ultimate large screen viewing of gaming, TV content, movies and sports. Gamers and home theater enthusiasts can now project a large, colorful and detailed high-definition image on any flat surface from just … Read more

Optoma GT5500 Sells in the US

September 27, 2016 by Bob Raikes

Optoma in the US has launched the GT5500 (shown at Infocomm), a FullHD UST projector based on a single 0.65” DarkChip 3 DLP chip. Output is 3,500 Ansi lumens and the unit is claimed to have 25,000:1 contrast ratio. The 0.25:1 throw ratio in the fixed lens means that a 100″ image can be displayed … Read more

Two New Roku Boxes Support HDR

September 27, 2016 by Bob Raikes

After a series of rumours, Roku has now announced a complete line of four new boxes, along with a special version for Walmart. The Roku Express is a FullHD box replaces the Roku 1 and is said to be twice as fast as the previous version, but in a much smaller box. It will sell … Read more

US Consumers want Longer Battery Life and a Headphone Jack in their Smartphones

September 26, 2016 by Norbert Hildebrand

In a recent infographic published by Statista, a survey was shown that indicates that the most desired feature of a new smartphone is longer battery life. The infographic is based on a US consumer survey by YouGov. The survey had two parts that asked consumers if they would buy a smartphone without a headphone jack … Read more

Snapchat is Now Snap Inc and Enters the Hardware Realm

September 26, 2016 by Norbert Hildebrand

Snapchat, the image messaging and multimedia mobile application has changed its name into Snap Inc. and is preparing to offer its first hardware product. With its short lived image and video clips, Snapchat has become the visual messaging system that attracts a large portion of the younger generation. Source: Snap Inc – Video Glasses The … Read more

IBC 2016 Round Up

December 21, 2022September 26, 2016 by Bob Raikes

ABox42 is a German STB maker that started by being more flexible than the global brands in making relatively small designs and production runs, which suits the many small cable vendors in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. At IBC, it was showing its latest M50-series box which supports UltraHD and is Broadcom-based. It is positioning … Read more

A Recent Development in Nanowire-Based Touchscreen Technology

September 26, 2016 by Arthur Berman

A team of researchers led by Professor of Experimental Physics Alan Dalton at the University of Sussex (Brighton, United Kingdom) is developing a silver nanowire-based technology for use in touchscreens. The focus of the new technology is the formation of extremely small pixel patterns. If successful, the new technology should allow the use of nanowire-based … Read more

Want a Bright Display? How About 10K candelas?

September 26, 2016 by Bob Raikes

One of the most intriguing displays in the Future Technology Zone at IBC was a booth that was being manned by Professor Alan Chalmers from the University of Warwick and Domenico Toffoli, Head of R&D from Sim2 in Italy. They were showing a live demonstration of a 10,000 cd/m² monitor, made by Sim2 and running … Read more