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Sony Brings Laser to Euskalduna Centre

AV media managers at the Euskalduna Conference Centre in Bilbao, Spain, wanted to standardise their video projector pool in their conference rooms, to simplify maintenance. They chose Sony for the work, based on its reputation and its care for lamp-based projectors. After talking to integrator Faston Audiovisuales, however, the Centre opted to use Sony’s laser … Read more

IHS Finds Oxide More Cost-Efficient Than a-Si

IHS has said in a research note that oxide backplanes are the most cost-effective TFT-LCD substrate for tablet PC displays. The firm calculated that the manufacturing cost for a 7″ 1920 x 1080 oxide LCD module is $19.50. Under a consistent fab utilisation of 90%, the cost was found to be 4% lower than an … Read more

A New Way of Doing Large-Format 3D – Without Glasses

Two research teams, working together have demonstrated a large-scale autostereoscopic 3D display, which can be used for watching 3D films without resorting to wearing special glasses. The ‘Cinema 3D’ prototype was worked on by teams from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) and Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science. It uses an array of … Read more

Digital Projection Chosen for ATC Simulator

The Air Traffic Management Bureau of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC/ATMB) will install Digital Projection’s E-Vision series of 1DLP projectors in two ‘major’ ATC simulation centres. Eight E-Vision 7500 projectors were used in both centres, to throw a 12 x 4m image. In another division, smaller models – E-Vision 6800 projectors – were used. … Read more

Nintendo NX is a Handheld Console

Eurogamer, quoting multiple sources, has disclosed leaked information about Nintendo’s NX console, which was set to be launched in March 2017. Back in May, Nintendo CEO Tatsumi Kimishima said that the NX would be an entirely new console for the company, “neither the successor to the Wii U nor to the 3DS.” Former Nintendo president … Read more

ISTE 2016 Conference Roundup

The ISTE 2016 educational conference held in late June, with over 16,000 in attendance hailing from 76 countries, is the largest ed-tech conference held in the U.S. This year’s ed-tech extravaganza left me dizzy with new ideas, new technologies, and new opportunities. Let’s zoom in on some of the developments emerging from this huge U.S. … Read more

AR Comes to Climbing

Aalto University in Finland is putting augmented reality to a new use: on a climbing wall. The wall operates as a huge touch screen, combining body tracking and custom computer vision software, depth cameras and projected graphics. Climbing walls are, of course, focused on moving upwards. This augmented wall adds challenges such as avoiding moving … Read more

BVM Builds Motherboard for Multiple Displays

BVM Ltd.’s new mini-ITX motherboard (tKINO-BW SoC) with a very low profile: less than 18mm, depending on the user’s choice of heatsink. This slimness means that it can be installed in thin displays or compact embedded systems. The SoC supports up to three independent displays: UltraHD at 30Hz (via HDMI); 18-/24-bit dual channel LVDS up … Read more

JPR Honours Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney

Jon Peddie Research has presented Tim Sweeney – founder and CEO of Epic Games – with its Technology Advancement Award. The prize was to be presented at JPR’s Annual Siggraph Luncheon on the 27th July. CEO of JPR, Jon Peddie, said that Sweeney’s career had “led the trajectory of the game industry from shareware and … Read more

Vivitek Integrates Whiteboard in Projectors

Vivitek has released two new DLP projectors for the education market, called the ‘next generation’ of ultra-short throw models. Both the DH759USTi and DW756USTi feature built-in IR pen interactivity and can be upgraded to support 10-point finger touch with a laser curtain. As well as touch, the projectors feature interactive whiteboard functionality: NovoScreenNote (Mac and … Read more