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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
Kramer bagged two “Best of InfoComm 2016” awards from rAVe Publications. The awards were: Best New Collaboration Packaged Product, for VIA Campus and Best New Pro AV Control System Hardware, for Kramer Control.
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
PRG XL Video has performed an upgrade of its inventory of Barco projectors. This means the HDX-W14 14K projectors becoming HDX-W20 Flex units and HDF-W26 26k projectors becoming HDF-W30 Flex units. A licence key enables the upgrade, which raises the brightness and enables it to be locked at specific levels.
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