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Education Market Perspectives: InfoComm 2016

I’ve been an educational technology director for 25 years, with a significant track record in large educational technology and AV purchases. I just returned from walking every aisle of InfoComm 2016, searching for promising trends, developments, and products that might offer value for the education market. What does an educator see? I look for both … Read more

Epson Demos 4K 3LCD Home Cinema Projector

AT CE Week in New York on June 22, Epson introduced four new home cinema projectors, all offering 4K and HDR processing. Two of the projectors, the Pro Cinema 6040UB and Pro Cinema 4040, will be available only through CEDIA dealers. Two similar projectors, the Home Cinema 5040UB and wireless Home Cinema 5040UBe will be … Read more

Flexible OLED Applications Arrive

R2D2, a joint project to analyze and development high-TRL processes and technologies for manufacture of flexible organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has been successfully completed. In contrast to point light sources like LEDs made of inorganic semiconductor crystals, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are light-emitting surfaces. … Read more

Holo-Gauze Dazzles 204 Million Eurovision Song Contest Viewers

Holo-Gauze, the world-renowned 3D display solution for hologram effects, helped Sweden to deliver the biggest- and arguably best-ever Eurovision Song Contest, with dazzling holographic effects embellishing contest-favourites Australia’s entry during the semi-final and Grand Final. Holo-Gauze was utilised to display Hologram FX, complementing Australian singer and former X-Factor winner Dami Im’s incredible live performances. Three … Read more

Odeon Multicines Creates Spain’s Most Advanced Multiplex with Christie RGB Laser Projection

Christie® has signed an agreement with Odeon Multicines for the Spanish cinema chain to install Christie Solaria™ projectors – including Christie RGB laser cinema projectors and Christie Vive Audio™ sound systems – throughout its 12 screen multiplex at the Sambil Outlet shopping mall in Madrid. “This will make it the most advanced complex of its … Read more

Intel Kaby Lake Processors to Support HDR – Maybe

The web was rampant with leaked information on Intel’s new Kaby Lake-S platform and its reported support for HDR. Intel has not confirmed this, the information below is rumor, not fact. Nevertheless, such support makes sense and it would not be surprising if true. The rumors state that upcoming processors based on Intel’s Kaby Lake-S … Read more

Sony Pushes VR Shipments to 9 Million

Strong pre-orders of Sony’s Playstation VR – the release date for which was announced at E3 – will push VR device shipments past 9 million units this year, says TrendForce. Reception so far has been enthusiastic, with several regions, including Japan, selling out almost immediately. TrendForce forecasts a VR device CAGR of 53.5% to 2020, … Read more