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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
Sky will relaunch its Sky Movies service as ‘Sky Cinema’ on the 8th July. It is described as ‘the biggest dedicated movie service in Europe’, with a new film added every day, and will be available at no extra cost. SkyQ customers will be able to access UltraHD films through Sky Cinema, and HD is … Read more
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
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, 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
LG Electronics (LG) is kicking off a campaign to make the Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, visible to audiences around the globe in the most unique way — via its cutting-edge HDR-enabled 4K OLED TVs. LG will showcase the OLED Aurora Borealis at an event in Reykjavik, Iceland kicking off with a … Read more
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
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
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
BOE Technology Group has presented Universal Display Corp. with the 2016 Supplier Award for Collaborative Innovation. This award recognises UDC for its performance, collaboration and innovation in providing BOE with technology solutions. This, of course, would be in OLED materials.
Vincent Bolloré (CEO of Vivendi) and Maxime Saada (MD of Canal+) have predicted that Canal+’s French subscribers will fall below 4 million this year. The two were speaking to the French Senate’s Culture Committee in Paris, where Bolloré also – paradoxically – said that subscriber numbers have been rising in June. €400 million in losses … Read more
Matrox is celebrating winning four ‘Best of Show’ awards at Infocomm 2016. The company’s Mura IPS 4k IP decode and display multiviewer cards; Maevex 6100 encoders; C900 graphics cards; and Monarch LCS lecture capture appliance were named as winners.
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