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We have reported several times about the OSVR and its open source virtual reality platform. The latest news form the OSVR is a new ‘Hacker Development Kit’, the HDK 2. This new platform includes two displays with 2160 x 1200 resolution. They are using OLED displays with a switching speed of 90Hz and custom designed … Read more
Bluewater Technologies has been honored with a Samsung Smart Signage Award for Platinum Partner of the Year at InfoComm16 in Las Vegas, an annual event for the professional audiovisual and information communication industries. Platinum Partner of the Year recognizes a leading Platinum Partner for achievements in consistent and successful display implementations, revenue attainment and customer … Read more
HTC Corporation (“HTC”), a pioneer in innovative, smart technologies, has today announced Vive Business Edition (“Vive BE”) to capture the huge demand from industries worldwide to employ virtual reality technology in commercial applications. Available from June 2016, Vive BE allows individuals and organizations to order Vive VR systems with additional services adapted for business and … Read more
It is hard to think of a light source that hasn’t been harnessed by display technologists. Sunlight is used to illuminate e-books and transflective displays. Candles and whale oil lamps were used in magic lantern displays. Incandescent lamps were used in the early equivalents of LED video walls. Fluorescent lights were used as LCD backlights. … Read more
Clear Channel UK has announced plans to expand their national Adshel Live network to 1,000 screens. The Out of Home media owner, which currently operates 600 Adshel Live units, a network of state-of-the-art digital 6-sheets in 28 of the UK’s largest cities, will install a further 400 screens in key towns and cities nationwide. The … Read more
American Industrial Systems, Inc. (AIS) an innovator, designer and manufacturer of Human Machine Interface (HMI) Touch Panels, Operator Interface Terminals, Industrial Box PCs, Web Thin Clients and Industrial Monitors, offers Modular Industrial Panel PCs, IPCs and Embedded Touchscreen PCs available as both HMI components and turnkey modular automation systems for OEM and End-Users customers. The … Read more
The first speaker was Stefan Peana of Dell who talked about Adobe-compliant display design, compliance and certification. Over the years, as the industry has developed from the early days, when legibility was the only criterion, the display has developed enormously. VESA compliance was important to ensure supply and development of displays as a commodity. Now … Read more
Chris Chinnock of Insight Media kicked off the Display Summit which he has been running alongside Infocomm for fifteen years, although it now runs independently of the Infocomm organisation. Previously, the event was known as the Projection Summit, but the increased importance of flat panels and other direct technologies such as LED has meant that … Read more
Wide colour gamut displays (including OLED and quantum dot technologies) will reach a shipment area of 32 million m² in 2018, says IHS: 17% of total display shipment area. According to senior analyst Richard Son, WCG displays are being used to provide product differentiation. Quantum dots come in two types: with and without the (potentially) … Read more
Henkel Adhesive Technologies has developed and commercialised a set of new optically clear liquid adhesive materials, which can be used in touch screens. The Loctite brand materials are designed to be precise edge control formulations, enabling touch to be added to displays (from smartphones to LFDs) with narrow and ultra-narrow bezels. The materials are available … Read more
Acer’s X1 DLP projector range is said to provide a quality experience, despite being aimed at budget-conscious users. Four models (X115, X115H, X125H, and X135WH) make up the range, with brightness reaching 3,400 lumens. All of them use Acer’s contrast-enhancing DynamicBlack feature, as well as the DLP-specific ColorBoost3D and ColorSafe II technologies. Colour wheels are … Read more
Energy Star will release a new version of its standard for displays (Energy Star 7.0: http://tinyurl.com/zexya8g) on the 1st July. At that time, this version will be mandatory for new certifications according to TCO Certified Displays 7. Existing products meeting the TCO Certified criteria will not need to be updated, until the TCO Certified criteria … Read more
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