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Of 3D (and VR) Headaches

I have to confess: something scared me. It scared me a lot. The source of my fear could be found in a recent Display Daily entitled “The Relationship Between 3D Cinema and Headaches.” Certainly, Art Berman did an excellent job of objectively reporting the results of the study. But what scared me were the implications … Read more

NAB Provides an Eye-full (and an ear full)…

I recently attended the Future of Cinema Conference and NAB to learn more about UHD, HDR, WCG, VR and more. And did I get an eye and ear full…. One of the highlights was the Lytro Cinema camera. This is a monster at nearly 7 feet long (>2m) that can capture 755 megapixels at 120 … Read more

VR @ SXSWedu: The BAD News about VR in Education

At the recent SXSWedu conference, over 6,000 international attendees, exhibitors, thought leaders, and other innovators in the education space gathered in Austin to get a glimpse of the future of innovation in schooling. In last month’s article, VR @ SXSWedu: The Good News about VR in Education, I described how “virtual reality made its presence … Read more

UHD Forum Issues Important HDR Guidelines at NAB

The Ultra HD Forum used NAB 2016 to release the first phase of industry guidelines on end-to-end workflows for creating and delivering live and pre-recorded UHD content. This first release of the guidelines lets the Forum’s members target deployments in 2016. Both technical and commercial challenges are addressed such as production, distribution and consumer decoding … Read more

Display Market in China to Grow at 8% CAGR Finds TechSci Research Report

According to TechSci Research report, “China Display Market By Technology, By Type, By End User, Competition Forecast and Opportunities, 2012-2022”, display market in China is projected to register a CAGR of more than 8% during 2016-2022, on account of rising demand for consumer electronics such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, monitors, televisions, etc., coupled with declining … Read more

Automotive Head-up Display (HUD) Market Worth 1.33 Billion USD by 2021

The report “Automotive Head-up Display (HUD) Market by HUD type (Windshield & Combiner), Application (Premium, Luxury & Mid Segment Cars) and by Geography (Asia-Oceania, Europe, North America & RoW) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2021”, The global market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 21.67%, to reach a market size of USD … Read more

Meizu Unveils New m3 Smartphone

— Octa-core Processer — 13-megapixel Camera with Phase Detection Autofocus — 2.5D curved glass display — Soft and Durable Texture Leading consumer electronics company and smartphone manufacturer Meizu officially launched its new m3 smartphone at a press conference at Beijing China National Convention Center on April 25th. The latest addition to the company’s ‘m series’ … Read more

Microsoft Extends Openness and Interoperability in Industrial Manufacturing

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Monday at Hannover Messe 2016, Microsoft Corp. announced it is working with the OPC Foundation to enable virtually any industrial Internet of Things (IoT) scenario through interoperability between the millions of applications and industrial equipment compliant with the OPC UA standard. Microsoft will further enable its industrial IoT customers to connect a broad range of … Read more

EGT Uses Zytronic’s Touch to Create Multiplayer Game

Euro Games Technology (EGT) used Zytronic’s procap touch to create a completely new multiplayer luxury roulette game on an 84” table. The new concept uses between six and eight independent touch zones, operating over a single 84” LCD display. Each playing area uses a ZXY100 touch controller, which – according to EGT – increases the … Read more