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Intel Cuts 11% of Staff in Continued PC Exit

Intel is continuing its move away from a focus on the struggling PC market to concentrate on the internet of things and wearables – but, in the process, has announced that it is cutting 12,000 employees. The reorganisation was announced on the 19th April, and the job losses are equal to about 11% of the … Read more

Lytro Wows with Cinema Light field Camera

Perhaps the hottest topic and biggest buzz at the Future of Cinema Conference and then at NAB was the debut of the Lytro Cinema Camera. Although we reported on this last week with some more technical details (see http://tinyurl.com/h4r73ap), the first article was written before we had a chance to see the system. The camera … Read more

V-Nova PERSEUS™ and Sky in Italy lead compression innovation halving Full HD IPTV service bandwidth on existing platform

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V-Nova Ltd., a leading provider of video compression solutions, today announced the deployment of its innovative V-Nova PERSEUS™ video compression on Sky’s IPTV platform in Italy. The move will enable Sky in Italy to expand significantly the reach of its full HD offering over the existing IP infrastructure. V-Nova’s award-winning video compression solution is being … Read more

The Global Market for Nanomaterials in Flexible Screens, Transparent Conductive Films, Printable Electronics & Displays

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “The Global Market for Nanomaterials in Flexible Screens, Transparent Conductive Films, Printable Electronics and Displays” report to their offering. The market is expected to be worth over $10 billion at the components level by 2030. As well as enabling novel approaches to display designs, nanomaterials are … Read more

Lang Commits to Panasonic to Satisfy Rental Demand for Laser Projection

The 3-Chip DLPTM SOLID SHINE series, which has been designed specifically for large venue applications, is the brightest projector Panasonic has ever launched, and offers continuous maintenance-free operation, low total cost of ownership, a small cabinet and stunning picture quality. Lang supports many of Europe’s leading projection mapping events, including the Bucharest iMapp Festival and … Read more

EBU to Use NTT Electronics’ HEVC Codecs for Motor Sports 2016 Live Content Transmission

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has decided to test NTT Electronics’ HEVC encoder and decoder for live content transmission throughout the 2016 motor sports season. The brand new HC11000E encoder and HC11000D decoder from NTT Electronics which uses the Cutting Edge HEVC technology will be one of the key transmission products adopted for several events … Read more

BenQ Shrinks Projector and Eases Set-up

The CH100 is a portable 1DLP LED projector, designed for business presentations – emphasising reliability and colour fidelity. sRGB replication is absolutely accurate, says BenQ – good enough that the projector features sRGB certification. Five presentation modes are built in: graphic, motion graphics, vivid, lectures and cinema. 10-bit colour can be displayed. Due to the … Read more

Automotive Market Shifting to Capacitive Touch

Touch screens are increasingly being seen in vehicles, as consumers become more comfortable with the technology through their mobile devices. According to IHS, the automotive touch panel market is forecast to expand from 28 million units shipped in 2013, to 86 million in 2021. “Although there are concerns about how direct touch operations could affect … Read more

Barco Enjoys Rising Bookings

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Barco has released a trading update for Q1’16. Incoming orders booked totalled €208.8 million: a 10.3% YoY rise. The order book stood at €350.5 million, up from €339.7 million in Q1’15. Total sales for the quarter were €255.1 million, up 5.6% YoY. The entertainment division’s sales declined 1.3%, to €133.1 million. However, enterprise and healthcare … Read more

Sony Accommodates UltraHD Demand

Responding to the growth of UltraHD video, Sony has introduced six new professional Bravia displays with tuners, known as the XD8000 series, at NAB in Las Vegas. Each of the sets (43″, 49″, 55″, 65″ 75″ and 85″) is compatible with HDR and features Sony’s colour-boosting Triluminos Display technology. They are faster than their predecessors … Read more