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PC Decline at Worst Point in Nine Years

Global PC shipments fell 9.6% YoY in Q1’16 – the sixth consecutive quarter of declines. Shipments reached 64.8 million units: the first time that they have fallen below 65 million since 2007, says Gartner. As well as the continued impact of the strong US dollar, Q1 was affected by high inventory from Q4’15. All major … Read more

New iPad Pro 9.7 “Best Performing LCD Display”

Along with full support for not only sRGB/Rec.709 but the latest the DCI-P3 color gamut (used in DCI Digital Cinema) Dr. Ray Soneira’s latest DisplayMate shoot-out proclaims Apple’s new iPad Pro 9.7 as “by far the best performing LCD display” selling to date. Many new display performance records were set by this device according to … Read more

Minnesota Vikings and More at Pepcom

I attended a Pepcom media event in New York on April 7th and saw some of the latest technology. Three things, in particular should be of interest to Display Daily readers. First, the Minnesota Vikings, an American football team, was there exhibiting. This is the first ever sports franchise to exhibit at Pepcom, which is … Read more

Squadeo’s Video Player now Supports all Major Adaptive Bitrate Streaming Formats

NABShow 2016 – Squadeo, a global provider of secure cross-platform OTT video solutions to the Broadcast- and TV-industry, announces support for DASH and Smooth Streaming in addition to the existing support of Apple’s HLS format. Service Providers can now benefit from Squadeo’s video player capabilities to answer to both legacy and up- and coming streaming … Read more

QD Vision and Hisense Announce Joint Initiative to Make TVs and Displays More Energy Efficient

Today, QD Vision, one of the world’s largest quantum dot companies, has joined with Hisense, China’s largest home appliances producer, to announce an initiative to reduce energy consumption in displays. The collaboration is intended to underscore the role of quantum dot technology in making China’s rapidly growing display industry more “green.” Saving energy and reducing … Read more

Consumer VR 2016 – Archiact Hosts New International VR/AR Conference & Expo to Showcase Exclusive Award-Winning Virtual Reality Experiences

CVR 2016 (consumer-vr.com), the first-of-its-kind international conference and expo, announced today, the event is attracting the world’s best virtual and augmented reality companies, technology, and thought leaders. Hosted by Archiact (archiactinteractive.com), CVR 2016 will launch on May 14th at the Vancouver Convention Centre and provide consumers and enterprises exclusive access to new and award-winning VR … Read more

Partners with NEC Showcase and Sense for Euro 2016 charity raffle

AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV® announces its continued support for the NEC Solutions Showcase, taking place at Millbank Tower in the City of Westminster, 18-19th May 2016, during London Digital Signage Week. In partnership with NEC and its nominated charity Sense®, the leading national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind, … Read more

Canatu and Kaga Electronics Sign Distribution Agreement in Japan

Canatu, a leading manufacturer of flexible transparent conductive films and touch sensors, has entered into a Distribution Agreement with Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd., a major electronics trading company in Japan. The agreement will strengthen Canatu’s position in the Japanese market as the number one enabler for flexible and formable touch displays. In accordance with Canatu’s … Read more

Daqri Acquires Holographic Projection Provider Two Trees Photonics

One of the leaders in enterprise-focused augmented reality, Daqri, has acquired one of the leaders in holographic projection displays, Two Tree Photonics. Together, the two will pursue advanced helmets for AR, Head-up Displays (HUDs) for automobiles and other related applications for the combined technology. Daqri has been developing their Smart Helmet for several years and … Read more

Barco Lobby Experience Effort Moving into Higher Gear

Two years ago at CinemaCon, Barco introduced their Cinema lobby concept – essentially a digital signage solution tailored for the cinema industry. In a call just prior to CinemaCon, Greg Patrick, VP Digital Cinema for Lobby at Barco, explained that the refinement of the solution is now done and they are ready to roll out … Read more

Barco Releases High Contrast Cinema Projector at CinemaCon

Barco used CinemaCon to unveil a new cinema-class projector using RGB laser illumination that has been optimized for high contrast. Contrast will double from 3000:1 in the 3-chip DLP RGB laser projectors used in the Premium Large Format (PLF) market today to 6000:1. To get there, the company has to trade off brightness, which will … Read more