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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 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
Christie was highlighting the D12WU-HS projector which is a single chip DLP unit that uses a laser phosphor light source and which we reported on from ISE (Christie ‘Solves Laser Colour Balance’) The company also told us that it has found that output is between 12.5K and 13K, compared to the rated 12K lumens. The … Read more
Yesterday, I highlighted the technology that Apple has introduced to add an element of pressure sensitivity to the touch input sensor of its iPhones. Of course, that has encouraged others to go in this direction. Dimensional Touch Inc., a development-stage company based on technology developed at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), is just … Read more
With the introduction of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Apple has provided users with a force sensing touch user interface enabling new input modalities that also incorporate haptic feedback. I recently briefly assessed the user interface enhancements afforded by Apple’s 3D Touch feature of the iPhone 6s. I found the functionality of the Touch … Read more
Research at the University of Sheffield in the UK has led to the possibility of new ways to display information on product packaging. Working with Cambridge-based Novalia, the University describes packaging with printed electronics showing simple and dynamic information. Examples of the uses of this type of packaging include changing messages, or countdown timers for … Read more
The International Committee for Display Metrology has announced a new workgroup, for file format management and standardisation. Based in OpenEXR, Workgroup 4 aims to develop a file format standardisation effort for displays and related workflows, based on the ICDM display measurement standard. Interested parties are invited to participate, especially if: Your work involves writing software … Read more
UK regulator Ofcom has said that complaints about picture quality on public broadcasters’ channels have faded to almost nothing – in fact, there have been no complaints in the last three years. Ofcom is currently reviewing its Broadcast TV Technical Codes, but says that there is no need to introduce a code for specific picture … Read more
Corning and OLEDWorks have launched a contest, seeking ways to integrate OLEDWorks’ lighting panels into functional luminaires. Each of the five winners will be awarded up to $10,000 each. More information at http://tinyurl.com/jb26n7p.
US OLED material developer, Molecular Glasses, has said that its phosphorescent host material has been shown to raise OLED lifetime by up to 1,500%. The material has an external quantum efficiency of 20%, and ‘minimal’ luminance roll-off. The firm did not name the host its material was being compared to, only saying that it was … Read more
We heard about Netflix’s HDR plans earlier this year (Netflix has HDR Plans), and the company has now fulfilled them. Marco Polo is the first series available in the HDR (Dolby Vision) format; Marcel’s Daredevil will follow. Netflix also supports HDR10.
Hisense has revealed two new UltraHD TVs for the German market, just before the European Championship football tournament. Both the 65″ M5500 and 433″ M3000 support DVB-T2 and HEVC decoding. They use Hisense’s Vidaa smart TV interface. Specifications were incomplete at the time of writing. Hisense has said that the M5500 has a 1,000:1 contrast … Read more
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