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The predictive education bazaar that we know as SXSWedu was held this year in Austin, Texas from March 7-10. The SXSWedu® Conference & Festival is a part of the SouthbySouthwest family of conferences, fostering “innovation in learning by hosting a diverse and energetic community of stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds in education.” Over 6,000 … Read more
Barco was showing a DP4K-60L 6P laser projector in a rear-projection mode and was highlighting the wide gamut support – it looked very good and was showing colours that would not have been visible on a typical Rec. 709 display. The company also highlighted to us that the better contrast of laser projection is almost … Read more
The Testia AR projection uses four targets fitted for accuracy. Image: MekoTestia is a developer of technology for use by its parent company, Airbus group. The company was showing an augmented reality application using a Panasonic Toughbook and a projector to assist with aircraft manufacturing. There are around 10,000 individual components that have to be … Read more
Schneider Digital is a German company, based South of Munich, that was showing a dual LCD 3D display based on a design that was originally developed by Planar. Schneider works closely with Planar and was a distributor for the product. When Planar decided to stop production, Schneider developed its own version based on the same … Read more
We have often reported on the use of lenticular lenses on LFDs to create autostereoscopic displays, but the Kanagawa Institute of Technology was using this kind of lens on an LCD to create different images, depending on the point of view of the viewer. The group is intending to develop solutions for digital signage. We … Read more
Immersion of France was one of the companies that had the most substantial presences at the show along with partners, including Planar (it had the Planar transparent OLED on display) and the company is a major player in the VR market in France. It has offices in Bordeaux, Paris and Nantes and has been active … Read more
Diota is a supplier of professional 3D and A/R software for industry and has customer installations including PSA and SNCF in France and Volkswagen in Germany. It was showing a system that allowed the playback of 3D content from models in Catia (from Dassault) format. It has A/R technology that uses a combined PC, projector … Read more
Last week, we attended an event, Virtual Laval, in Laval in Normandy, France for the first time. We had intended to visit last year, but we failed as an Air Traffic Controller’s dispute in France led to the cancellation of our flight. This year, another dispute occurred in the days before our departure, but fortunately … Read more
My purpose in today’s article is to conduct a speedy reconnoiter of some happenings in the area of technology in the predictive education bazaar that we know as SXSWedu. The SXSWedu® Conference & Festival was held this year in Austin, Texas from March 7-10. SXSWedu is a part of the SouthbySouthwest family of conferences, fostering … Read more
Atomos has shown off two new 7.1″ field monitors prior to NAB, which display 10 stops of luminance detail, with 10-bit HDR post production colour accuracy (8-bit + FRC); said to be the first time a field monitor has achieved this. Content recorded using a log-based OETF delivers high sensor detail, but can look washed-out … Read more
Toshiba’s semiconductor division has developed a dual-picture video processor, for high-resolution automotive displays. Mass production of the TC90195XBG chip is scheduled to begin in June. The processor supports a single 1920 x 720 display. Alternatively, it can output two video signals at the same time: one to a 1280 x 800 display (LVDS output), and … Read more
AOC has brought its C2783FQ monitor, launched in Australia last year (Australia is First With AOC Monitor), to the USA. It costs $350. The RP750, a large-format IR multitouch display from BenQ, was first shown at TCEA 2016 in February. The company is now preparing to sell the 75″ unit; it will be launched in … Read more
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