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The Open Gaming Alliance at The Game Developers Conference

Portrait Displays, Inc., a global leader in visual enhancement software applications and middleware solutions for the computer display industry, will be demonstrating how a membership with the Open Gaming Alliance can provide an opportunity to participate in the Technicolor Color Certified program. Game developers take great pride in designing a game where the scene colors … Read more

Panasonic Installed Integrated AV Solution at UNESCO Headquarters

Panasonic Corporation installed an Integrated AV solution at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France based on a project agreement between Panasonic and UNESCO.The AV equipment package was installed in Room 1, which is the largest conference room at UNESCO Headquarters. This room seats approximately 1,000 people and is used for hosting international conferences. VIPs from around … Read more

Detachables Will Change Tablet Market

IDC has forecast that worldwide tablet shipments will fall to 195 million units this year: a 5.9% fall from 2015. Positive growth, albeit single-digit, will resume in 2017, largely thanks to demand for detachable units. IDC expects this sub-category to grow from 16.6 million shipments in 2015 to 63.8 million in 2020. Demand is rising … Read more

DSE Highlights Changing Face of Signage

We didn’t get to this year’s Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas, but have a roundup of all the display news from the show. A new line of procap multitouch displays were on show by 3M. These are based on an ultrafine metal mesh (that was shown at ISE) and paired with 3M’s PX5000 multitouch … Read more

Clear Channel Updates Fiumicino with Absen

Aeroporti di Roma appointed Clear Channel Italy to update the advertising programme in Rome’s Fiumicino Airport in December 2013 – a project that has now been completed, with LED displays from Absen. Jonathan Goldsmid of Clear Channel Italy chose Absen based on the quality, reliability and ‘price-to-quality ratio’ of the products. Several of the more … Read more

Workstations Shrink, But Remain Above PCs

Workstations again proved that they are not subject to the same market trends as PCs, falling only 0.8% YoY in Q4’15, and roughly the same for 2015 overall, compared to double-digit declines in PC shipments. Jon Peddie Research (JPR) reports that around 1.04 million workstations were shipped in Q4’15. While PCs and workstations are largely … Read more

Ateme’s HE-MPEG2 Enables Mux Density Increase

Ateme, following work with ATSC groups, cable operators and others, has introduced a High Efficiency MPEG 2 (HE-MPEG2) codec. The new codec is compatible with MPEG2-compliant decoders, including legacy STBs. The system enables ATSC stations to increase their mux density to 30%, without affecting video quality – or maintain their current line-up and lower mux … Read more

Epson Takes South Bank Far, Far Away

Seeper, a London-based firm, has been taken on by Merlin and Dreamworks to create a series of experiences for a new Shrek attraction on London’s South Bank. The whole experience takes 90 minutes and involves a mixture of actors, 4D effects and projected environments, using Epson projectors. Mapping is utilised throughout the venue, such as … Read more

Protec Tracks Movement at FAI 2015

Dubai-based rental house, Protec, used the BlackTrax motion-tracking tool at the opening ceremony of the World Air Games in late 2015. A 6m-wide spherical projection surface was suspended 330m above the stage, alongside aerial performers on cable lines. Protec used 15 BlackTrax stringers and five BlackTrax cameras to track the sphere’s movement, in order to … Read more

AOC Has a Monitor for Everyone

The 75 Series is AOC’s new range of IPS- and TN-panel monitors, with 16:9 aspect ratios and flicker-free technology. All of the 13 models feature VESA mounting brackets, speakers and 1920 x 1080 resolution (excluding E975SWDA (1366 x 768) and the Q2775PQU (2560 x 1440)). Each, barring the E975SWDA (no HDMI) features VGA, DVI and … Read more

ECR Lively, but Misses Some Display Vendors

This year’s European Congress of Radiology took place, as usual in Vienna. We managed a flying visit in this busy event season to check out the latest in radiology displays. These displays are highly regulated. Although there are a number of types of specialist “medical” monitors, it is those that are used for medical diagnostics … Read more