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Eyevis water resistant LED – the yellow items are ducks! Image:MekoEyevis had plenty to show. We started by looking at a new 55″ video wall LCD that has 1.9mm bezel gap, being based on the Samsung panels and with 4,000:1 contrast. Next we looked at the firm’s existing UltraHD 85″ LCD monitor, which can be … Read more
Mitsubishi still has a big booth at ISE and although we were told “it’ll be heaving at 5:00pm!” (on account of the free beer), actually, the booth was busy, but not full, even with that attraction. The company has had the same booth space for a number of years, but the range of products being … Read more
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. today announced that Disney, Lionsgate, and Twentieth Century Fox will release four live-action and animated feature films for Dolby Cinema™ around the world. Featuring Dolby Vision™ and Dolby Atmos®,Dolby Cinemais a premium cinema offering for exhibitors and moviegoers that combines spectacular image and sound technologies with inspired design to make every visit … Read more
OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the OV2744, a 1.4-micron PureCel® image sensor that features the company’s second-generation, industry-leading RGB-Ir technology. The OV2744 enables advanced biometric capabilities such as facial recognition for front-facing cameras in notebooks, tablets and smartphones. “Notebook and mobile device OEMs have traditionally relied on … Read more
Underscoring its leadership in responsible electronics recycling, LG Electronics USA was recognized today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with the 2015 Gold Tier Award, the top-level recognition in the EPA’s Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Challenge. The Gold Tier Award recognizes LG’s significant contributions to the EPA’s SMM Electronics Challenge goals by increasing the amount … Read more
According to new research from Acuity Market Intelligence, biometric smartphones are officially mainstream. More than 200 fingerprint, iris, and eye-vein biometric smartphones have been introduced since Q1 2013 under 70 brand names. This includes market leaders Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, TCL, Oppo, Vivo, and ZTE. Acuity projects that 600 million biometric smartphones are currently in … Read more
We had a meeting with Tobias Augustin, NEC’s senior product manager for large-format displays. As NEC only had two smaller (single-viewer) displays on its large stand, this felt like a great fit! NEC is moving towards a solutions focus, offering bundled products to its customers. The first permanent bundles, which will be sold for the … Read more
Sony unveiled two new laser projectors and their lamp-based counterparts – continuing the company’s strategy of producing two versions of all of its installation models. The intent is to provide a lower-cost alternative to laser. The new laser projectors themselves – the VPL-FWZ65 and VPL-FWZ60 – already cost less than Sony’s previous generation, as they … Read more
Hitachi was promoting the launch of its new 5000 Series, which we have covered before (Hitachi Optimises Installation Images), and showing off a new projector using Philips’ HLD LED technology (Philips Introduces ColorSpark). The 5000 Series consists of five models, each featuring edge-blending, warping and compatibility with remote control systems such as Crestron, AMX and … Read more
Exertis has announced a new partnership with Hitachi Digital Media. Going forward, Exertis will stock Hitachi’s 3LCD and DLP projectors in Europe.
InFocus has announced two acquisitions in two days. First, the company bought Avistar: a provider of video conferencing softwware. Second, InFocus acquired Vidco, a provider of multimedia room and building systems. Avistar’s technology is already used in InFocus’ Mondopad video conferencing system, as well as various calling services that the company provides. Meanwhile, the acquisition … Read more
The European Audiovisual Observatory (EAVO) has estimated that total cinema admissions in the EU rose slightly in 2015. Admissions were predicted to have increased 7.6% YoY, to 980 million tickets sold: 69 million more than 2014. This was the second-highest level of sales in the past decade, only topped in 2009, with the release of … Read more
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