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Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 52

The Dune HD Solo 4k is a new media player for digital signage, based on Sigma Designs’ SMP8758 processor. It is the first Dune HD player with HEVC support, and can show content in up to 10-bit colour. A DVB-T/T2 tuner is built in, as well as a hot-swappable 2.5″ HDD. As well as dual-band … Read more

LG Markets OLEDs in Korea

LG has completed the construction of its OLED ‘sculptures’ at the N Seoul Tower (OLED ‘Sculptures’ to be Built in Seoul). 248 55″ OLED TV displays are used, in four different installations. OLED Panorama and the OLED Tunnel are on the ground floor, while the first floor holds the OLED Circle. The third floor houses … Read more

LeTV Sells $20 VR Headset

A Bluetooth control appears in some marketing material, but it is currently unclear as to whether this will be bundled with the device.LeTV has released a new VR headset in Asia called the COOL1. It is designed for use with LeTV’s smartphones, although the company is planning to extend this compatibility. The phone, as with … Read more

4K Stitching Possible in Real Time

A team headed by Dr. Rehan Hafiz in the Department of Electrical Engineering of the National University of Sciences and Technology (Islamabad, Pakistan) has developed a “unified scheme” for seamlessly stitching together multiple videos to create a projected panorama. The most recent work reported by the team is entitled “A unified panoramic stitching and multi-projector … Read more

ETRI Developing Holographic Imaging Technology

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Daejeon, South Korea) or ETRI has demonstrated the current state of development of its so-called “tabletop holographic display” technology. The occasion for this demonstration was the 2015 Creative Korea conference and exhibition which took place from November 26th to 29th. A short video illustrating the image produced by the … Read more

DCS Talks About 4 Ways to a 4 Way Finish

The Digital Cinema Society (DCS) is an organisation we keep a watching brief on. The group recently held an event in Hollywood on “4 Ways to a 4K Finish”, which included talks on storage and editing in 4K. There are some interesting videos online at http://tinyurl.com/qj8blnp DCS Panel: Source:DCS Michael Krulik of Avid said that … Read more

2015 was “Banner Year” for AMOLED Smartphones

21% of the smartphone display market was taken by Full HD smartphone panels in Q3’15 – largely due to the increase in AMOLED display adoption by Samsung and other vendors, says IHS. Unit shipments also increased thanks to rising demand from the Chinese market, and the popularity of the iPhone 6S Plus. AMOLED displays rose … Read more

ViewSonic Partners with Mersive to Provide Turnkey Collaboration Solutions

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solution products, announced the company has partnered with Mersiveto offer its award-winning Solstice collaboration solution to ViewSonic’s corporate and education customers. Through this partnership, ViewSonic will expand their product line to include Solstice along with their display products, leveraging Solstice’s industry-leading capability for enabling multiple simultaneous users … Read more

Consumer Sentiment Dips in December, says CTA

Consumer confidence toward the overall economy and technology spending both decreased in December, according to the latest data released today by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®. Overall Economy The CTA Index of Consumer Expectations (ICE), which measures consumer sentiment about the U.S. economy as a whole, decreased 3.9 points … Read more

Panasonic Large Screen Solutions -Enhance the Fan Experience

Panasonic released a video featuring large-screen solutions for gold standard venues of sports and entertainment in North America to enhance the fan experience. The video highlights the reasons Panasonic became the partner choice for such venues as Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Churchill Downs and L.A. LIVE. [Video] Panasonic Large Screen Solutions -Enhancing the Fan Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49NLqGXAUqM … Read more

SM Cinema is First Laser Customer in Philippines

SM Cinema, in the Philippines, has chosen to install Christie’s 6P laser projectors and Vive Audio system in its new location on the resort island of Cebu. The CP42LH projector was installed in one of the cinema’s eight screens (a ‘Large Screen Format’ venue with a screen 30% larger than standard). SM Cinema thought that … Read more