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Daqri Announces Cooperation with Topcon for Smart Helmet

Daqri smart helmet

Daqri, the California based developer of augmented reality enterprise solutions has announced a cooperation with Topcon, a Japan-based international hardware and software firm working on positioning solutions. Daqri has been working on augmented reality solutions called 4D for many years and announced its Hardhat 2.0 in 2014. After focusing on toys, education and similar applications, … Read more

Eyevis Prepares Transparent OLED

Eyevis has previously demonstrated transparent OLED displays in private areas at exhibitions, away from the show floor – but now these products are beginning to appear on the company’s website. One such model is the EYE-TOLED-5500, a 55″ unit with an AMOLED panel from Samsung Display. (Left) ‘Black’ content with pixels off. (Right) Bright content … Read more

HbbTV Moving to HTML5, Developing Test Suite

Klaus Ilgner, of the HbbTV Association, has said that the platform is eventually intended to be extended to vertically-integrated operator environments, including IPTV. Other priorities include companion screen services, and enabling apps to be triggered in environments where there is no trigger available in a broadcast signal. The Association is moving away from CE-HTML and … Read more

LEDs Put That Christmas Sparkle in the Air

We all remember the best Christmas traditions: stockings in the morning, the smell of turkey in the air, seeing the presents under the tree. No-one ever names ‘Hunting through a string of tiny lights to find that one dead bulb’ as a favourite memory, though! According to the US Department of Energy, LED lights last … Read more

NEC’s E705-DNT with DisplayNote Drives Collaboration

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, today announced the MultiSync® E705-DNT display with DisplayNote Software, enabling white board functionality combined with collaboration for up to 19 mobile devices and a presenter at the same time. The 70-inch E705 display delivers high-level imagery for conference rooms, classrooms, … Read more

Planar Video Wall Helps Students Get into Shape

Planar Systems, Inc., a global leader in display and digital signage technology, today announced that the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) has installed a Clarity® Matrix™ LCD Video Wall System for a large video wall installation that assists to motivate students at the university’s fitness center to get into shape as they watch programs … Read more

Amazon Announces the Streaming Partners Program

Amazon today launched the Streaming Partners Program, an over-the-top streaming subscription program for video providers that enables them to reach tens of millions of Prime members. With the Streaming Partners Program, video providers have access to a highly engaged streaming audience, and viewers have a more convenient way to manage their streaming subscriptions. The Streaming … Read more

Volkswagen’s Dr. Herbert Diess to Keynote CES 2016

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, announced today that Dr. Herbert Diess, chairman, board of management, Volkswagen Passenger Cars, will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming CES® 2016. Diess will use the CES stage to launch an all-electric concept car while focusing his remarks on electric mobility driving the … Read more

Arqiva Books Further Capacity With Eutelsat to Step Up HD Content

Arqiva, the leading communications infrastructure and media services company in the UK, today announced the signature of a multi-year commitment with Eutelsat Communications for a 15th transponder at the 28° East video neighbourhood to serve the UK DTH (Direct-to-Home) broadcasting market. This additional transponder underpins Arqiva’s strategy to support the significant growth in HD channels … Read more

Thomson Agrees Sale to Harmonic

Harmonic has presented a binding offer to Thomson Video Networks, for a 100% acquisition of the company. Thomson has accepted the offer, which is worth $75 million. Harmonic is backed up by Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners. The combined products and solutions of the two companies are deployed in over 100 countries worldwide. The new … Read more