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An interesting product, aimed at users of ‘headless’ Mac systems, has been released by US-based Newertech. The HDMI Headless Video Accelerator plugs into a Mac Mini’s HDMI port to fool the computer into thinking that a display is attached – activating the GPU. The Mac Mini is often used as headless networking, storage, production studio … Read more
Lumii Inc. (http://www.lumiidisplay.com/), a start-up spin-out from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was one of 26 winners of seed money from the MassChallenge (http://masschallenge.org/). The MassChallenge organization’s goal is to encourage startups and innovation, and not just startups in Massachusetts. They accept applications from anywhere in the world and have special programs for the … Read more
Today, TAG Heuer, Intel Corporation and Google unveiled a connected watch, designed by Luxury Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer, engineered with Intel technology and benefiting from everything the Android Wear universe has to offer. The TAG Heuer Connected Watch with Intel Inside was revealed at a press conference at the symbolic LVMH Tower hosted by Jean-Claude … Read more
Reviewed.com, a division of USA TODAY, has honored LG Electronics USA with seven of its “2015 Best of the Year Awards,” a prestigious recognition based on extensive lab-tested reviews and expert technical analysis. LG products across home entertainment and home appliance categories received top accolades, including LG’s 65EF9500 flat OLED 4K TV, which earned the … Read more
Tag Heur, working with Intel and Google, has released a smartwatch running Android Wear. The Tag Heur Connected Watch has a 46mm diameter face, with a titanium case, back and lugs. The watch will have three digital face options – a first for Tag Heur. It will cost $1,500.
Epson America’s new portable 3LCD projectors include wireless projection and high brightness levels, for small- and mid-sized businesses. In addition, both the EX5250 Pro and EX5240 include features from the wider EX-series, such as automatic vertical and manual horizontal keystone correction. Wireless projection is built in to the EX5250 Pro. Using a quick-connect QR code, … Read more
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (“Actions Semiconductor” or “the Company”), one of China’s leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive portable multimedia and mobile internet system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for portable consumer electronics, today announced the launch of the GT7 chipset featuring 4K H.265 decoding, quad-core 64-bit CPU and quad-core GPU targeting the global over-the-top (“OTT”) set-top … Read more
Stefan Krüger has been recruited by Peerless-AV, taking on the position of director of sales for DACH and Eastern Europe. Krüger has more than 20 years of experience in the German AV/IT industries. Krüger joins Peerless-AV from ViewSonic, where he was country manager for the DACH region for two years; prior to that, he worked … Read more
A French restaurant, Le Petit Chef, is using a unique way to entertain their guests while waiting for their order: projection mapping. Projectors above the table show an animation – involving a literally ‘petit’ chef – mapped onto diners’ plates. Watch the animation at http://tinyurl.com/naodoor, and a showreel at http://www.skullmapping.com.
Data Modul, owner of the Conrac brand, has released more information about its high-brightness, vandal-proof outdoor display, which we saw at Inter Airport Europe in October (Inter Airport Europe Event Disappoints for Displays). Known as the 7955PD, the 55″ unit has optically-bonded front glass, which has been designed to enhance the transmission of visible light, … Read more
Christie® and Microsoft brought mixed-reality technologies to the beachfront in Cannes, where visitors to the Microsoft Beach Club experienced the latest in projection mapping collaborations thanks to customized projects which used Microsoft Kinect technology (which tracks movements) with Christie projectors and software. The projects were customized for Microsoft Beach Club during the 2015 Cannes Lions … Read more
A new report has been published by Transparency Market Research, titled “Virtual Reality in Gaming Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2013 – 2019”. TMR, a market intelligence company based in the U.S., states that the global virtual reality in gaming market was estimated at US$466.6 million in 2012 and … Read more
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