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360Heros Claims 360 Deg Camera Patent

360Heros of the US said that it has been issued with a patent covering the multi-camera 360 video holding assemblies it has been developing. The firm said that US patent for invention number 9,152,019 B2 is for camera holding assemblies which hold multiple cameras in a preset, 360 Plug-n-Play orientation. The orientations falling under the … Read more

Digital Projection Wows CEDIA with Insight 4K Projectors

Insight Media’s Chris Chinnock was asked by Digital Projection to give presentations about how to create great home theater images and to highlight DP’s two Insight projectors. On display were the Insight 4K Laser projector and the Insight 4K Dual LED projector. Chinnock started the presentation by describing four key factors in producing a great … Read more

Touch Struggles on Notebooks

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IHS said that touch panel shipments for notebooks were down 7% QoQ in the second quarter at 4.6 million units according to a report in the CTimes. The total market in the first half was 9.5 million from 10.2 million in 2014. However, revenues were down 23.9% to $104.86 million, bringing the total market to … Read more

RAI Boosts Tivusat HD Channels to 11

RAI of Italy said that it would boost its HD channel count to 11 on its free-to-air (FTA) satellite platform, TivuSat. The current four channels will be joined by by three additional channels by January and four more in September 2016. There will also be a test UltraHD channel at the end of 2016 or … Read more

Google & NYT to Give Away VR Viewers

The New York Times said that it will collaborate with Google to distribute more than a million cardboard VR viewers to subscribers. The New York Times Magazine will release the viewers on the weekend of Nov 7th to coincide with the release of a new film called “The Displaced”, said to be a “a story … Read more

Biodegradable Displays?

Researchers have been investigating the creation of biodegradable electronics, in an effort to curb the rapid rise in toxic waste that the industry generates. Illustration showing a theoretical simulation of the distribution of the polymer on peptide nanotubes and an electron microscopy image of the nanocompositeTeams from the University of Missouri and the Federal University … Read more

Epson Shows Latest Projectors at CEDIA

Epson used CEDIA to update its line of 1080p projectors, but it did not update the 4K e-shifted, laser-phosphor-based model, the LS10000. The 1080p models use conventional transmissive LCD panels while the LS10000 uses a reflective LCD panel set. We saw two demos in the Epson booth. One was the Pro Cinema 1985 model that … Read more

Rumor: Amazon Working on AR Glasses

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Rumors about the interest of Amazon in augmented reality have been circulating since Amazon received the US patent “Touch control for immersion in a tablet goggles accessory” (No. 9,158,15). This patent describes a method involving a head mounted display showing the images from the video output of an electronic device. Source: Amazon Patent 9,158,115 The … Read more

Sony Shows HDR TVs and Projectors at CEDIA

The Sony brand is alive and well in the custom install market. At Cedia 2015, the company announced that sales, primarily projectors, were up 63% compared to a year ago. Sales of Sony’s 4K projectors is propelling this momentum. Introduced in 2012, Sony claims they now hold an 80% market share for 4K projectors in … Read more

4K Movie Services Increase

At CEDIA, several companies made announcements that will bring more content – 4K and other enhancements to affluent home owners. This included news from Prima, Bel Air Cinema and Kaleidescape. Barco Residential, for example, partnered with Bel Air Cinema (BAC) to introduce day and date DCI quality Hollywood content and event cinema programming in Barco … Read more