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NEC Display Solutions Europe Creates New Division

Simon Jackson NEC

NEC Display Solutions Europe has appointed Simon Jackson to lead a newly created Strategic and Global Sales Division. The company said the department will “create a centre of excellence to reinforce NEC’s global proposition and expertise in delivering strategic customer projects, showcasing NEC’s scale and ability to holistically support global or cross-market customers. It will … Read more

MediaMelon and Media Excel Claim 35% Bitrate Saving

Streaming company MediaMelon, and OTT transcoding solution supplier Media Excel, have announced a product integration to improve streaming video quality and bandwidth efficiency. The combination of Media Excel’s Hero encoders and MediaMelon’s QBR streaming optimisation is said to reduce bitrates by up to 35%. It can be used for UltraHD delivery and artefact elimination. QBR … Read more

MediaMelon, Media Excel Collaborate to Enhance OTT Video Quality & Streaming Efficiency

MediaMelon, the smart streaming company, and Media Excel, a leading supplier of OTT multiscreen transcoding solutions, today announced product integration designed to improve streaming video quality and bandwidth efficiency. Service providers deploying Media Excel HERO encoders with MediaMelon QBR™ streaming optimization technology can reduce bitrates by 35%, paving the way to 4K delivery. Additional benefits … Read more

AR Glasses Help to Guide the Elderly

A €1.2 million research project in Germany has created a pair of smart glasses designed for elderly people. Created by ADAMAAS (Adaptive and Mobile Action Assistance in Daily Living Activities), the glasses are based on an eye-tracking platform from Sensomotoric Instruments. The eye-tracking system is combined with a binocular head-mounted display, which uses a miniaturised … Read more

AndersDX Launches Round Touchscreen for Wearable and Industrial Applications

Custom and semi-custom display specialist andersDX has unveiled new round TFT touch screens aimed specifically at the growing market for wearable electronics, especially in the healthcare and fitness sectors. Manufactured by Guangdong based display module specialist Truly Semiconductor, the round modules are also an attractive option in a number of industrial applications. Commenting, Mike Logan, … Read more

Samsung to Report Seventh Quarterly Profit Drop

Samsung says it expects to report an operating profit of approximately KRW6.9 trillion ($6.1 billion) and turnover of KRW478 trillion ($422.5 billion) for the second quarter of this year. This would be the seventh straight quarterly profit drop for Samsung, as the company struggles to compete with Apple in the high-end smartphone market and Chinese … Read more

Christie Lights Up Summit of the Americas

Christie’s Q Series projectors were used at the seventh Summit of the Americas, held in Panama earlier this year. A projection mapping display, created by Meeting & Show Technologies, used four DHD951-Q in the Anayansi Theatre at the Atlapa Convention Centre, the Summit’s main venue. The multi-voltage support and keystone correction features were key in … Read more

Calibration for Consumers and Corporations, With Eizo

Eizo’s new sensor, the EX3, is a calibration unit that succeeds the EX2, for use with ColorEdge CS- and CX-series monitors. It supports newer models than its predecessor. The EX3 is designed for use with both Eizo’s ColorNavigator 6 and ColorNavigator NX software. Pre-set target values for photography, print and web design are included with … Read more

RTBf Goes 100% Eizo

Belgium’s national broadcaster for the French-speaking community, RTBf, uses several Eizo touch screens in its studios. New screens were installed recently in a round of modernisation. Eizo’s 17″ Flexscan T1781, combined with the 23″ T2381, is installed in every studio. The former is used to control the broadcasting console’s interface, while the latter is used … Read more