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

July 8, 2015 by Tom Allen

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

July 8, 2015 by Tom Allen

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

Anders Continues Operations With Truly

July 8, 2015 by Tom Allen

AndersDX is now able to supply circular TFT-LCD touch screens for wearable devices. Manufactured by Truly Semiconductor, in China, the modules are available in either a standard design or as a bespoke offering. The standard module has an active area of 1.22″ (diameter). It can be driven from a 4.6V supply and operate in -10° … Read more

AndersDX Launches Round Touchscreen for Wearable and Industrial Applications

July 8, 2015 by Tom Allen

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

DST and Peerless Discuss Signage in Education

July 8, 2015 by Tom Allen

On 14th July, Digital Signage Today will be interviewing Peerless-AV about a large-scale video wall that Peerless installed at the University of California – Riverside campus. The discussion will also cover the use of digital signage in higher education. To register for the webinar, visit http://tinyurl.com/nruedqs.

Samsung to Report Seventh Quarterly Profit Drop

July 8, 2015 by Helen Vince

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

July 8, 2015 by Tom Allen

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

July 8, 2015 by Tom Allen

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

July 8, 2015 by Tom Allen

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

Intel’s Refresh Drives Axiomtek Player

July 8, 2015 by Tom Allen

OPS883 is Axiomtek’s newest digital signage player, supporting UltraHD resolution and dual displays. It is based on Intel’s 22nm ‘Haswell Refresh’ chips. The OPS architecture means that the player can be slotted into the rear of a compatible display. The OPS player features a 2.5″ HDD tray and an optional mSATA interface, for storage, as … Read more

Eyevis is Well Ahead in IBC Preparations

July 8, 2015 by Tom Allen

Eyevis has announced its plans for IBC 2015 (11th – 15th September), in Amsterdam. The company, on stand 9.B24, will showcase many of its display products. These will include a new slim (422mm-thick) rear-projection cube (EC-50-LHD-ISE-SLIM); eyeLED LED modules; a 98″ UltraHD LCD display (EYE-LCD-9800-QHD–LD), and an 85″ unit with touch (EYE-LCD-8500-QHD-LD-TOUCH-32IR); portable high-brightness 17″ … Read more

Photographer Snaps Apple Watch Close-Up

July 8, 2015 by Tom Allen

Scientist and photographer Bryan Jones has put the Apple Watch’s display under the microscope. Of course, the sub-pixel arrangement looks very different to that of the LCD-based iPhone; the blue sub-pixels are much larger than red and green, for instance, as this is the least efficient colour in an OLED display. Jones also highlights the … Read more