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Mirror-like Display Creates Rich Color Pixels by Harnessing Ambient Light

Using a simple structure comprising a mirror and an absorbing layer to take advantage of the wave properties of light, researchers at Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, have developed a display technology that harnesses natural ambient light to produce an unprecedented range of colors and superior viewing experience. An article describing … Read more

NEC Display Unveils Latest UST Interactive Projector for the Classroom

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today the UM352W ultra-short-throw projector that enables broad collaboration among teachers and students to improve learning. The 3,500-lumen projector includes a built-in interactive pen receiver and two interactive pens for white-boarding and annotations at the writing surface. An auto-calibration … Read more

Panel Session on Wide Colour Gamut (DS17)

The second panel session was on the topic of wide colour gamut (WCG) and the panel comprised: Dr John Ho – from QD Vision Norm Hurst responsible for developing test patterns for SRI Josef Marc is from Archimedia and he is working on next generation media services Sander Phipps is from Sony where he is … Read more

Virtual Reality Intrigues Disney and Other Players

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Virtual reality is still a hot topic, even though the consumer uptake in the form of device purchases is still dismal. Market growth in terms of units sold are always impressive if the base numbers are low. If you sold one last year and two this year your market grew by 100%, but it’s still … Read more

Panel on Digital Cinema (DS16)

The rest of the day was devoted to panel sessions and the first was on cinema. The moderator was Chris Chinnock and the panel was comprised of:Bill Beck, The Laser Guy from Barco, Richard McPherson, Sr. Product Manager NEC, Michael Karagosian, President MKPE and Don Shaw, Senior Director, Product Management Christie. The first point of … Read more

Epson’s Latest Moverio Pro BT-2000 Smart Headset for Professionals

Epson reveals the latest plans for enhancing the Moverio lineup with the Moverio Pro BT-2000 smart headset, designed to revolutionize visual communications for hard-working professionals. The new Moverio Pro is a high-end device combining the binocular, hands-free approach of the existing Moverio BT-200 smart glasses with an entirely new and rugged design, enhanced ease of … Read more

Mumbo Jumbo: 3D 4D 4K UHD 8K @ InfoComm 2015

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As an executive board member for the ISTE 3D Network, I find myself obliged to keep my tender toes dipped in the constantly changing waters of the educational 3D world. In my recent sojourn through the grand exhibit halls of ISTE 2015 in Orlando, I completed my yearly scan of 3D technology developments that could … Read more

Barco Shows Smallest-Ever Cinema Projector

Barco’s new digital cinema projector is the company’s smallest ever. The DP2K-6E is 689 x 664 x 369mm and weighs 53.8kg (‘small’ is a relative term… – TA). Featuring Barco Alchemy processing, the new 3DLP projector can throw images up to 7.5m wide. It is also said to be twice as quiet as any other … Read more

Christie Focuses on Applications at Infocomm

There were really no new product announcements in projection for Christie at Infocomm this year, so they mostly showed applications. One new innovation was an update to the company’s AutoStack camera-based alignment solution of warp and blend and projection mapping applications. We took a brief video of the projection mapping demo they were using with … Read more

Hitachi Shows HLD Prototype “Crystal” LED Projector

Hitachi was one of two companies (Optoma is the other) publicly demonstrating prototypes of LED projectors using the new HLD (High Lumen Density) light source from Philips Lighting. Hitachi’s prototype was reported to offer 3500 ANSI lumens – significantly higher than any other all-LED based projectors on the market today. The company says the unit … Read more

Casio Focuses on Lamp-free Projection in Education

Casio started the lamp-free solid state trend a number of years ago with their hybrid (LED and laser) solution. But since then, they don’t seem to have innovated much beyond this initial platform as others are now eclipsing them with RGB laser, laser-phosphor and all LED solutions (particularly the new ColorSpark LED solution from Philips … Read more

NEC Ups Laser Phosphor Projector Offerings

We had a chance to do a booth tour with Rich McPherson, Senior Product Manager of Projectors at NEC Display Solution at InfoComm 2015 and learn of their new projection products and plans. The first items demonstrated on the tour were two blended projector solutions. There were many of these in the booth representing a … Read more