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Boo Nilsson is from CBrite which develops new backplane technologies. The company is based in Santa Barbara and has offices in Taiwan and China. The company has technology that is competitive with IGZO and also in some cases with LTPS as it has better performance. The company has been running for ten years so far. … Read more
The PD1611 is a 15.6″ pen display from ViewSonic, aiming to support eSignatures, note-taking and drawings on the A4-sized screen. ViewSonic uses Electromagnetic Resonance Pen technology on the touch screen, supporting 2,048 levels of sensitivity; 5,080 line-per-inch density; and up to 10mm pen hover capability. The pen is battery-free and accurate to within 0.5mm. The … Read more
The next speaker was Paul Travers, President and CEO of Vuzix, which we have covered a lot in recent months. Vuzix started in 1997 and has been a partner for Kopin for a long time. It is 24% owned by Intel. It was approached by the US government to create HMDs for special forces to … Read more
Microsoft’s flagship large-format Windows 10 device, the Surface Hub (Microsoft Announces Surface Hub as a Collaborative Display Tool), is being ‘launched’ worldwide next month. Surface Hub is a single collaborative display, with an internal PC running Windows 10. It features 100-point touch (fingers and pen); speakers; dual 1920 x 1080 front-facing cameras; a four-element microphone … Read more
A study by ROI Team, commissioned by Panasonic, has found that laser projection is now more cost-effective than traditional lamp-based technology. The performance of Panasonic’s PT-RZ670 laser projector was evaluated against a range of common lamp-based models. Three vertical markets were examined: museums and galleries; higher education; and rental and staging. It was found that … Read more
In a large rollout, Sony has introduced 10 new displays to its line of Bravia Professional models: five UltraHD and five Full HD. As a B2B market first, says the company, each display supports Android and Google Cast, for wireless communication with Android and iOS devices and laptops (excludes 40″ and 48″ Full HD units). … Read more
Kramer will introduce its newest ProScale™ Presentation Digital Scaler/Switcher at InfoComm 2015. The Kramer VP-444 features 12 inputs with fast and clean fade-thru-black switching. The cost-effective VP-444 is designed for large classrooms, conference rooms and hotel event spaces and includes 10 HDMI and two computer graphics video inputs. The VP-444 offers unbalanced stereo inputs for … Read more
Hannstar Display’s May sales fell 9.6% from the previous month and 35.5% from May 2014 to NT$1.3 billion ($42 million), bringing sales for the year to date to NT$8.1 billion ($262 million), 16.6% lower year on year. Shipments of small and medium sized panels decreased by 10.3% month on month to 20.8 million units, while … Read more
IEE, the enhanced display experts, has re-organized their industrial AMLCD product line into three new segments to address the needs of multiple vertical markets. These displays start with a variety of screen sizes, resolutions and brightness, and let customers modify or add features such as touch screens, optical bonding, bezel keys and custom enclosures, based … Read more
Eizo’s ColorEdge monitors are built for colour-critical applications, and the new 27″ CS270 follows that trend. The unit features an IPS panel with 99% Adobe RGB coverage and 10-bit colour support. A proprietary ASIC is built in, helping to produce smooth colour tones. Eizo’s Digital Uniformity Equalizer technology compensates for uniformity errors across the screen. … Read more
A building at the Ontario College of Art and Design University, in Canada, is to be partly-sheathed in an interactive façade. Passers-by will be able to ‘read’ information storied in the façade by photographing it with a mobile device, using a specific app. The façade will be made of aluminium panels mounted on a metal … Read more
Click to enlargeMark Cuban – Indiana University (IU) alumnus and owner of the Dallas Mavericks – has donated $5 million to IU Athletics, to create a student-focused video, broadcasting and technology centre. Opening in spring 2017, the centre will focus on 3D broadcast and replay; VR; and 3D virtual studio technologies.
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