AVM Adds Large Toshiba Displays
Audio Visual Material (AVM) in the UK has expanded its range of Toshiba large displays with the addition of the TD-E, TD-Z and TD-X systems.
European DOOH Sentiment Begins to Reverse
OVAB Europe’s latest Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) results, for the France and Benelux regions, show mixed results in the May/June period, since the last survey in January. Benelux’s DBCI, which tracks sentiment in the industry, was up 3.57 points to 75 points. The market is positive, with almost 90% of companies saying that … Read more
LG Readies Curved Monitors
After seeing a German listing for a selection of LG monitors, we questioned the model numbers with LG. Four units were covered in the German source: the 34UM95C, 34UC87C, 34UC97C and 29UC97C – we have reported on all of these before, but without the ‘C’ appended to the end. Our immediate assumption was that the … Read more
Hisense Enters F1
Hisense has entered into a sponsorship deal with the F1 Infiniti Red Bull Racing team. The company hopes that awareness of its product launches and UK presence will be increased with the move.
Google Looks to Radars as Camera Replacement
Click to enlargeA new sensor, called Project Soli, which can be used to accurately track tiny hand movements has been shown off at Google I/O. The chip, for wearables, differs from other motion trackers in using radar, rather than cameras. The system can recognise very fine movements, and is intended to replace all current interfaces, … Read more
Google Shows Off Android M
Android M, the next version of the popular OS, has been announced at Google I/O. Google has focused on improving the quality of the platform. However, new features have also been added, which include fingerprint recognition; USB-C support; and Google’s own Apple Pay competitor (the innovatively-named Android Pay). Another new feature to improve battery life … Read more
Apple Buys VR Start-Up
Apple is reported to have acquired German virtual reality start-up Metaio. The company currently makes a number of SDKs and toolkits that help to create augmented reality apps and has created a holodeck-style game with an iPad. Metaio’s software is used in applications in retail, industrial and automotive markets. Apple has not confirmed the acquisition, … Read more
Intel to Buy Altera for $16.7 Billion
Intel has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Altera in an all-cash transaction which values the deal at $16.7 billion. This is the second major semiconductor acquisition in days, following the sale of Broadcom to Avago last Friday (Avago to Buy Broadcom for $37 Billion). The acquisition will couple Intel’s products and manufacturing processes with … Read more
CSOT Begins Operation at Second G8.5 Line
Sources in Asia say that CSOT began manufacturing at its second G8.5 factory, in southern China, in April. In early May, the company began to mass-produce 55″ (1920 x 1080) LCD TV panels, with a yield rate of 80%. Later, 49″ and 55″ UltraHD panels will be produced. Panels will initially be supplied to TCL, … Read more
NHK Achieves 98% of Rec.2020
Japan’s NHK showed a 50″ LCD display with a laser backlight and ‘very wide’ colour gamut at its Open House event last month, says the Nikkei. According to NHK’s Science & Technology Research Laboratories (STRL), the display ‘has the widest colour gamut in the world at this point’: 98% of Rec.2020. Left: BT.2020 coverage. Right: … Read more
Ultra HD Blu-ray Authoring Group Formed
The new Ultra HD Blu-ray specs have been approved and new players and content are expected by the end of the year. But authoring UHD Blu-ray content is more complex than HD, so a new focus group has been formed to share information to help accelerate the learning curve to enable as much content to … Read more
Educational 3D Bits and Bytes
It seems there is no let up in the rain here in Colorado during our ‘monsoon’ season, but at least the landscape is in full bloom with beautiful hues of green. Events and developments in educational 3D also seem to be blooming at a healthy pace. Here’s some rapid-fire news from the educational 3D world: … Read more
