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Auto Company’s Virtual Reality Center Upgraded With Christie 4K Projectors

One of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers chose Christie’s 4K 3D high frame rate (HFR) projection technology to modernize its 240-square-foot HD glass powerwall at the company’s Vehicle Engineering Center. The upgrade comprises two blended Christie Mirage 4K25 3DLP 4K 3D projectors with Christie Twist and Christie AutoCal for automated blending and alignment for high … Read more

Christie Updates GM’s Experience Centre Video Wall

Christie projectors have been chosen to modernise a video wall at GM’s Vehicle Engineering Centre. The upgrade, replacing nine non-Christie projectors, uses two Mirage 4K25 projectors, using Christie Twist and AutoCal for automatic blending and alignment at 120Hz. Two Christie Spyder X20 processors were also used in the installation. The video wall is 22.3m².

Asus Leaves Android Behind

Apps cannot be installed on the Vivowatch, unlike Android Wear devices, because it lacks a mobile processorAsus has launched its Vivowatch (Asus Claims 10-Day Smartwatch Battery) in Taiwan, with its own ‘Kood’ OS. Kood is said to have lower power requirements than Android Wear, leading to a longer life for the 123mAh battery (Asus’ Zenwatch … Read more

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 19

The 78XT920 is a new TV for the Chinese market, from Hisense. The LCD set is 78″, with UltraHD resolution, local dimming (between 240 and 288 zones) and an ‘expanded’ colour gamut’. It is on sale now, for CNY45,500 ($7,330). An ultra-light laptop, the LaVie Z, was introduced at CES 2015 by Lenovo (Too Much … Read more

Tianma Introduces Two New High Brightness Daylight Readable LCDs With Touch Panels

Leading LCD supplier Tianma Microelectronics USA has introduced two new TFT LCDs with high brightness LED backlights for use in marine, aviation, HMI and other outdoor applications requiring outstanding readability in direct sunlight. Available in 4.3″ and 7.0″ diagonal sizes, the modules feature high intensity backlight design with high luminance, high resolution, and low power … Read more

Display is Apple Watch’s Most Expensive Component

IHS estimates that the components of the Apple Watch (Sport edition) are $81.20 (New Apple Watch Has Lowest Ratio of Hardware Costs to Retail Price, IHS Teardown Reveals). The total cost of the product is estimated at $83.70, including production. The value was arrived at after a teardown, which valued the flexible OLED display – … Read more

Toshiba Notebook Storage Expands

Toshiba’s new Portege Z30-B and Tecra Z40-B notebooks expand users’ options for RAM and storage. All four new models run on Intel Broadwell processors. These enable longer battery life – up to 13.5 hours on the Z30-B units and 10.5 hours on the Z40-B. The Z30-B-11T and Z30-B-11V are 13.3″, with anti-glare displays (1920 x … Read more