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OTT Demand Rises for Quality OTT Experience

April 23, 2015 by Tom Allen

According to OTT video optimisation company Conviva, the challenges to building a sustainable OTT service are rising. It is no longer enough to simply have a video play – the demand for quality is also rising. Encouragingly, Conviva’s Viewer Experience report has found that picture fidelity is rising (up 30% in 2014), with a corresponding … Read more

Santikos Theatres outfits new Casa Blanca Theatre with Barco laser projection

April 22, 2015 by Helen Vince

Barco, the worldwide market share leader in digital cinema, is again the laser projector of choice for Santikos Theatres, which has selected the flagship model of Barco laser for the new Casa Blanca Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. As the first laser projector customer for Barco in North America, Santikos is expanding its laser footprint … Read more

The Scanify Hand-Held 3D Scanner

April 22, 2015 by Arthur Berman

The Fuel-3D (Oxfordshire, UK) 3D scanning system is based on technology developed by Professor Ron Daniel at Oxford University. The company raised over $300,000 in 2013 with a Kickstarter campaign. The scanner was originally developed for medical imaging applications. Since then, Fuel-3D has raised millions in private investment while the company mission has evolved to … Read more

Only 18% of U.S. Consumers Plan to Purchase a Wearable Device, Despite Brisk Apple Watch Pre-Sales

April 22, 2015 by Helen Vince

According to findings released today from Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group (CG,www.carlisleandgallagher.com), a business and technology consulting firm exclusively focused on the financial services industry, U.S. consumers are in no rush to purchase a wearable device and future adoption of the technology will be driven by attractiveness, alerts and payments functionality. “While wearables are a … Read more

NEC Display Solutions Announces Latest Laser Projector ‘Game Changer’ for Digital Cinema

April 22, 2015 by Helen Vince

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, today announced July 2015 availability of the latest addition to its digital cinema laser projector lineup, the NC1201L Digital Cinema Projector, targeted to modest theaters. As part of NEC’s Digital Cinema Projector Series, the NC1201L projector provides 14-ft. L (using … Read more

Large Displays and the Education Market (2)

December 21, 2022April 22, 2015 by Len Scrogan

In last month’s article, Large Displays and the Education Market (1), I suggested some surprising trends visible at the first three ed-tech conferences of the season: that interactive large displays outpaced the number of booths featuring interactive whiteboards; that booths featuring large display solutions outnumbered projector company booths; and that Interactive large displays were being … Read more

Mobile Panel Prices Fall, but Demand to Rise

April 22, 2015 by Tom Allen

Through to the end of April, panel makers are experiencing price declines of around 1% in most applications, IHS DisplaySearch data shows. Larger notebook PC brands continue to adjust inventories in April; both panel and set inventories are slightly above normal, especially in Europe due to the weak euro. Set price increases are being considered … Read more

WOLEDs Will Dominate Large Displays for Five Years

December 21, 2022April 22, 2015 by Tom Allen

UBI Research has published a report on the state of the white OLED (WOLED) industry. WOLEDs, with colour filters, are commonly used in OLED TVs, as they are easier to mass-produce than the RGB OLEDs used in smaller displays such as smartphones. The additional costs to improve RGB OLED displays at large sizes would make … Read more

NEC Encoder Used in Terrestrial Trial

April 22, 2015 by Tom Allen

NEC has trialled UltraHD terrestrial broadcasting with Chilevisión, a commercial TV station in Chile. Chilevisión used NEC’s HEVC encoder (VC-8150) in the trial, sending live UltraHD transmissions to the press and VIP rooms of the Vina del Mar music festival in February.

Epson Takes First Place Projector Spot – Again

April 22, 2015 by Tom Allen

Futuresource has named Epson as the world’s number one projector manufacturer for the 14th year in a row. The company was found to have the market’s highest share of 500+ lumen models.

SID Analyses Touch Technologies at Display Week 2015

April 22, 2015 by Bob Raikes

SID, IHS Market Focus Conference Analyzes the Changing Landscape of Traditional Touch Technologies and Applications at Display Week 2015 The Society for Information Display (SID), in collaboration with IHS, today announced the final program for its Market Focus Conference on Touch, part of the Business Track being held during Display Week 2015 at the San … Read more

Huawei Names Western Europe President

April 22, 2015 by Helen Vince

Huawei has appointed Vincent Pang as president of its business in Western Europe, replacing Kevin Tao who has held the position for four years. Pang’s most recent role at Huawei was president of global sales and key accounts, having also previously held the job of vice president of Western Europe.