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Google Patents Back to the Future Technology

A patent awarded to Google has the potential to turn walls into screens. The patent outlines a projection system that can display images on a wall covered with photo-reactive paint. A beam of light from a projector would react with the paint to change the scene displayed – and, like E Ink, the image would … Read more

Gartner Revises Semiconductor Growth Downwards

Semiconductor revenue will rise to $354 billion, says Gartner. While this is a 4% climb, it is lower than the 5.4% increase predicted in Q4’14. The semiconductor industry is increasingly concerned about revenue growth this year. System suppliers are beginning to tackle problems stemming from local currency depreciation, relative to the US dollar; excess inventories; … Read more

Sony Narrows Loss Forecast

Sony has revised its outlook for this year and narrowed its net loss forecast to ¥126 billion ($1 billion) from ¥170 billion ($1.4 billion) predicted in February, while turnover is now expected to be ¥8.2 trillion ($68.3 billion), 2.5% higher than February’s forecast of ¥8 trillion ($66.6 billion). The company has raised its outlook primarily … Read more

OTT Demand Rises for Quality OTT Experience

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

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

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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

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

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)

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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

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