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AV technology company Avid says it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Israel’s Orad Hi-Tec Systems Ltd. for an estimated $60 million. Orad provides 3D real-time graphics, video servers and related asset management solutions. Avid says that the acquisition is consistent with its stated growth strategy and Avid believes it will continue to … Read more
At TSC, Jaunt VR CTO Arthur van Hoff gave a keynote address and participated in two panel discussions. In his keynote, he started by providing a nice overview of current VR headsets noting that the explosion of smartphones and the technology inside is the reason that VR applications are now poised to take off. AR … Read more
Optoma’s new short-throw DLP projector (EH451ST) can throw a 100″ image from just over 1m. It features an Eco+ mode – including an auto-power-off feature – and is ‘virtually maintenance free’. These capabilities, among others, are intended to suit the unit for use in education and small meeting/training rooms. Compatible with Crestron Roomview, Telnet, Extron … Read more
LCD TV shipments were up more than 7% worldwide last year, says IHS DisplaySearch. Developed regions exhibited improved demand, although growth slowed in emerging markets. IHS has lowered its forecast for the coming year, to just 4% growth (235 million sets), as demand falls in developed regions. The strong mature market growth of last year, … Read more
This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 19″ standard aspect ratio (5:4) category. There are 16 brands featured in the advertising with Acer, Philips and Iiyama the top three advertised brands. In France, Philips leads with Iiyama in second and Acer and Samsung in joint third. In Germany, Iiyama leads with Acer in … Read more
To give organizations more options for their unique conferencing and digital signage applications, NEC Display Solutions of America announced today the X651UHD display, a 65-inch ultra-high-definition (UHD) model delivering content at 60 Hz and four times the resolution of full HD. Integrated into the X651UHD display, the new Multi Picture Mode feature enables up to … Read more
NextVR, a technology company that captures and delivers live and on-demand virtual reality experiences with its patented software, today announced they will broadcast from RED Digital Cinema’s booth live and in virtual reality to five countries simultaneously. This will take place daily at RED’s booth #SL1517 at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference, held … Read more
Data from the Pew Research Centre shows that 24% of teenagers say that they are online ‘almost constantly’, thanks to the continuous connectivity provided by smartphones and other devices. 56% say that they use the internet several times a day. 94% of teenagers who use the internet regularly on a mobile device said that they … Read more
UK and US customers can now pre-order Apple‘s new 12″ Macbook (Apple Plugs TV, Adds a New MacBook and erm…. Shows Some Watches), which features a single USB-C port. The waiting time is drastically different, though; while US buyers have a wait of up to three days, those in the UK will have to wait … Read more
Samsung has launched the ‘Samsung Spring Hospitality TV Buy Back Programme’ in the USA, aiming to help hotels upgrade existing in-room TVs to Samsung’s newest units. On orders of 50+ TVs, placed before the end of June, Samsung will co-ordinate collection and removal of old TVs, which will be recycled or reused; and offer direct … Read more
Adflow Networks’ signage will be launched in 30 of Dash In Food Stores’ locations, in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, through to 2016. Dash In wanted to eliminate static signage in favour of digital units. Six screens – a combination of 47″ and 55″ models – will be installed in each store. They will have 1920 … Read more
Black Box was making ready for UltraHD transmission, with three new products for broadcast and post-production. First was the Agility IP-based KVM switching and extending system; this features ‘lossless’ signal management for point-to-point extension, multicasting, single-target sharing and KVM switching over a LAN. UltraHD video signals will be able to be added to existing deployments, … Read more
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