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Display Week 2015 Business Conference to Center on Boosting Profitability SID and IHS tap industry leaders to examine key questions around existing and emerging technologies, consumer demands and financial success factors The Society for Information Display (SID), in collaboration with IHS Technology, today announced the final schedule of topics and speakers for its annual Business … Read more
Simon Lucey, an Associate Research Professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA) along with colleagues Surya Singh and Kit Hamm of the University of Queensland are developing a technology that uses a smartphone’s camera and accelerometers to measure physical objects in 3D space. It is claimed that the system can be … Read more
Wearality Corporation, a Silicon Valley start-up, has started a Kickstarter campaign to raise $100,000 to finance production of its head-mounted Virtual Reality (VR) system called the Wearality Sky. As of April 8th, the company has pledges for $23,907 from 266 backers, with 26 days left on its campaign. Since the Kickstarter campaign is only a … Read more
West Marine, a boating and accessories retailer in the USA with more than 300 stores, has deployed custom-built kiosks from DT Research in locations across the country. The kiosks can be used to access a listing of more than 75,000 products, as well as for wayfinding. The SA3000 media player, combined with a 24″ touchscreen, … Read more
Digital connectivity solutions provider Gefen has announced the availability of its newest 4K Ultra HD matrix switcher. The Gefen ToolBox 4K Ultra HD 8×8 Matrix (GTB-HD4k2k-848-BLK) is a compact, lightweight and surface-mountable alternative to rack-mounted matrix switchers. This HDCP-compliant matrix routes eight 4K Ultra HD sources to any eight displays with HDMI inputs. Resolutions up … Read more
Planar Systems, Inc. (PLNR), a global leader in display and digital signage technology, has unveiled the Planar® RA-Series™ of narrow bezel LCD displays, a new family of tiled video wall displays, optimized for demanding 24×7 applications in high-ambient-light environments. Offered in 49” and 55”, Planar RA-Series high-performance LCD video wall displays have a tiled bezel-to-bezel … Read more
AU Optronics (AUO) saw sales in March climb 22.7% month on month and 2.3% year on year to NT$34.8 billion ($1.1 billion), bringing sales in the first quarter of the year to NT$95.3 billion ($3 billion), down 9.6% from the previous quarter and up by 1.6% from the same period of last year. AUO’s large … Read more
Epson has announced the launch of a new range of portable, high-quality projectors with enhanced connectivity and networking features. The projectors are ideal for use in meeting rooms and classrooms and can also be used as a high-quality, affordable option in the home office. This new range of portable projectors (EB-S27, EB-X27, EB-W29, EB-98H, EB-945H, … Read more
Aymar de LencquesaingEric CadorFollowing the recent realignment of its business groups and geographies, Lenovo has named new leaders for North America and EMEA. Aymar de Lencquesaing, currently president of EMEA, has been named president of Lenovo North America. He joined Lenovo in 2013 to lead the company’s drive in the mobile space in EMEA, being … Read more
Canon Inc. announced today the development of XF-AVC, a new proprietary video format for the efficient recording of high-image-quality 4K, 2K and HD video footage. Mainly targeting professional-use 4K video camcorders, XF-AVC will deliver enhanced workflows across various stages of the production process, from shooting to editing. In recent years, the widespread use of digital … Read more
The DP-V2410 is a 24″ LCD reference display from Canon, with the ability to display both ‘more pixels’ and ‘better pixels’. Canon built the monitor for use on-set and on-location in both broadcast and cinema production. It can be used for quality control; focusing and exposure confirmation; and colour management and grading. The DP-V2410 has … Read more
Acer has won five Red Dot design awards, four of which are for the company’s notebooks. The Aspire Switch 12, Travelmate P645, Aspire R13 and Aspire V Nitro were honoured, as well as the Revo One RL85 mini-PC.
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