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Professor Philip Willis at the University of Bath in the UK and his colleagues published an article in the March 2015 issue of the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal titled “Taking the Pixel Out of the Picture”. This was based, in part, on an earlier 2012 article in the Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting (JVRB). … Read more
Philips Research will close its Briarcliff labs and move the operation to a technology hub in Massachusetts, the company quietly announced last October. According to a letter to staff from Philips Research head Hans-Aloys Wischmann, the move to Cambridge, Mass. will be completed by Sept. 1, 2015. The lab is part of a worldwide network … Read more
PSCo is holding a Personal Preview Event from 16-27 March for rental partners, system integrators and consultants to visit the PSCo Assessment Centre, to experience the very latest in display screen technology. A ‘must-visit’ destination for the pro AV, IT and live event channels looking for impactful display solutions, the Assessment Centre is the ideal … Read more
Beacon of Shenzen was at the show with its own booth for the second year. The first product it showed us was a 55″ UltraHD monitor that is designed as a kind of “mini video wall”. It has 12 input channels (4 x DVI, 4 x DisplayPort, 3 BNC and VGA) that can accept video … Read more
Dome had a split booth. On one, the company was showing Dome@Home solutions – PC and monitor combinations that could be calibrated and certified for diagnostic applications but which are designed for use by doctors at home. Often, they want to avoid the time loss (and sometimes cost) of going to a hospital to use … Read more
Hannstar Display’s February sales fell 35.5% month on month and 23.7% year on year to NT$1.3 billion ($41.1 million), bringing sales for the first two months of 2015 to NT$3.4 billion ($107.4 million). Hannstar’s small and medium-sized panel shipments reached 21.1 million units, a decrease of 42.4% from January, while shipments of large panels and … Read more
Microvision Inc. has released its fourth quarter and full year results, posting a wider net loss in Q4 of $3.3 million on turnover of $687,000, which compares with a net loss in the final quarter of last year of $2.4 million on turnover of $1.2 million. For the year Microvision’s net loss widened to $18.1 … Read more
We wrote quite a lot about the Barco Coronis Uniti display when it was launched. However, this was the first time that this writer has had a chance to see all the features in action. The demonstration was impressive in showing how closely Barco has worked to understand the needs of radiologists and make a … Read more
Eyevis has signed a distribution deal with Danish AV company TM Group, which will now distribute Eyevis control room products in the Nordic region, with a particular focus on Denmark. The partnership was signed at ISE 2015 and focuses mainly on products associated with command and control, such as rear projection cubes including the new … Read more
We wrote about the Analogix Nano-console at CES. Now the product is getting close to shipment. The firm was also at the show to promote the Slimport/MyDP technology, but there was no news since CES. Archos showed a variety of smartphones and tablets, with the Archos 50 Diamond being completely new to its line up. … Read more
Asus was highlighting the ZenFone 2 which was previewed at CES. The display is a 5.5″ IPS unit with FullHD resolution (a 1280 x 720 lower cost option is available), 400 cd/m² of brightness and Gorilla Glass 3. The firm was highlighting the photo features of the phone, especially the low brightness and autoHDR mode. … Read more
Glasses-free 3D is seen as the ‘holy grail’ of 3D display. The technology has several drawbacks, such as viewing ‘sweet spots’, but a team of researchers at Chengdu Technological University and Sichuan University are working on making auto-stereo 3D viable. The work revolves around the use of microsphere-lens (MSL) arrays on the display, rather than … Read more
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