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The focus at Vivitek was less on products and more on applications. Large venue and education projectors are showing the most growth, while the portable Qumi series is growing at a slower rate; this range will be refreshed in the middle of the year. Despite the application focus, new products were introduced. First among them … Read more
Optoma was not introducing many new display products, but did have an impressive panoramic projector prototype. The unnamed model had an ultra-short throw ratio, pure laser light source and a 21:9 aspect ratio, producing a very wide image. An IR curtain module was used to enable 10-point touch. Next to the laser projector was the … Read more
Laser projection is a big part of what Sony does in the B2B space these days; 40% of the company’s B2B range uses a laser light source. Business director Damien Weissenburger also said that Sony now holds a 65% market share in the UltraHD (and higher) laser market. The VPL-FHZ65 and VPL-FHZ60 are extensions to … Read more
Epson emphasised its support network with Coverplus 365: the next generation of its service programme. Installation customers signing up to Coverplus will be able to contact trained Epson employees for support at all stages, from pre-sales to installation. Customers will also have access to back-up units, depending on the scale of the installation. Paul White, … Read more
3M Touch was showing its latest 55″ procap touch monitor being used as a tabletop. The sensor technology is metal mesh (presumably 3M’s own – Man. Ed.) and can support up to 80 touches. That makes it ideal, 3M told us, for multi-user and collaboration applications. The speed for up to 20 touches is said … Read more
The latest mobile analytic report form Citrix shows some interesting trends for the mobile space, with a focus on the use of smartphones in the consumer as well as the enterprise markets. The report says that the BYOD trend is leading to more use of private smartphones in the enterprise markets, with all the results … Read more
The HDBaseT Alliance, the cross-industry group tasked with promoting and advancing HDBaseT technology, announced that the Compliance Test Specification for Spec 2.0 of the HDBaseT standard (CTS 2.0) has been issued and is available for members. CTS 2.0 allows for the testing and certification of products according to Spec 2.0 of the HDBaseT standard. Spec … Read more
Innolux Corporation posted a net profit in Q4 of NT$11.2 billion ($355.7 million) on turnover of NT$114.9 billion ($3.6 billion), which compares with a net loss in Q4 of the previous year of NT$1.3 billion ($41.2 million) on turnover of NT$97.2 billion ($3 billion). For the year, Innolux recorded a net profit of NT$21.6 billion … Read more
LCOS microdisplays are typically used for display applications like projectors, which is not necessarily a high growth market. At Photonics West, Jasper Display Corp. announced a co-operation agreement with CamOptics Ltd. a start-up technology company. The target of the co-operation is the development and sales of wavelength selective switches (WSS) for the telecommunication market. In … Read more
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, today announced the release of the new HbbTV 2.0 specification. HbbTV 2.0 paves the way for a new wave of consumer TV services based on advances including companion device … Read more
Jasper Display Corp. will demonstrate its latest products and developmental technologies at Booth No. Hall D North 4007B at 2015 Photonics West, from February 10 to February 12, 2015. Jasper Display Corp. will demonstrate its JD4704 Q4K70 microdisplay in a full color projector system, its holographic JD8714 in a phase aligned configuration, its µLED module … Read more
While LG’s stand was very large, there were only a few new products. We were extremely glad to see that the company’s massive 3D video wall didn’t make an appearance this year – it always caused a traffic jam at the front of the hall! Like Samsung, LG was showing a flat version of its … Read more
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