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EU to Review Regulation of Digital Services

Broadcast and Distribution – The new EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Guenther Oettinger has stated recently that he was looking at creating a single, cross-border market for telecoms, online commerce and internet services.  The report was first published by the Wall Street Journal and goes on to say that the commissioner will work on a strategy to create … Read more

IHS Releases OLED TV Forecast

OLED/Market Forecast – IHS has published a report on the potential of the OLED TV market, examining the current situation and likely development paths. The market forecast covers the period from 2014 to 2023. The analyst sees the current position of the OLED TV market in a pre-market  phase as only LG has the capacity and commitment to … Read more

Trends and Curious Observations in the Simulation Industry

Training & Simulation – I have been at the I/ITSEC trade show all week – the big North American event focused on the training and simulation market. Since I attend a broad array of industry events, it was interesting to see how the simulation market is leading in some areas and lagging in others. The display … Read more

NEC Display’s New Ultra-Short-Throw Projectors for Schools and Businesses

Projectors – Today’s schools face a multitude of challenges – from investing in the latest education technology for the classroom (global spending reached $13-billion in 2013, according to FutureSource Consulting), to keeping up with government policies and economic forces, to managing tight budgets.  Likewise, businesses desire greater collaboration with stakeholders to derive competitive advantages. By 2018, … Read more

Barco Refocuses on Projection for Simulation Market

Simulation & Training – Barco was at I/ITSEC 2014 to show off simulation-related technology and equipment, but its pending divestiture of its simulation business was clearly on the minds of booth personnel. For those who may have missed this announcement last September 29, Barco said it will sell its Defense & Aerospace Division to US-based Esterline Corporation (Bellevue, … Read more

Jaunt Developing a Camera that Records 360° Imagery in 3D

aCamera – A prototype camera is under development at Jaunt Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) that can record 360 degree stereoscopic imagery. The prototype uses 14 high definition, 60 fps GoPro cameras to make left and right eye spherical stereo images. One of the challenges in creating such a panoramic image is to stitch the images together matching gain … Read more