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BenQ Creates New Business Development Manager

Andre Hoock has been named as business development manager at BenQ Germany. This is a new position created to help BenQ expand its presence in the digital signage and education sectors, with an emphasis on business projectors and large format displays. Hoock joins the company from Epson, where he most recently served as key account … Read more

AG Neovo Shrinks (But Expands) TX Display Line

The TX line of multitouch, narrow-bezel displays from AG Neovo has grown with the introduction of 15″, 17″ and 19″ models (TX-15, TX-17 and TX-19). Joining the 22″ TX-22 (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 27), these new models feature 10-point procap touch and edge-to-edge glass. Each display has a metal chassis and rugged design. The … Read more

Barco Unifies Radiology Workflows

Barco has designed its new Coronis medical display specifically for both PACS and breat imaging. The Coronis Uniti (MDMC-12133) is apparently the first diagnostic display to be developed with these features in mind, to unify radiologists’ workflows. A recent study by The MarkeTech Group showed that radiologists believe higher image quality, a more efficient workflow … Read more

BenQ Brings Short-Throw to Triple-Flash Projector

BenQ’s TH682ST projector is a short-throw version of the TH681 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 8). Able to be placed on a wall, floor or ceiling, the 1DLP projector can throw a 100″ image from 1.5m away. As a DLP unit, the TH682ST features TI’s BrilliantColor technology, producing 10-bit colour images. It also shares the … Read more

Caltron Boosts 12″ Resolution

Caltron’s new 12.1″ open-frame monitor has a higher resolution than the company regularly builds into this size class. Caltron’s normal 12.1″ displays have 800 x 600 resolution; however, the LWT-1212O features 1280 x 800, as well as wider viewing angles (176 deg ). Designed for applications such as instrumentation panels, control panels, kiosks, ATMs and … Read more

Canon’s New Flagship Supports Flexible Installation

Canon’s Realis WUX6000, an LCoS projector, is an installation model with a new image processing engine. The component enables multiple video and computer signals to be displayed with deep blacks and ‘virtually blur-free’ movement, the company says. There are also multiple modes to be used: 7 pre-set image modes, 9 colour adjustment modes and 10 … Read more

Infocus Avoids Image Distortion

Infocus’ new entry-level DLP projectors – the IN118HDA, IN118HDSTA and IN2128HDA – feature the same aspect ratio (16:9) as today’s common consumer displays. The company made this decision to minimise the distortion of projected images. All three projectors feature an Eco Blanking mode, enabling a user to dim the image to divert attention. Lamp life … Read more

Fraunhofer’s Laser Scans From 30m

A 3D laser scanner, based on the human eye, has been developed by three different Fraunhofer Institutes. The system can focus on key sections of an image and capture them with a high resolution. It delivers ‘high-quality’ 3D information in real-time, over distances of up to 30m. A MEMS scanning technology is the key hardware … Read more

Through the Combining Glass

An experimental display, using semi-transparent mirrors, has the potential to enable interaction with a wide variety of objects. Developed by the University of Bristol’s Department of Computer Science (DCS), the ‘combining glass’ uses optical combiners and relies on a mirror’s ability to map a reflection to a single unique point behind the mirror – independently … Read more