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AR & the Military

What They Say The Economist ($) had an article about the way that AR is being used by the military, especially the US Army which has a big project that it calls IVAS (Integrated Visual Augmentation System) and is developing with Microsoft. The Hololens headset has been ruggedised and with a computing and battery ‘puck’ … Read more

Links Week Ending 24th September 2021

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. ‘An Invitation – A Colour the Trails Story’ | Ninja V+ & Canon EOS R5 | 8K ProRes RAW (a nice 8K video) Forecast: E Europe to reach … Read more

LG 32″ OLED Now at B&H Photo (although back-ordered)

What They Say LG has been talking about its new 27″ and 32″ inkjet printed OLED monitors using panels from JOLED for some time. Now the 32″ version is available from B&H Photo, our reference US retailer for this kind of product, although it was back-ordered when we checked. The 27″ version still seems to … Read more

Nantstudios Delivers Commercial For Luxury Car Brand Powered By Disguise 

NantStudios is a Los Angeles based industry-leading full-service production studio equipped with state-of-the-art technology to deliver traditional, broadcast and LED virtual productions. With an extensive background in film, TV, video games and commercial production, as part of their portfolio, they’ve welcomed films such as Avengers: Endgame, Deadpool 2 and one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, … Read more

Researchers Boost Red Perovskite Efficiency and Lifetime

What They Say The Ural Federal University, based in Yekaterinburg, Russia, working with scientists in China have published a paper in Advanced Functional Materials that explains how a group developed nanostructures (hemispheres) several nanometers high to improve the light extraction of perovskite LEDs. The group achieved an EQE of 21.2% and extended the lifetime by … Read more

Cobalt Digital’s 9904-UDX-4K Provided the Perfect Solution for M6’s UHD HLG to UHD SDR Conversion During UEFA European Football Championship 

Cobalt® Digital, designer and manufacturer of award-winning edge devices for live video production and master control, and a founding partner in the openGear® initiative, has announced that Groupe M6, utilized its 9904-UDX-4K openGear card including Advanced HDR by Technicolor solutions to convert UHD HLG signals to UHD SDR during the UEFA European Football Championship. Groupe … Read more

PC Monitor Shipments Remain Strong Through the First Half of 2021 But Are Expected to Moderate in the Second Half, According to IDC

Well over a year after the emergence of COVID-19 and global lockdowns, PC monitor shipments continue to show strong growth as the pandemic has drastically altered a formerly staid market. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker, worldwide shipments were just over 35 million units in the second calendar quarter … Read more

Amazon Unveils the Next Generation Kindle Paperwhite and New Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition

Amazon announced the next generation of Kindle Paperwhite with three new models: the all-new Kindle Paperwhite, the first-ever Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, and a brand-new Kindle Paperwhite Kids. For years, Kindle Paperwhite has been the most popular Kindle, and the new generation combines premium hardware, faster performance, and a redesigned user interface for a more … Read more

Amazon Upgrades Paperwhite Kindle

What They Say Amazon has updated the 2018 Kindle Paperwhite eReader to Version 5. It has a larger 6.8″ display (1430 x 1080 – 300ppi) with narrower bezels, and has more LEDs (up to 17 from 5) to give 10% more brightness (and a ‘warm light option) and longer battery life. It has a new … Read more