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Links Week Ending 10th 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. Samsung reveals plans to develop 576MP smartphone sensor by 2025 Acer Announce Nitro XV272U KF with 1440p and 300Hz Refresh Rate (also on video here) Universal Display Corporation … Read more

 ViewSonic Announces Exclusive Partnership with Pantone, “ColorPro Talks – The Power of Colour”

What They Say ViewSonic is holding live and virtual events to talk about its ColorPro monitors with Pantone. The event in London will take place on 9th September, with a broadcast event on the 19th. What We Think I was really disappointed – I got an invite to this event and was really looking forward … Read more

ViewSonic Announces Exclusive Partnership with Pantone, “ColorPro Talks – The Power of Colour”

ViewSonic [i], a leading global provider of visual solutions, and Pantone®, the world-leading authority on colour, have partnered up to launch a series of events titled ColorPro™ Talks – The Power of Colour. This exclusive collaboration will feature industry experts and colour specialists who will share insights into the importance of colour, light, and contrast … Read more

Roku to Launch its Players in Germany

What They Say Reuters reports that Roku is planning to to launch its streaming technology in Germany to compete with Amazon Fire TV stick and Google Chromecast. What We Think Of course, its streaming sticks are the first stage in supporting a market but the aim of Roku must be to eventually also enable its … Read more

Google’s New AI Photo Upscaling Tech is Jaw-Dropping

What They Say PetaPixel reported on some very clever software technology from Google that is capable of dramatically improving low resolution images. The technique is called SR3 or ‘Super-Resolution via Repeated Refinement’. Google said: “SR3 is a super-resolution diffusion model that takes as input a low-resolution image, and builds a corresponding high resolution image from … Read more

ATSC Awards Interdigital’s Stein With Highest Technical Honor

ATSC’s 2021 Lechner Award recipient is Alan Stein, Vice President of Technology, in the CTO office of InterDigital. He holds 16 granted patents in the field of digital video and currently heads InterDigital’s Visual Standards Team, where he manages a global team of senior technology experts who participate in major video standards organizations. Alan Stein … Read more

ATSC NextGen Conference Hails New Deployments and Business Opportunities

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) conducted its first face-to-face event since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, recenty at the Reagan International Commerce Center in Washington, DC. ATSC worked closely with the Reagan Center to ensure that health and safety protocols were in place in accordance with the latest information from federal and local … Read more

Barco Expands its Laser Portfolio with Two RGB Projectors

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Barco, the global technology manufacturer and visualization innovator, has expanded its laser projection portfolio with a pair of state-of-the-art RGB projectors. Designed to enable impactful experiences in the theme park industry, the XDM and XDX exceed all expectations with stunning Rec. 2020 colors, native 4K resolution and remarkable performances. From Hollywood to theme parks “With … Read more