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The New Generation High-Brightness Barco UniSee Completes Barco’s LCD Video Wall Portfolio Renewal

Barco, a world leader in professional visualization and collaboration solutions, introduces the next generation of its successful high-brightness Barco UniSee LCD video wall. This is the last step in the full LCD video wall portfolio renewal, after the introduction of the new Barco UniSee 500, OverView KVD-5521C and OverView LVD-5521C. This new generation builds on … Read more

Tablets and Chromebooks Expected to See Continued Growth in 2021 While the Long-Term Outlook Presents Challenges, According to IDC

The COVID-19 pandemic had a positive impact on the tablet market in 2020 as consumers, businesses, and schools sought tablets to stay connected, entertained, or productive. According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, shipments of tablets are expected to grow 1.8% in 2021 following the … Read more

GTC Releases White Paper on Silver screens for Lasers.

What They Say GTC Industries based in Mumbai, India, (Galalite Screens) sent us a white paper that explains its screen technology that is intended to minimise speckle and optimise image quality in 2D and 3D when the screens are used with laser projectors. WhitePape_r-_Lensray_Technology_and_Mirage_XDL_1.2.pdf What We Think The white paper is not the most detailed … Read more

Kopin Corporation Produces World’s First 35,000-nit HDR Green OLED Microdisplay

Kopin® Corporation, a leading developer and provider of high-resolution microdisplays, display subassemblies and systems for defense, enterprise, industrial, consumer and medical products announced it has produced the world’s first ultrahigh-brightness (> 35,000 nits), high-dynamic-range (HDR), green Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) microdisplay on silicon, designed for high-performance Augmented Reality (AR) applications. This superbright HDR 1”-diagonal … Read more

Greatest Hits of the 70s

What They Say DSCC’s Bob O’Brien published the Editor’s Notes from the DSCC Weekly Review as a blog post. He considered the cost reduction pressures, particularly the development of the Chinese economy, on the world economy and especially on TV pricing. He points out that there is a US government statistic that tracks TV prices … Read more

Compressing Optical Space Again

What They Say We reported yesterday on new spaceplates which can compress optical paths by reducing the space needed between lenses. (Ottawa researchers develop ‘barrel-eliminating’ optical element) What We Think It was only after posting yesterday’s article that I had a ‘Doh!’ moment when I realised that the technology could be a real boost for … Read more

Leitners Selects Plastic Logic Display For New Hybrid Smartwatch

Plastic Logic, a leader in the design and manufacture of flexible, glass-free electrophoretic displays (EPDs), is providing innovative e-paper display technology for a new hybrid smartwatch from Czech Republic-based start-up, Leitners. Leitners’ Ad Maiora hybrid smartwatch combines the connected features of a smartwatch with the aesthetics and timekeeping mechanisms of a traditional analogue watch. Unlike … Read more