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EIZO Expands Its Line of COTS Rugged Monitors with Three Customizable Models that Comply with MIL Standards

EIZO Rugged Solutions Inc., a provider of ruggedized graphics and video products, has released three rugged LCD monitors to join its current lineup – Talon RGD3202W (32-inch), RGD2802 (28-inch), and RGD2102W (21.5-inch). The Talon series of COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) rugged LCD monitors offers a range of sizes, screen resolutions, and feature sets for displaying highly … Read more

SES Takes Worldwide Reach to 361 million

What They Say Satellite operator SES put out its latest Monitor market research and said it is now delivering 8,265 channels worldwide, including close to 3,000 in the HD format. The reach of the firm’s technology is now 361 million households. The firm said that satellite remains the platform of choice for HD, representing nearly … Read more

Toms Review of Acer’s 175Hz 38″ Monitor

What They Say Toms Hardware has reviewed the high end curved (1800-2300mm radius) 38″ Acer Predator X38 monitor. As well as supporting up to 175Hz refresh from an IPS panel, it is claimed to have a 1ms MPRT and produces up to 450cd/m² of output. (Acer Goes Big With Three New Predator Gaming Monitors Offering … Read more

Optoma Unveils Lightning-Fast 240Hz, Low Latency UHD35 and UHD38 4K UHD Gaming and Home Entertainment Projectors 

Optoma, the No.1 4K UHD brand worldwide in projection technology,* unveiled its UHD35 and UHD38 projectors – lightning-fast, low latency 4K UHD home entertainment and gaming projectors that improve upon the popular UHD30 model. These ground-breaking projectors incorporate the latest cutting-edge TI DLP® technology to deliver incredible detail and vibrant colors with 3,600 and 4,000 … Read more

Mojo Vision Details Low-Power Chips for Augmented Reality Contact Lenses

What They Say IEEE Spectrum published an article about the work being done by a start-up, Mojo Visio of Saratoga, California, to develop imagers and processing chips for use in contact lenses. The AR lens is intended to help those with low vision by adding: zooming contrast enhancement edge detection identification. One of the challenges … Read more

Tech Data and Synnex topple Ingram with $7.2bn merger

What They Say Big news in the world of broadline distribution this week as Tech Data announced a deal to merge with Synnex in a move that would move Ingram Micro into second place globally. The two firms have combined revenues of around $57 billion, with 22,000 staff (about $2.5 million of turnover/staff member – … Read more

The “Wow” Factor is Just the Beginning (Part 2)

Yesterday, I covered the development of several types of 3D displays and today I’m moving on to look at the practical applications. Here is the link to yesterday’s article (The “Wow” Factor is Just the Beginning (Part 1)) The new generation of 3D displays offers a vast repertoire of applications designed to enhance the performance … Read more

The “Wow” Factor is Just the Beginning (Part 1)

They say a picture’s worth a thousand words. In 3D displays, it’s worth a million. The new generation of holographic displays creates an astounding effect of depth-of-view and enables the human eye to perceive vivid images unlike any ever seen in a display. Leapfrogging advances in materials, photonics, optics, and electronics have precipitated a rising … Read more