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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

Absen to Launch Aurora Series, the New Ultra-high Brightness LED Display

Leading international LED manufacturer Absen announced a brand-new LED display series designed to be used in medium to large DOOH installations. Boasting a 10,000-nit brightness, and with a 1280mm x 960mm standard panel size and 3 other optional sizes, the six new models of the Aurora Series are designed to create unmissable displays. Weighing only … Read more

Samsung To Boost Foldable, but LG still Hesitating on Smartphones

What They Say Nikkei reported that Samsung wants to boost the sales level of its folding smartphones to around the level of its Note series of smartphones at over 10 million handsets per year. It is reported to be developing a double-folding model that might be available at the end end of this year. Nikkei … Read more

Renesas Fire Adds to Chip Woes

What They Say Renesas has suffered a fire at is plant in Naka, (located in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture). The damage was limited to around 5% of the clean room area, and the plant’s 300mm wafer line has stopped production. There is no date set, yet for resumption. The 200mm line is continuing in production. What … Read more

Pollen in a Display

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What They Say Klaus Wammes, the CEO of Wammes and Partner, GmbH, posted a picture of pollen found in a flat panel display. He pointed out that exposed to any moisture, there is a potential for growth! What We Think The image is a good one. It’s quite a few years since I watched a … Read more

DVDO H.264/265 Encoder / Decoder Simplify Real-Time Visual Communication

DVDO®, leveraging over two decades of award-winning Pro AV video and data connectivity leadership, introduced DVDO-H264/5-Encoder and DVDO-H264/5-Decoder, designed to convert Full HD 1080p video from any HDMI source into high-quality H.264/5 streams over IP for use in video walls, matrices, and live broadcasts. “Our H.264/265 encoders and decoders turn high definition video into efficient … Read more

8K At The HPA Tech Retreat

The annual Hollywood Professional Association Technology Retreat is right up there with my favorite conferences. In fact, it might be at the top of the list, as the event always attracts top-notch presenters armed with meaty topics that span the range from image and audio acquisition and production to displays, media distribution, archiving, and business/economics/markets … Read more

The Institute of Helicopter Technology Takes a Next Step in Boosting its Helicopter Simulator Training with Barco 4K Visuals

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The institute of Helicopter Technology, part of the Aerospace and Geodesy Department at Technical University of Munich, recently took their helicopter simulation environment offering to a whole new level, upgrading their BO 105 helicopter with the latest cutting edge technology from Barco. project: syntropy was responsible for the upgrading on contract by ESG Elektroniksystem- und … Read more