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B&B and CJ 4Dplex Expand Partnership to Bring Additional 5 ScreenX Auditoriums, Totaling the Footprint to 7 Locations Across the U.S.

August 26, 2019 by Artem Alekseenko

PLEX (www.cj4dx.com), the world’s leading cinema technology company, with B&B Theatres, announced the extension of their partnership to bring an additional five ScreenX auditoriums across the U.S., totaling seven with B&B Theatres by 2020. CJ 4DPLEX and B&B Theatres partnered in 2018 to introduce the largest ScreenX system in the world, a screen that is … Read more

Philips Moving on with Second Generation HDMI Monitor (TV)

August 26, 2019 by Bob Raikes

The life of a display industry observer and analyst can involve some slightly surprising interests and events. This year, for the first time, I attended the annual gaming jamboree that is Gamescom in Cologne – an event that was expected to attract 430,000 dedicated gamers. I was grateful that I could attend on the press … Read more

Procurement Sparring: When Ed-Tech Vendors and Educators Disagree

August 25, 2019 by Len Scrogan

Last month (see The Ed-Tech Procurement Dance) we took a look at some interesting research presented at this year’s ISTE ed tech conference. The annual ISTE conference, the largest ed-tech conference in the U.S., was held this summer in Philadelphia, with over 20,000 in attendance and more than 500+ companies exhibiting their wares. The study, … Read more

MiniLED and MicroLEDs at Touch Taiwan

August 25, 2019 by Chris Chinnock

At least three companies will be at Touch Taiwan to showcase new miniLED and microLED devices: AUO, Innolux and Lextar. Here’s a summary of what each expects to show. Most of the miniLED activity is focused on backlights for improved performance or direct-view applications, while the microLED efforts are direct-view displays. AUO says they will … Read more

Ssimwave Shows Support For Dolby Vision At IBC2019

August 23, 2019 by Artem Alekseenko

At IBC2019 September 13-17 in Amsterdam, SSIMWAVE® will be demonstrating publicly for the first time its unique capability to inspect Dolby Vision™ enabled content for file-based streaming environments. At its stand (Hall 1.B13), SSIMWAVE will show how its SSIMPLUS® VOD Monitor Inspector provides full-reference SSIMPLUS viewer scores of Dolby Vision source and output files. VOD … Read more

Optoma’s 4K UHD LED Home Projector Just Got Smarter

August 23, 2019 by Artem Alekseenko

Homeowners can get an even smarter 4K UHD projection experience with a whole raft of apps to stream music, movies, TV shows and clips now available on the Optoma UHL55 LED projector. Already boasting Alexa and Google Assistant voice control, apps now available on the model include YouTube, Netflix, Spotify, Tidal, Deezer, SoundCloud, TED, Amazon … Read more

Strategy Analytics: US Smartphone Replacement Lengthens to 33 Months Despite Strong Interest In 5G

August 23, 2019 by Artem Alekseenko

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, the average Apple smartphone has been active for 18 months and 16.5 months for Samsung. 1 in 5 Caucasians plan to keep their phones for 3 years or more while Baby Boomers increasingly are delaying their smartphone purchase for 3 years+. Strategy Analytics consumer insights team developed … Read more

Nanosys Signs Exclusive License Agreement for Control of Yissum Quantum Dot Patent Portfolio

August 23, 2019 by Artem Alekseenko

Nanosys, the Quantum Dot company, announced that it has signed an exclusive license agreement with Yissum, the Technology Transfer Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for a worldwide patent portfolio related to Quantum Dot technology. Under the terms of the agreement, Yissum will grant Nanosys an exclusive, worldwide, sub-licensable, royalty-bearing license to its patented … Read more

Preliminary Agenda Released for the 2019 Light Field and Holographic Display Summit

August 22, 2019 by Artem Alekseenko

This two-day event will focus on the latest developments in the light field and holographic ecosystem – from capture to display. The preliminary agenda can be viewed at: http://www.displaysummit.com/2019-light-field-and-holographic-display-summit/. Hosted at CableLabs, the R&D arm of the international cable industry, attendees will be able to get a tour of the facility and see special demos … Read more

Corning Astra Glass Chosen for CCPD’s Oxide-LCD Line

August 22, 2019 by Artem Alekseenko

Corning Incorporated announced the selection of Corning® Astra™ Glass by Chengdu CEC Panda Display Technology Co., Ltd., (CCPD) for its line of oxide-TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) panels used primarily for high-performance, large-size TVs and monitors. Corning was named majority display glass supplier for CCPD’s Oxide-LCD panels. “Corning is pleased to work alongside CCPD to … Read more

ROE Visual Selected By Creative Technology To Supply NNP LED Platform

August 22, 2019 by Artem Alekseenko

Creative Technology have selected the ROE Visual Sapphire platform to expand their rental inventories with a NNP LED system. After a thorough selection process, the Sapphire platform was chosen as the best performing product. Creative Technology (CT) is one of the world’s leading suppliers of specialist Audio Visual equipment to the sports, corporate, exhibition and … Read more

Play, Capture, Share: Meet the New Galaxy A50s and A30s

August 22, 2019 by Artem Alekseenko

Samsung Electronics unveiled the new Galaxy A50s and A30s, introducing a new contemporary look with improved innovations. Made for those who want to capture and share their experiences instantaneously, the Galaxy A50s and Galaxy A30s deliver the performance you need for the Era of Live. With a versatile camera, an uninterrupted infinity display and long-lasting … Read more