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Moonshots and the Digital Age

This week past, marked the 50th (golden) anniversary of humanity’s first venture beyond our home planet with the successful landing of Apollo 11 on the surface of the moon, and the safe return of its precious human cargo – (along with a sack of rocks.) For many, that single human achievement defines the 20th century … Read more

Driving K12 Innovation: Tech Enablers

The 2019 K12 Driving Innovation: Tech Enablers report, after multiple rounds of Delphi-like voting by expert panelists, has a lot to say about innovation-enabling factors specific to the educational marketplace. According to the report, tech enablers “are supporting tools that smooth the way to more expansive opportunities and solutions in education”. Personally, I have an … Read more

Hayden Planetarium and Christie Lead the Way to HDR Domed Solutions

The New York-based American Museum of Natural History, where the famous Hayden Planetarium is housed, held a press event on July 17 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, along with the 150th anniversary of the founding of the museum. If you have never been there, you need to if in … Read more

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Swaying Casino Gaming Market

Arizton’s recent research report on casino gaming equipment market provides comprehensive industry analysis, trend forecasts, and competitive analysis. The research study segments the market by demand type (new/expansionary and replacement), products (slot machine, gaming tablets, VLTs, video poker machines, gaming chips, and others), class type (class II machines, class III, and others), lottery machines (installed … Read more

Barco Release First Half Results

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Barco (Euronext: BAR; Reuters: BARBt.BR; Bloomberg: BAR BB) announced results for the six month period ended 30 June 2019. First half 2019 financial highlights – Incoming orders at 533.8 million euro (+7.5%; at constant currencies +4.1%) – Sales at 496.4 million euro (+8.3%; at constant currencies +4.5%) – EBITDA of 67.6 million euro (+16.1 million … Read more

NEC Demonstrates Live 8K Video Transmission Over 5G in France

NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced the successful transmission of live 8K video using 5G at an international tennis tournament recently held in Paris, France. This demonstration was carried out in cooperation with France’s largest television station, France Télévisions, and 8K broadcasting equipment manufacturers. In this demonstration, NEC’s “VC-8900” 8K material transmission encoder, which utilizes … Read more