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Epson Unveils Most Advanced Pro Cinema 4K PRO-UHD² Projector to Date

Epson, the number one projector manufacturer in the world1 today, announced its most advanced 4K home theater projector to date – the Pro Cinema 6050UB 4K PRO-UHD®2 – designed to deliver an immersive 4K experience. Engineered for the discerning home theater enthusiast, the Pro Cinema 6050UB offers 2,600 lumens of equal color and white brightness3, … Read more

A Couple of Things I’ll Be Looking for at SID

Next week is the annual get-together of the technologists of the display industry in the US, at the annual SID Display Week in San Jose, California. I’ll be there, and there are a couple of things that I will particularly looking for. The first is dual cell LCD technology. I’ve been writing about this for … Read more

ZTE Launches the First 5G Smartphone in China

ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major global provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, held the first 5G smartphone launch event in China, announcing the ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G. ZTE also demonstrated the 5G flagship smartphone on live with the 5G network, providing an exponentially improved mobile connected … Read more

65-inch & Larger TV Display – Ready for Strong Growth

Massive LCD capacity is coming into production in the next three years optimized for 65-inch and 75-inch TV. Most of the capacity is coming from 10.5 Gen fabs especially from China. There is a race for revenue and profit growth as competition is accelerating and price pressure is increasing. Higher resolution and high performance capabilities … Read more

Radiant Vision Systems Introduces New ProMetric Y43 Imaging Photometer with 43-Megapixel CCD

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of image-based light and color measurement systems, announces a new 43-megapixel CCD imaging system as part of its line of ProMetric® imaging photometers. The ProMetric Y43 Imaging Photometer provides extremely high CCD resolution to enable advanced measurement capability for display and consumer electronics manufacturers. The Y43 complements the Y2, … Read more

Presentation on Transparent Holographic Components for Augmented Reality Applications

Augmented Reality, blending the real world with an augmented world, requires highly advanced optics that challenge even seasoned engineers. Consumers want smart glasses and wearables to be compact, lightweight and stylish, leaving little room for conventional optics. The same can be said for vehicular Head Up Displays where reduced volumes and flexible package designs are … Read more

Philips Professional Display Solutions Wins Best Commercial Installation Project of The Year Award

The award recognises the exciting digital signage installation that brought the museum of the National Bank of Belgium into the future – from its rich heritage dating back to 1850, future-proofing it for tomorrow – with displays that captivate and engage a new generation of audience. The perfect project to showcase a best in class … Read more

Best-Selling Projectors in March According to PMA Research

PMA Research, the worldwide market information experts on front projectors, has posted their most recent Projector Tracking Service results to the “Top-Selling Projectors” area of their website. For more than 25 years now, PMA Research has collected monthly sell-through data from leading U.S. projector dealers, retailers, web resellers, and distributors. Their Tracking Service family of … Read more

Raritan’s New 4K Ultra HD KVM-over-IP Switch Wins Best of Show Award at NAB

Raritan® — a brand of Legrand®, and a leading provider of intelligent data center management and rack power distribution solutions — announced that its Dominion® KX IV-101 KVM-over-IP switch has won a Future Best of Show Award at the 2019 NAB Show from Sound & Video Contractor magazine. The award was presented at NAB – … Read more

Smartphone Shipments Experience Deeper Decline in Q1 2019 with a Clear Shakeup Among the Market Leaders, According to IDC

Challenges within the smartphone market carried right into the first quarter of 2019 (1Q19) with shipment volumes down 6.6% year over year, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 310.8 million units in 1Q19, which marked the sixth consecutive quarter of … Read more

What Does Virtual Reality Do To Us?

Following my articles covering VR over the last few months, I have addressed many areas within the virtual reality field from technological status, marketing success or lack thereof, sociological affects, potential applications (consumer, military, industrial, business, etc.), to development goals. One thing that has often been addressed in a more generic way is the question … Read more