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eSports and the Education Market

Esports are coming to the education market. To be specific, they are trickling chiefly to the secondary level and higher education landscapes. The first sprouts appear as student clubs and other informal extra-curricular gatherings. Schools and universities featuring game design programs are often the first to come on board. These then grow into interschool or … Read more

New Product Announcement: Epson Home Cinema 5050UB & 5050UBe 4K PRO-UHD Projectors

Epson officially announced availability its Home Cinema 5050UB and Home Cinema 5050UBe 4K PRO-UHD projectors, the much anticipated updates for the Home Cinema 5040UB and 5040UBe first released in 2016. Priced at $2,999 and $3,299 respectively, the models are the same but for the inclusion of a 4K wireless HDMI transmitter with the 5050UBe. The … Read more

KAIST Developing a Wearable Display that is Self-Powered and Washable

Think about clothing and an image that comes to mind may be of textiles that are both wearable and washable. Problems arise, however, when the image transforms to that of so-called smart clothing. As might be imagined, smart clothing is made from smart textiles. A smart textile is a fabric that enables electronic components such … Read more

Latin Display 2019 Combines with Infocomm Brazil

Avixa partnered with Technomultimedia to produce Infocomm Brasil from April 2 to 4, 2019, at the TransAmerica Expo Center in São Paulo, Brazil. The Society for Information Display’s (SID’s) Latin American Chapter ran its Latin Display Conference as part of Infocomm Brazil. Adi Abileah (Vice President for SID’s Pacific and South America Region and Principal … Read more

MagnaChip and HiDeep Inc. to Combine Advanced OLED Display and UX / UI Technologies to Create Innovative and Lower-Cost Designs

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (“MagnaChip” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MX), a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, and HiDeep Inc., a leading one stop Human Machine Interface (HMI) solutions provider, which offers HMI sensor hardware, semiconductors, and software including UX and UI capabilities, announced a partnership to develop advanced OLED display capabilities for … Read more

LG 4K UHD TVs, Digital Signage Displays Featured at 2019 NAB Show

Scores of advanced video displays from LG Electronics dominated the 2019 NAB Show in Las Vegas, where more than 90,000 attendees experienced the convergence of media, entertainment and technology. All told, more than 160 advanced LG 4K Ultra HD screens, ranging from 32- to 70-inch screen sizes, were installed throughout the Las Vegas Convention Center … Read more

JCDecaux has Won the Contract for the Grenoble Urban Area SMTC’s New Generation Bus Shelters

JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, has won the 12-year bus shelter contract from the Grenoble urban area public transport authority, Syndicat Mixte des Transports en Commun – SMTC. Financed by advertising, with no costs for the SMTC and the Grenoble urban area inhabitants, according to the business model … Read more

Commercial Segment Provides a Bright Spot in the Traditional PC Market, According to IDC

IDC

The worldwide market for traditional PCs, inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, declined 3.0% year over year in the first quarter of 2019 (1Q19), according to preliminary results from International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. Global shipments were above expectations, reaching 58.5 million during the quarter. Although the shortage of Intel … Read more

In-Dash Display Cash Cow

The car display and associated car connectivity market, has long been considered by car makers as a necessary but unwanted distraction from drivers’ eyes on the road, and possibly compromising (safety) a car makers’ primary obligation. Now, attitudes are shifting with some $750 billion (yes, billion) in new revenue on the line, from both a … Read more

IRYStec Announces Immediate Availability of IRYStec Perceptual Display Platform Vision

IRYStec Software Inc., leader in perceptual display processing technology, announced IRYStec Perceptual Display Platform Vision (PDP Vision) general availability. IRYStec PDP Vision is a customizable and scalable software development kit (SDK) that integrates seamlessly into the primary automotive display systems – instrument clusters and infotainment displays. Bringing Displays and Content into Alignment with Human Vision … Read more