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Primeview Fusion MAX Sets New Standard for LED Walls with First-of-its-Kind, Affordability, Ease of Install and Elite Partner Program

December 6, 2018 by Damir Lokas

Primeview’s new line of turn-key LED includes the world’s most flexible, Full HD (1920×1080), 16×9 aspect ratio standard, bezel-free panel display, and eliminates the concerns required with other video wall solutions. Available in a striking 110”, 138”, 165” or 220″, it excels as a solution for digital signage, up-close immersive use, and virtually everything in … Read more

AR HUDs and Martinis

December 6, 2018 by Ken Werner

Making a simple automotive head-up display (HUD) is easy, and basic aftermarket units are available for less than $50. These are the units that pick up basic instrumentation info from the vehicle’s OBD II port and/or turn-by-turn navigation data from the operator’s cellphone. One version holds your cellphone on the dash where the screen is … Read more

ABI Research Lowers 2023 VR forecast

December 6, 2018 by Damir Lokas

The Virtual Reality (VR) market is at a crossroad, finds ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies. While 2018 tethered and standalone VR shipments are expected to exceed those of previous years, mobile VR has taken a distant back seat to the latter, with few updates coming … Read more

tvONE Announces New Active Optical Cables

December 5, 2018 by Damir Lokas

tvONE (www.tvone.com), a leading designer and manufacturer of cutting-edge video and multimedia processing equipment and home of Magenta Research, a leader in video extension and switching, has announced a new line of active optical cables, featuring DisplayPort 1.4 active optical cables (MG-AOC-88x) and HDMI 2.0 active optical cables (MG-AOC-66x). The cables provide a simple yet … Read more

Socionext Starts Shipping of Display Controller Optimized for In-Vehicle Head-Up Displays

December 5, 2018 by Damir Lokas

Socionext Inc. announced that the company started the volume shipping of its latest display controller, the SC1711, developed for in-vehicle head-up displays, alongside the software development kit. It features SEERIS®2D graphics engine, high-speed APIX®2 interface, as well as comprehensive safety functions, making it suitable for highly safe and cost-competitive in-vehicle display systems. Interest in safety … Read more

EIZO Monitors Among First to Fulfill TCO Certified Generation 8 Requirements

December 5, 2018 by Damir Lokas

EIZO Corporation (TSE: 6737) announced that eleven of its FlexScan EV series monitors are among the first products to meet the new TCO Certified Generation 8 criteria. TCO Certified, organized by TCO Development Sweden, is the world’s most comprehensive sustainability certification for IT products. It concerns socially-responsible manufacturing and environmental awareness, including the handling of … Read more

NEC Display Solutions Upgrades Two Popular Entry Installation Laser Projectors

December 5, 2018 by Damir Lokas

NEC

NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc., a leading provider of commercial LCD projectors and displays, announced the launch of two new projector models: the P525WL and P525UL. Both projectors provide a flexible, affordable, no-maintenance solution for projector installations in higher education classrooms, conference rooms and other locations where a large, high-quality image is desired. The … Read more

HDRmaster 8K Toolset Released

December 5, 2018 by Damir Lokas

FF Pictures launches HDRmaster 8K, a new standalone software toolset for Microsoft Windows 8 and 10 with several innovative features for performing quality analysis and essential metadata tasks in HDR productions with up to 8K (7680×4320 pixels) resolution. HDRmaster 8K is the successor of HDRmaster v2 which is already in use by Ultra-HD Blu-ray facilities, … Read more

FLEx Lighting Sets Out to Transform Reflective LCD

December 5, 2018 by Bob O'Brien

Reflective LCDs have been around for a long time but have never made much of an impact on the display industry. FLEx Lighting, a US- based startup, is looking to change that with some fascinating technology that greatly improves the performance of reflective LCDs, and just might make this display technology a big part of … Read more

Out Of Home Advertising Up 3.8% In Q3 2018

December 4, 2018 by Damir Lokas

Out of home (OOH) advertising revenue rose 3.8 percent in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the previous year, accounting for $1.85 billion, based on figures released by the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA). Year-to-date, the OOH industry is up 3.7 percent. “OOH was strong across all four primary formats – billboards, street … Read more

Gartner Says Demand for Top Chinese Brands Drove Worldwide Smartphone Sales in Third Quarter 2018

December 4, 2018 by Damir Lokas

Gartner

In the third quarter of 2018, Chinese brands Huawei and Xiaomi, helped drive global smartphone sales, according to Gartner, Inc. Overall, sales of smartphones to end users grew 1.4 percent in the third quarter of 2018 to reach 389 million units. “If we had taken both Huawei and Xiaomi out of the global smartphone vendors … Read more

VR Device Market Declines In 2018 But Outlook Remains Positive

December 4, 2018 by Damir Lokas

The challenges facing makers of head-worn virtual and augmented reality devices are underlined in the latest forecast from technology analyst firm CCS Insight. Despite early enthusiasm and a continued expectation of significant long-term potential for the technology, CCS Insight believes there is still significant work to be done to improve the user experience, software platforms … Read more