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O2 Goes to the Roots of Rugby for New Smartphone

by Tom Allen

A prototype smartphone for rugby lovers has been built – using grass from Twickenham Stadium. In an effort to boost its recycling credentials, O2 created the concept unit using tens of thousands of blades …

Barco’s Uniti Becomes Edison Finalist

by Tom Allen

Barco’s Coronis Uniti medical display (Barco Unifies Radiology Workflows) has been named as a 2015 finalist for the 2015 Edison Awards. These awards recognise innovation, creativity and ingenuity.

Texas Hospital Chooses Nanolumens Over Projector

by Tom Allen

A new $1.3 billion facility has been constructed at Parkland Hospital in Texas and was opened last year. The facility includes a large-format LED display using Nanolumens’ NanoSlim solution. The screen, installed in the …

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Paul Butler Named Top Exec by PCR

by Tom Allen

Paul Butler, sales director at AOC/MMD UK and Ireland, has been recognised as one of the region’s top technology executives by PCR. Butler has worked in the IT channel for more than 20 years …

UBI Hosts First OLED Korea Conference

by Tom Allen

Korea’s UBI Research is to hold the first OLED Korea Conference – an international event highlighting the present and future outlook of OLED technology – on 2nd April. The event will take place at …

Cinepolis Rolls Out LATAM’s First Laser Cinema Projector

by Tom Allen

Cinema chain Cinepolis has installed Latin America’s first high-brightness digital cinema laser projector. Barco’s DP4K-60L projector was rolled out to Cinepolis Parque Toreo in Mexico City, a 13-screen venue that solely uses Barco projectors.

ACC Liverpool Chooses Christie Projectors

by Tom Allen

ACC Liverpool, an exhibition centre in the city, has upgraded its AV equipment with two Christie Roadster HD14K-M projectors. The projectors were supplied by Preston-based Pure AV. One is permanently installed in the main …

Harrods Celebrates Easter With Optoma

by Tom Allen

Projection Artworks and Justso have created a projection mapping demonstration at Harrods in London. For Easter, the department store decided to map a projection onto a 1.5m-tall egg-shaped model, creating the appearance of a …

MicroVision Receives $14.5 Million in Orders

by Tom Allen

Microvision has said that it has received orders totalling $14.5 million for its Fortune Global 100 customer – revealed, last week, to be Sony (Sony Agrees Licensing With Microvision). The company plans to ship …

Samsung at the ‘Birth’ of VR

by Tom Allen

Taking VR to the next level, Samsung – using its Gear VR – has taken part in the world’s first live-streamed child birth in virtual reality. An Australian couple – Jason and Alison Larke …

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Christie Shows 6P Lasers in Vegas

by Tom Allen

Christie will show its newest laser projection architecture at two upcoming events. The first will be CinemaCon 2015, taking place at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas from 24 – 27th March. Also in Vegas, …

PCR Awards Recognise UK Top Dogs

by Tom Allen

The PCR Awards recognise the top brands and companies in the UK technology channel. 20 awards were handed out in three categories – Frontline, Distribution and Vendor – as well as the special Grand …