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Vixs Wins Sharp UHD BD Recorders

by Bob Raikes

Vixs of Toronto, Canada, said that Sharp will use Vixs chips in three new BD Recorder products for Ultra HD Blu-ray. The will be based on the XCode 6800 and XCode 5190 System on …

Norwegian Municipality Installs 224 Sony Bravia Displays

by Alan Spencer

The Norwegian municipality of Bærum has installed 224 Sony Bravia displays across 14 schools in the district in order to establish a modernised digital learning environment for its students. According to a spokesman from …

International TADF Symposium Due for Frankfurt

by Alan Spencer

The first International symposium on TADF will take place in Frankfurt at the Hilton City Centre Hotel on 7th September 2017. The symposium will be hosted by Cynora and is intended to provide a …

Twitter Signs Agreement to Live Stream Esports Tournaments

by Alan Spencer

Twitter has signed an agreement with two esports companies, ESL and DreamHack, to live stream events and original content, with all events available globally. During 2017, more than 15 events will be live streamed …

Tags:Back Panel| eSports| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Are the Strawberries Red?

by Bob Raikes

A new image on the web has raised lots of curiosity about the way that colour vision works. Although the image shown has no red pixels, it is perceived as having red strawberries. The …

Tags:Back Panel| Colour (Color)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Xbox One Game Pass to be Launched This Spring

by Alan Spencer

A Xbox One Game Pass has been announced by Microsoft that gives access to a catalogue of over 100 games for $10 per month. The new service will be launched later this spring. Microsoft …

SDVoE Alliance Plans Webinar

by Bob Raikes

The SDVoE Alliance, which is promoting an API for the control and management of AV over IP networks (ISE 2017 Round Up), is planning a webinar. “The initial SDVoE education and training sessions we …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 24 - Issue 07

Canatu Touch Used by Daimler

by Bob Raikes

Canatu is pivoting to exploit its flexible touch technology to non-display applications and joined in the Startup Autobahn project with Daimler and the University of Stuttgart to create a transparent thermo-formed touch sensor on …

BenQ Wins Schools in Texas

by Bob Raikes

BenQ announced that the firm’s RP653 IFPs were installed in 128 classrooms and administrative conference spaces by the Castleberry Independent School District (ISD), in Fort Worth, Texas. “Our previous solution, a whiteboard paired with …

We All Love a Show Reel

by Bob Raikes

RodeoFX has released a show reel showing its ability to create environments and creatures using 3D rendering. It’s called ‘Fantastic beasts and where to find them and shows how the effects were created for …

Tags:Back Panel| Content Creation| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Optoma Projectors Used in 360º Project

by Bob Raikes

Optoma recently worked with Chester Zoo to use Dataton’s Watchout software to create a 360º projection installation for its Sumba School. Using bespoke Unicol brackets, eight EH503 Optoma 1080p projectors were installed and blended …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 06

NEC Installs Interactive Displays in Florida

by Bob Raikes

NEC has worked with the Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) school district (said to be the 20th largest in the US) to upgrade classrooms from projectors and interactive whiteboards to use V552 and V652 …

Tags:Back Panel| Education| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06