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Is Amazon Adding Display to Speaker?

by Yvette Raikes

Amazon has been updating its Echo line of voice-enabled speakers regularly since their introduction in November 2014. Now, according to Bloomberg, the company is developing a new voice-activated speaker with a 7″ touchscreen which …

Tags:Amazon| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Christie Projectors Upgrade CGR Cinémas

by Yvette Raikes

French cinema chain CGR Cinémas is upgrading projection in auditoria of around 200 seats to Christie Solaria CP42LH laser units (CGR France Chooses Christie Laser). Installation starts this month, and CGR will be the …

Tags:Back Panel| Christie| Cinema Projection| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Webcast on High Dynamic Range

by Yvette Raikes

Mike Callahan of Elemental and Roland Vlaicu of Dolby Laboratories are leading a webcast discussion on the future of HDR for video, covering standards, single and dual layer implementations and display options. It will …

Tags:Back Panel| Dolby Vision| Elemental Technologies| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Panasonic Recognises Renesas With Three Awards

by Yvette Raikes

Renesas became the first supplier to receive all three of Panasonic’s awards at its Excellent Partners Meeting. Renesas was named as Best Partner, as well as receiving the Contribution to Technology Development award of …

Tags:Automotive| Awards| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Renesas| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Fraunhofer to Promote OLED Making at IDW

by Yvette Raikes

Fraunhofer FEP aims to help European high-tech SMEs to take photonic technology from the lab to market by creating an open access pilot line in Europe which can make flexible OLEDs and integrate them …

Tags:Back Panel| Fraunhofer| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 23 - Issue 47

CES Recognises Long-term Attendees

by Yvette Raikes

CES celebrates its 50th anniversary in January 2017 when the annual show is held in Las Vegas. As part of the celebrations, it will note 37 companies which have exhibited for more than 40 …

Tags:Back Panel| CES 2017| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Flexenable Wins Awards

by Bob Raikes

Flexenable has won the Emerging Technology Design Award and the Start-up Award at the annual IET Innovation Awards ceremony in London, organised by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). The company was chosen …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Macquarie University Uses Highlite Projectors

by Bob Raikes

Australia’s Macquarie University has used four of Digital Projection’s Highlite Laser projectors (1920×1200) to create an 8m diameter (18.8m wide) 240º cylindrical projection system for its new VR lab. The system uses active S3D …

Tags:Back Panel| CAVEs| Digital Projection Inc (DPI)| Large Display Monitor| Simulation| Stereo 3D| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Christie To Work with Barbican Centre

by Bob Raikes

Christie said it has signed a long-term partnership agreement with the Barbican Centre in London, UK, for laser phosphor projection, LED video walls, as well as Christie MicroTiles and Christie Pandoras Box media servers. …

Tags:Back Panel| Christie| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Optoma Creates a Magic Carpet

by Bob Raikes

Optoma has developed a ‘Magic Carpet’ interactive projection system with Loxit Ltd and Sensory Guru that uses a height adjustment system that can be controlled with a smartphone or tablet app and features the …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| Projection Mapping| Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Hexogon Solution Lights Up New Taipei City

by Bob Raikes

42 Christie Boxer 4K30 3DLP projectors were used by rental staging partner Hexogon Solution Pte Ltd to create a map on the façade of the 30-storey New Taipei City Hall building in Banqiao District, …

Tags:Back Panel| Christie| Large Display Monitor| Projection Mapping| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Absen LEDs to be Used in Chinese Soccer

by Bob Raikes

Absen said that it will be the first official LED colour display supplier to the Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL), the top tier of professional soccer in China. Absen will supply a total …

Tags:Absen| Back Panel| China| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 23 - Issue 47