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SID LA Chapter to Hold One-Day Conference

by Bob Raikes

The LA Chapter of the SID is running its 10th one day symposium on February 3, 2017 at the Costa Mesa Country Club. Speakers include: Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Blankenbach (Pforzheim University): Human Vision and …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| SID Society| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Multimedia Polska Chooses ADB

by Bob Raikes

ADB said that Multimedia Polska, a cable operator in Poland, has chosen ADB’s Personal TV software platform to enhance its pay-TV offering. Multimedia Polska S.A. provides radio, television, internet and telephony via cable TV …

Panasonic PT-RZ660 Wins Shoot-out

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic’s PT-RZ660 won a laser phosphor projector shoot out held by integrater, Pure AV, in Manchester in the UK, last month. Projectors were scored by delegates in a blind test with scores for greyscale, …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Panasonic| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Initiative for Auto LED Lighting

by Bob Raikes

We don’t cover lighting, but we noted a report on a new initiative, the IseLED Alliance, that is working to support full colour lighting in automotive applications. The Alliance consists of Inova Semiconductors, Dominant …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Lighting| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Vuzix Preview its CES AR Product

by Bob Raikes

Vuzix has put a preview of its latest waveguide-based AR technology, which will be shown at CES, in a video (below), apparently captured by a staff member with an iPhone. Analyst Comment The quality …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 46| Vuzix

All of it Now Uses Epson for Mapping

by Bob Raikes

All of it Now, a San Francisco-based creative design agency, used Epson projectors (Pro G and Z series) to implement mapping projects. The agency said in its video that it chose Epson because of …

Tags:Back Panel| Epson| Large Display Monitor| Projection Mapping| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Mixed Reality Comes to Shakespeare

by Bob Raikes

The BBC has reported on a project at the historic Royal Shakespeare Company’s theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in the UK that uses mixed reality. Along with live actors, a production of “The Tempest” includes an …

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Dell Mistake Costs in Mexico

by Bob Raikes

After advertising PCs for just the cost of shipping, Dell has been told by Mexico’s federal consumer protection agency Profeco that it must honour the offer. The high end gaming notebooks, would normally have …

Tags:Back Panel| Dell| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Optoma Plans ISE

by Milos Pavlovic

Optoma said that it will show an UltraHD single chip DLP projector as well as laser phosphor (ZU650) and 1080P gaming projectors, using Darbee enhancement technology, at ISE 2017. The company will also show …

Acer Wins Awards for Monitor and Notebooks

by Yvette Raikes

Acer’s gaming monitor, the Predator Z301CT won CES’s first prize for innovation in the computer peripherals category. It also won two awards for its notebooks with the Swift 7 and Spin 7 both named.

Vuzix Wins CES Awards for Blade 3000

by Bob Raikes

Vuzix said that it has won four International CES Innovation 2017 awards, for its upcoming Blade 3000 Smart Sunglasses. The Blade 3000 supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and wirelessly displaying virtual information. Vuzix Blade …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 45| Vuzix

Insight Media Releases White Paper on Quantum Dots

by Bob Raikes

Insight Media has released a white paper about Quantum Dots and wide colour gamut that is available for download (registration required).

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Vol 23 - Issue 46