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ICDM Hosts Boulder Meeting

by Tom Allen

The International Committee for Display Metrology (ICDM) will host a three-day working meeting in Boulder, Colorado next February. The meeting (22nd – 24th) will be held at the Best Western Plus Boulder Inn; work …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Society| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 49

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 48

by Tom Allen

The samurai: master warriors; fearless fighters; and, according to NTT Docomo, absolute rulers of Candy Crush. A new video, aiming to raise awareness of the risks of texting while walking, has some useful information …

Tags:Back Panel| Health and Safety| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NTT Docomo| Vol 22 - Issue 48| YouTube

Website Accelerates VR Takeup With That Old Standby…

by Tom Allen

By far the safest image we could use for this story…It’s been said many times – often in this very publication – that “Porn drives technology”. A website called VirtualPorn360 is out to prove …

Tags:Back Panel| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 48

GSMA Shares New MWC Keynoters

by Tom Allen

The GSMA has announced new speakers for MWC 2016, which will take place in Barcelona next February (22nd – 25th). The keynote speakers include Ralph de la Vega (CEO of AT&T Mobile and Business …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Vol 22 - Issue 48

NAB NYC Achieves Attendance Record

by Tom Allen

The National Association of Broadcasters has announced that more than 7,200 industry professionals attended the NAB Show New York 2015 (formerly CCW featuring Satcon), which was held in November. The figure is an 11% …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 48

LG Promotes ‘The Power of OLED’

by Tom Allen

LG has launched an online video campaign to promote its OLED TVs. Highlighting the benefits of OLED compared to LCD, the videos feature commentary from Michael Uslan – originator and executive producer of the …

Tags:Advertising| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 48

Dates Set for ISLE 2016

by Tom Allen

Dates have been announced for next year’s International Signage and LED Exhibition. Taking place in Guangzhou, China, the show will run from the 24th – 27th February. Featuring 1,000 exhibitors and an expected attendance …

Tags:Back Panel| China| Events| Large Display Monitor| LED| Vol 22 - Issue 48

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CAE Chooses Barco

by Tom Allen

CAE, a training and simulation provider for civil aviation and defence, has chosen to use Barco in a two-year product supply agreement. Barco will provide the company with its FL35 LED DLP projectors, which …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Simulation| Vol 22 - Issue 48

Element One Becomes InAVate Finalist

by Tom Allen

Element One, which creates integrated displays for a variety of applications, has become a finalist in InAVate‘s 2016 Inavation Awards for its Modis 22 TS 10 product. The company is also celebrating the installation …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 48

Holovis Shows Off Interactive Dome Projection

by Tom Allen

Holovis has shown a 12-person 3D interactive gaming experience in a projection dome, at IAAPA Attractions Expo in Florida. The 360° dome uses Barco F85 projectors to show Crimson Wing, which takes players to …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| Dome Projection| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 48

Elemental Discusses UHD Content

by Tom Allen

Elemental and IneoQuest will hold a webcast at 8am PST, on the 9th December, about UltraHD content preparation. Topics to be covered will include common pitfalls; best practices for ensuring high-quality video processing and …

Tags:Back Panel| Content Creation| Elemental Technologies| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 48

Tobii Pushes Eye Tracking for Advertising

by Tom Allen

Tobii has announced a large-scale eye tracking survey panel in Sweden. Attention data will be continuously collected from 1,000 eye trackers in households around the country, attached to laptops and PCs. The data will …

Tags:Advertising| Back Panel| Gaze Recognition| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nordics| Tobii| Vol 22 - Issue 48