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Learning about 3D (Part 2)

by Len Scrogan Don't Use

3D in Education – In last month’s article, Learning about 3D (1), we explored one of Google’s free resources for learning about 3D – Google Trends. In this article, we continue our efforts by diving …

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UltraHD: A Race To The Bottom?

by Pete Putman Don't Use

4K – On September 23, Vizio rolled out its new line of UltraHD TVs at an art gallery in lower Manhattan. We’d been expecting these to show up ever since pricing was announced way …

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LG is Making Progress in OLED Manufacturing

by Helen Vince

OLED – TechRadar reports that LG has made considerable progress in its OLED TV manufacturing. This report is based on an interview with K I Kwon, president of LG Electronics UK. This follows our article “LG …

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Lenovo Adds New Horizon Touch Computers

by Matt Brennesholtz Don't Use

Monitors/All-in-Ones – At the Pepcom Event on September 29th, I had a chance to talk to Lenovo about its two new all-in-one touch screen computers that had been introduced earlier in the month at …

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Tiger Helicopter operated by the Australian Army

Thales Upgrades Tiger Simulator with Barco F35 Projectors

by Matt Brennesholtz Don't Use

Tiger Helicopter operated by the Australian Army Professional Projectors – On September 5th, The Thales Group (Neuilly sur Seine, France) announced that it had successfully delivered a significant upgrade to the Australian Tiger helicopter …

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NFC World Congress, Apple Advance NFC

by Matt Brennesholtz Don't Use

Mobile Displays – While Apple has received a lot of press for its introduction of near field communications (NFC) in the iPhone 6, this is not the only NFC news worth hearing. The NFC …

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The Planned Portal Smartphone is both Flexible and Wearable

by Raverstead

Smartphone – The goal of the team at Arubixs (San Francisco, CA) is to “create a device that combines advanced smartphone technology with the convenience and mobility of smart watches and fitness trackers”. The device …

Optoma Showcase Adds New Partners

by Super User

The Optoma Showcase, at Silverstone (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 33), will also see other companies displaying their solutions. As well as Optoma and Texas Instruments, Green Hippo, Harman’s AMX and Projection Artworks will …

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Media Broadcast Begins -T2 Trial

by Super User

German DTT operator Media Broadcast spoke out in support of the DVB-T2 platform in June this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 23). The company has now launched a pilot project to test -T2 …

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Siliconcore Brings 1.2mm LED to Infocomm

by Super User

Siliconcore will launch a new high-resolution LED display at Infocomm MEA, running from the 13th-16th October in Dubai: the Lavender 1.2mm. With a viewing distance of less than 1m, the Lavender 1.2mm can show …

SMPTE Webcasts Look to Content Delivery and Compression

by Super User

Educational webcasts will be run by the SMPTE through the end of November, including one by our own Pete Putman! The subject will be ‘Next Generation Display Interfaces’ (30th November, 5pm UTC), examining the …

Oculus CEO Hints at 2015 Rift Release

by Super User

In an interview with Bloomberg, Oculus VR founder and CEO Brendan Iribe has hinted that the Oculus Rift might (finally) reach consumers next year. Iribe said that the Rift will be available “pretty soon… …