Vol 21 – Issue 46 – Page 9

Eizo Raises Professional Monitor Pixel Count

by Raverstead

The newest addition to Eizo’s Flexscan series is the EV2730Q – an LCD monitor with an unusual size and resolution. The unit is 26.5″ with 1920 x 1920 resolution (1:1), providing 78% more pixels …

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Merck Team Secures Meyer-Galow

by Raverstead

A team at LCD materials maker Merck has received the 2014 Meyer-Galow Prize for business chemistry. The prize was presented for work on display advancements in smartphones and tablet PCs.

Wide Colour and High Resolution on Eizo’s ColorEdge

by Raverstead

We heard about a new high-resolution ColorEdge monitor from Eizo at Midwich’s Technology Exposed this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38). Now more details have been released, alongside a name: the CG318-4K. Eizo’s …

Netflix Arrives on Panasonic’s Older TVs

by Raverstead

UltraHD Netflix streams were made available on Panasonic’s AX800 TVs earlier this month (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 44). The service has now arrived on the slightly older AX802 TV.

ONR Demonstrated Augmented Reality System for Training Purposes

by Raverstead

Augmented reality headsets are typically being measured by being compared with the Google Glass device. The issue of what augmented reality can be used for is still ongoing and recent press releases favor corporate …

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TSMC Buys Qualcomm Plant

by Raverstead

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) has paid $85 million to acquire a factory in northern Taiwan from Qualcomm. TSMC said in a filing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange that it has bought the plant for …

LEDs Coming for Lighting

by Raverstead

Daniel den Englesen is a veteran of Philips who is now working with ABInfo. Although based in the Netherlands, he also does some work in Brazil and is also an Associate Professor at Brunel …

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MHL Enables USB-C Support

by Raverstead

MHL has developed a new Alternate Mode for the USB-C specification. The MHL Alt Mode will enable a USB-C connector and cable to support MHL 3.0.

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4K Cameras from Canon at CCW

by Raverstead

Canon provided an update on its 4K and HD cameras at CCW, but the star of the Canon show was not a camera but a wide zoom ratio 4K lens for cameras with a …

Updates from the SuperComputing Conference

by Helen Vince

High Performance Computing – The SuperComputing Conference being held in New Orleans is an interesting event if you have high performance computing (HPC) needs, like those in broadcast, post production and some ProAV applications. …

Vuzix M100 Smartglasses Now Available on Amazon

by Helen Vince

Augmented Reality – The Vuzix Smartglasses M100 have been around for quite some time and have been used in various industry applications. While the smartglasses have been available to the public directly from Vuzix, …

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4K-UHD Delivery Options Getting Real

by Helen Vince

Home Entertainment – M-Go, Amazon and DirecTV are all in the news with new 4K-UHD delivery services that are rolling out now or shortly. Last week, we reported that DirecTV was getting ready to …

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