Vol 21 – Issue 47 – Page 4

Christie Breaks DLP Brightness Record

by Raverstead

Introduced recently at Live Design International, Christie’s Roadie 4K45 marks a new 3DLP brightness level. As well as DCI-4k resolution at 60Hz (with optional 120Hz), the 4K45 outputs up to 43,000 lumens of brightness. …

Nintendo Chooses Access

by Raverstead

The Netfront Browser NX product from Access has been chosen as the browser for Nintendo’s New Nintendo 3DS and 3DS LL handheld consoles.

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Vectra Grows TV Subscribers

by Raverstead

Vectra, the Polish cable operator, ended Q3 with 911,300 subscribers; a 4.5% increase on last year. The majority of these (839,613) received TV services, of which 603,021 were taking digital programming.

SmartKem Doubles in Size

by Raverstead

UK-based SmartKem, a supplier of semiconductor materials for flexible displays and electronics, has opened a facility in Manchester, UK. The facility will be used for TFT fabrication and testing. Product development agreements will be …

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EBU Issues Frequency Reports

by Raverstead

The EBU has issued two new reports. The first deals with DVB-T2 frequency and network planning (http://tinyurl.com/p5hjbbe), while the second is concerned with Single Frequency Networks (http://tinyurl.com/oaymv77).

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DisplaySearch: 4K/UHD Panels Help LCD Panel Market to Grow

by Raverstead

Display manufacturers have not had much reason to be happy over the last few years, with decreasing panel sales and lower prices, it has seemed hard to make any kind of profit. Lately the …

Kairos Makes Mechanical Watches Smart

by Raverstead

Kairos is trying to keep everyone happy by transforming old mechanical watches into ‘smartwatches’ (of sorts). The ‘Tband’ (currently being funded on Indiegogo) is a new strap with a rigid section containing the electronics …

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Germany Receives Wuaki

by Raverstead

Streaming video service Wuaki.tv has been officially launched in Germany, following a beta test starting in October. The service is available on connected TVs from Samsung, Panasonic and LG, as well as iOS and …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Canon Targets 2015 for Medical Colour Display

by Raverstead

Canon is displaying a prototype medical monitor at RSNA 2014 (30th November – 4th December). The unit is a high resolution colour display for mammography images. The 30″, 10MP (4096 x 2560) display uses …

TCO Certified Part of German Manufacturing Criteria

by Raverstead

TCO Development has signed an agreement with the Office for Procurement of the German Ministry of the Interior (BeschA), to make TCO Certified part of a new code of conduct for IT manufacturing. The …

Epson, Again, Rules PMA Results

by Raverstead

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in October. The company divides the results into three channels: ‘Retail’, ‘Pro AV’ and ‘Distribution (previously PMA tracked by device type rather than channel …

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Rumor: Huawei to Release Honor Smartglasses in Late 2014

by Raverstead

With augmented reality glasses from Google still in an extended beta release for $1,500 a piece, the release of other augmented reality headsets, like the Vuzix M100 or Epson Moverio, is still a very …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47