Vol 22 – Issue 15 – Page 2

Planar Displays Used in Local Video Wall

by Tom Allen

The Hillsboro Civic Centre in Oregon, USA has had a new 16-display video wall installed, using 46″ displays from Planar – also based in Hillsboro. Each display has 1920 x 1080 resolution. The wall, …

BenQ’s Business Projectors Are Connected

by Tom Allen

Three new DLP projectors have been released by BenQ, for business users. Connectivity is a focus, with an MHL-HDMI port and optional wireless through BenQ’s QCast dongle. The MW727 is the flagship model, and …

Canon Invites Multi-Device Connectivity

by Tom Allen

The XEED WUX500 is a new LCOS projector from Canon, set to be launched next month. The model is designed for business use and has HDBaseT support and multi-device projection via wireless connectivity. A …

Surface Tablet Shipments to Double, Say Sources

by Tom Allen

‘Supply chain sources’ have told Asian media that Microsoft is expected to ship more than 4 million Surface tablets this year – double the 2 million shipped last year. The sources said that the …

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BOE Expects China to Overtake Taiwan in LCD Capacity

by Tom Allen

Chinese panel makers believe that their TFT-LCD capacity could surpass that of Taiwan by 2017, taking the global number two spot behind Korea. Speaking at Finetech Japan, BOE VP Chikara Kuboshima said that companies …

OTT Rises Faster than Pay-TV

by Tom Allen

ABI Research has predicted that the global pay-TV market will only experience a 3.7% CAGR through 2020. OTT video, however, is expected to see 26% revenue growth this year alone, with a 24% CAGR …

IPTV Grows 220% to 2020

by Tom Allen

A new report by Transparency Market Research (http://tinyurl.com/npjcfxg) estimates that the IPTV market will grow almost 220% between 2013 and 2020. Revenues will rise from under $25 billion to almost $79.4 billion, representing an …

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DARPA Working on Helmet Mounted Displays

by Norbert Hildebrand

DARPA has invested in augmented reality and related display technologies before and it seems the search for the perfect display solution continues. According to a report from Gizmodo Australia, DARPA has created a low …

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Means Under Development to Allow use of a Cellphone for 3D Modeling

by Arthur Berman

Simon Lucey, an Associate Research Professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA) along with colleagues Surya Singh and Kit Hamm of the University of Queensland are developing a technology that …

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VR System from Wearality on Kickstarter

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Wearality Corporation, a Silicon Valley start-up, has started a Kickstarter campaign to raise $100,000 to finance production of its head-mounted Virtual Reality (VR) system called the Wearality Sky. As of April 8th, the company …

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DT Creates Custom Kiosks for US Boating Retailer

by Tom Allen

West Marine, a boating and accessories retailer in the USA with more than 300 stores, has deployed custom-built kiosks from DT Research in locations across the country. The kiosks can be used to access …

AUO’s March Sales Climb 23% MoM

by Helen Vince

AU Optronics (AUO) saw sales in March climb 22.7% month on month and 2.3% year on year to NT$34.8 billion ($1.1 billion), bringing sales in the first quarter of the year to NT$95.3 billion …

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