Vol 22 - Issue 45

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Lumii Wins Grant for Light Field Technology

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Lumii Inc. (http://www.lumiidisplay.com/), a start-up spin-out from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was one of 26 winners of seed money from the MassChallenge (http://masschallenge.org/). The MassChallenge organization’s goal is to encourage startups and …

Tags:Autostereo 3D| Large Display Monitor| MIT| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Luxury Watch Maker Does Digital

by Tom Allen

Tag Heur, working with Intel and Google, has released a smartwatch running Android Wear. The Tag Heur Connected Watch has a 46mm diameter face, with a titanium case, back and lugs. The watch will …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Wireless Projection Aids Epson Portability

by Tom Allen

Epson America’s new portable 3LCD projectors include wireless projection and high brightness levels, for small- and mid-sized businesses. In addition, both the EX5250 Pro and EX5240 include features from the wider EX-series, such as …

Tags:3LCD| Business Projectors| Epson| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Peerless Recruits Krüger for DACH Region

by Tom Allen

Stefan Krüger has been recruited by Peerless-AV, taking on the position of director of sales for DACH and Eastern Europe. Krüger has more than 20 years of experience in the German AV/IT industries. Krüger …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Peerless AV| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Le Petit Chef Keeps Diners Entertained

by Tom Allen

A French restaurant, Le Petit Chef, is using a unique way to entertain their guests while waiting for their order: projection mapping. Projectors above the table show an animation – involving a literally ‘petit’ …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mapping & Cartography| Projection| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Conrac Protects Against Sunlight

by Tom Allen

Data Modul, owner of the Conrac brand, has released more information about its high-brightness, vandal-proof outdoor display, which we saw at Inter Airport Europe in October (Inter Airport Europe Event Disappoints for Displays). Known …

Tags:Arrow Electronics| Data Modul| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Outdoor Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Using People as a Billboard in Cannes

by Tom Allen

Visitors to the Microsoft Beach Club, in Cannes, experienced graphics projected onto their own bodies thanks to work between Microsoft and Christie. The project used Microsoft’s Kinect, to track movement, and Christie projectors (HD14K-M) …

Tags:Back Panel| Christie| France| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Projection| Vol 22 - Issue 45

AVMI Begins Major Expansion

by Tom Allen

UK-based AVMI has announced a global recruitment drive, to take on more than 50 new employees. This will raise the company’s headcount across its London, New York and Hong Kong offices from 400 to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 45

Atlona Expands Outside USA

by Tom Allen

Ronni Guggenheim and Atlona CEO and co-founder Ilya KhaynAtlona will open its first international headquarters next month, near Dübendorf, Switzerland. The company has hired Ronni Guggenheim – recently MD of Navori and CEO of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 22 - Issue 45

TI EVM Speeds Pico Time to Market

by Tom Allen

Texas Instruments has developed a new evaluation module (EVM) and pico display chipset, which can be used to generate 1920 x 1080 images. The DLP Lightcrafter 4710 EVM is designed for use with the …

Tags:Chips| DLP| Large Display Monitor| TI (Texas Instruments)| Vol 22 - Issue 45

TCL Module Sales Fell in October

by Tom Allen

TCL Display sold 11% fewer LCD modules in October 2015 than October 2015 (5.7 million). Sales volume of feature phone-sized modules (sub-3.5″) fell 48% to around 1.2 million units, while smartphone-size (3.5″ – 6″) …

Tags:LCD Modules| Mobile Display Monitor| TCL| Vol 22 - Issue 45

TCL

Chinese Sales Save TCL From Major TV Fall

by Tom Allen

TCL has announced its LCD TV sales for October, which fell 1.3% YoY to 1.3 million sets – although sales of smart TVs rose 72.7% YoY, to 533,000 sets. Sales rose 11.7% in China, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TCL| TV Production| TV Set Market| Vol 22 - Issue 45