Vol 23 – Issue 09 – Page 7

Panasonic Deepens UNESCO Partnership

by Tom Allen

Panasonic has installed a full AV solution at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, in Room 1 – the centre’s largest conference room. Room 1 seats about 1,000 people. Panasonic supplied a PT-DZ21KEJ projector; AK-HC1800G …

Daktronics Curves Right Round

by Tom Allen

Daktronics was chosen to design, manufacture and install a curved LED sign encasing an elevator, at NewPark in Newark, California. The main display is 5.2 x 3.9m, with a 6mm pixel pitch. Additional LED …

Oculus Will Support Mac When Apple Prioritises Graphics

by Tom Allen

Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR, has said that the Oculus Rift headset will work with Macs when Apple makes “a good computer”. Apple does not currently prioritise the high-end GPUs that the Oculus …

InstaVR Speeds App Creation

by Tom Allen

A new tool was recently bought to our attention, which can be used to develop publication-ready VR apps. InstaVR, from Candlify VR, is an app authoring tool that uses a drag-and-drop web-based interface. It …

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Sony Seeks User Feedback on Prototypes

by Tom Allen

Sony has announced a new R&D project called the Future Lab Program. The initiative will share concept prototypes with users while they are in the development stage, and seek feedback and inspiration. The first …

TADF Lifetime Extension Could Apply to Existing OLEDs

by Tom Allen

The lifetime of OLEDs based on thermally-activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) has been ‘greatly’ increased via a ‘small tweak’, say researchers at Japan’s Kyushu University. The modifications, which are easily implemented, can also potentially raise …

Tech Data Result 04/03/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Tech Data reported Q4 net profit of $80.9 million, up 8% YoY from $74.9 million. Turnover was $7.5 billion, up 2% YoY. Turnover remained flat in Europe, while the Americas segment grew 5%.

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Broadcom Announces Post-Acquisition Lay-Offs

by Tom Allen

Broadcom Ltd is to lay off 1,900 employees globally, says Reuters. The cuts, which will last to 2018, will cost the company up to $650 million. Avago finished its acquisition of Broadcom (Avago to …

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Foxconn Linked to New China Tech Park

by Tom Allen

A local government website in China has revealed plans by Foxconn to invest ‘billions of yuan’ in a new technology-focused industrial park in Nanning, Guangxi Province, says Reuters. Construction on the planned park will …

Mobile VR Will Grow at 84.5% CAGR

by Tom Allen

ABI Research has predicted that mobile VR device shipments will exceed 50 million units by 2020, with a CAGR of 84.5%. The conclusion is based, in part, on the recent spate of virtual reality …

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RTRS Receives DTT Go-Ahead

by Milos Pavlovic

The Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina has issued a permit to Radiotelevizije Republike Srpske (RTRS), for the installation of digital TV broadcasting equipment in Banja Luka. It marks the start of DTT …

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Huawei Continues to Invest in Patents

by Tom Allen

Huawei was the fourth-largest filer of patents with the European Patent Office (EPO) in 2015, the office’s annual report has revealed. The company filed 1,953 patent applications, and topped digital communications for the second …