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Innolux and Sharp See Changes at the Top

by Tom Allen

Foxconn has begun to integrate Sharp’s display business with its Innolux subsidiary, with a focus on IGZO TFT-LCDs and OLEDs. Innolux chairman and CEO Tuan Hsing-chien resigned from his positions at the firm last …

Passive RFID Used as Low Cost Input Devices

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it last week, ACH CHI conference took place in San Jose. This is the world class conference on human-computer interaction that looks to define and enhance the cutting-edge research in …

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Virtual Reality Applications Will Drive Adoption

by Norbert Hildebrand

In an article published by the Forbes Technology Council, Where The Hype Meets (Virtual) Reality, Tracey Wiedmeyer, Cofounder and CTO of InContext Solutions, explains how the driving force behind VR will shift away from …

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How About a Virtual Concert?

by Norbert Hildebrand

We have seen virtual reality being used in a variety of areas, now NextVR and Live Nation, the largest concert promoter in the world announced that they are planning to stream live concerts to …

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The Future of Television – China’s Version

by Chris Chinnock

At CES Asia, there was an interesting panel discussion about the future of television that featured four key Chinese players. Their vision is quite different from what we are accustomed to hearing at US-based …

Orange Adds UltraHD to Livebox

by Tom Allen

Orange has shown off a new UltraHD set-top box in France, which also enabled multiscreen connectivity throughout the home. The ‘Livebox’ can be used for both live and VoD UltraHD viewing. A three-month subscription …

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Compound Photonics Shows Native 4k Imager

by Tom Allen

Compound Photonics was presenting new products at Display Summit China (Display Summit China Identifies Projection Industry Successes and Challenges) recently. A product that we did not cover in our main report was much smaller: …

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LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19

by Tom Allen

A very low-cost laptop, which takes all of its computing power from a connected smartphone, is being launched on Kickstarter by Androminium. Called the Superbook, the unit is a laptop shell that connects to …

BlackTrax Follows Scene Changes in Moscow

by Tom Allen

Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment has been brought to the stage at the Moscow Musical Theatre – with the help of BlackTrax. The projection elements were custom-designed by the Theatre’s partner, Polymedia, which made …

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BenQ Takes Technicolor Certification

by Tom Allen

BenQ’s PV270 LCD monitor (BenQ Combines Technologies for Colour Consistency) has been awarded with the Technicolor Color Certified certification. It is said to be the world’s first display with four accurate Technicolour colour spaces: …

Calibre Challenges Gamers at Infocomm

by Tom Allen

To demonstrate its scaling and switching technology, Calibre UK will replicate the installation of retro 80s arcade games that it was showing at ISE 2016 at this year’s Infocomm show (Las Vegas, 4th-10th June). …

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BBC White Paper Meets Mixed Reactions

by Tom Allen

The UK government has been debating the future of the BBC for several months (talks that we have reported on have revolved around the whether the licence fee is still relevant, and the iPlayer), …