Vol 23 – Issue 40 – Page 2

BFI Film Festival Uses Christie 4K Projection

by Yvette Raikes

The London Film Festival has built a temporary 800-seat cinema on the Embankment with a 16m screen. The films will be shown using two Christie Solaria CP4230 DLP projectors, and the BFI has opted …

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Modal Looking to Global VR

by Bob Raikes

ModalVR has developed a system to support multiple (up to 10) players in arcade or theme park VR experiences. Modal VR claims the system can track users across 900,000 sq ft (83,613 sq m). …

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Dreamvision Releases DCI 4K Helios L/P Projector

by Bob Raikes

DreamVision of France has announced a new Helios laser phosphor projector that has a DCI 4K three LCOS engine based on 0.69″ LCOS panels. Brightness is rated at 3,000 Ansi lumens and is intended …

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Posiflex Tablet has Pistol Grip

by Bob Raikes

Click for full rangePosiflex Technology has shown tablets designed for POS applications at Gitex. The 8″ MT-4308W tablet is fitted with Gorilla Glass, has 1200 x 800 resolution with 350 cd/m² and uses Intel’s …

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Microsoft HoloLens Now Available Outside US

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft Hololens development systems are now available in Europe. The developer version is £2,179, with the “Commercial suite” costs £4,529. Those buying the kits are not allowed to resell them and they come with …

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Large LCD to Grow Only 0.3%

by Bob Raikes

Digitimes Research said that global shipments of large-size (9″ and above) TFT-LCD panels will slightly increase from 673.37 million units in 2016 to 684.60 million units in 2021, equivalent to an annual CAGR of …

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Foxconn’s September Figures Show Improvement

by Yvette Raikes

Foxconn Electronics posted September sales of NT$468.36 billion ($14.7 billion), up 2% YoY, bringing Q3 revenue to NT$1.07 trillion ($33.8 billion), a 1% increase YoY. Turnover for the year to date was NT$2.95 trillion …

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Quanta Posts September Results

by Yvette Raikes

Quanta Computer reported September turnover of NT$78.59 billion ($2.5 billion), down 22% YoY, with Q3 sales falling 19% YoY to NT$223.7 billion ($7 billion). For the year to date revenue was NT$628.74 billion ($19.8 …

HP Shows New Consumer PCs and Monitor

by Bob Raikes

HP has released a range of new consumer products in time for the holiday season with an update to the Spectre360x, a new Envy 13 notebook and a 27″ AIO and monitor. The new …

Color Grading for HDR and DCI Cinema

by Matthew Brennesholtz

In a Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Emerging Technology Webcast on October 6th, Thad Beier, Director of Image Platform Workflow at Dolby Laboratories, discussed the techniques of color and dynamic range …

UBI Expects Full Face Phones to Dominate by 2020

by Bob Raikes

UBI Research of Korea, which is specialising in OLED research, said that it expects new types of flexible OLEDs to be used in smartphones including full screen foldable and rollable. The company also confirms …

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Fujitsu to Cut Jobs in UK

by Yvette Raikes

Fujitsu is planning to streamline its UK operations in order to be able to reduce prices and be more competitive. This will involve the loss of 1,800 jobs. Exactly which locations will be affected …

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