Vol 23 – Issue 44 – Page 2

When will our Obsession with Apple End?

by Norbert Hildebrand

For years I have reported on the development of devices like smartphones, tablets, TVs, and anything else that uses a display as a part of the user interface. For a full disclosure; I personally …

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Digital Projection Laser Used for Simulation

by Bob Raikes

Glasgow School of Art’s School of Simulation and Visualisation (SimVis) – formerly The Digital Design Studio – is an immersive visualisation centre for commercial and postgraduate research and has bought Digital Projection’s Insight Laser …

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Asus G701VI Notebook is for VR

by Bob Raikes

Asus has launched the Republic of Gamers G701VI notebook for game players, especially VR. The notebook includes an overclockable Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with 8GB of VRAM. The PC has a 120Hz 17.3″ …

Planar Systems Agrees to Acquire NaturalPoint

by Bob Raikes

Planar Systems, which is now part of Leyard, is to buy NaturalPoint, a developer of optical tracking and motion capture solutions. The technology is used in CAVEs, drone tracking, sports performance analysis, game play, …

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Acer on DJSI and MSCI

by Yvette Raikes

As in previous years, Acer has been included on two global sustainability indices for 2016, DJSI and MSCI, which report on environmental contribution.

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Sony Updates TVs for HDR Games

by Bob Raikes

Sony has updated the firmware on its 2015 and 2016 TVs (excluding the Z9D/ZD9 models) that adds an HDR mode that is intended to improve support for game play on the sets, by reducing …

Daktronics Wins 7664 m² of LED in Atlanta

by Bob Raikes

Daktronics has designed and engineered what is claimed to be the largest LED video display in the sports market for the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC. The design …

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JVC G2 Broadcast Monitors Now Available

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the new G2 monitor line in our IBC report (JVC Updates Monitor Range) but now the products are available and were shown at the NAB New York show. The new DT-V …

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AOC Agon 35″ Curved Monitor is for Gamers

by Bob Raikes

AOC has released a new 35″ curved gaming monitor under the Agon sub-brand. The AG352QCX monitor has resolution of 2560 x 1080, a response time of 4ms and supports FreeSync technology. The display has …

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Is the Era of “CompCine” at Hand?

by Chris Chinnock

The term “CompCine stands for Computational Cinematography, a term SMPTE Director of Engineering and Standards, Howard Lukk used to describe a new category of image capture at the recent Streaming Media for Field of …

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Samsung Electronics Raided by Police

by Bob Raikes

Prosecutors in Korea have raided the offices of Samsung Electronics in connection with an enquiry to into corruption that involves the Korean president, Park Geun-hye, whose friend, Choi Soon-sil is reported to have influenced …

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Spectral Edge Claims Low Blue TV Processing

by Bob Raikes

We have reported on Spectral Edge, which has technology to modify video performance to match the perception of those with colour blindness, several times since April 2015 and met the company at IBC in …

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