Vol 23 – Issue 48 – Page 8

3D Perception Working on 10-bit Upgrade

by Chris Chinnock

3D Perception offers a unique simulation projection screen solution that embeds LED at periodic location around the screen. These are used to generate a calibration pattern that when combined with a camera system, allows …

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Training Needs Evolving within the Military

by Chris Chinnock

In numerous panels and presentations it became clear that the U.S. Armed Forces are increasingly seeing a need to revamp the way they train their service members. We listened in on one important panel …

I/ITSEC 2016 Introduction

by Chris Chinnock

At I/ITSEC 2016, which took place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida at the end of November and is the biggest North American show for training and simulation, we focused mainly …

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Shooting Stars For Olympics

by Yvette Raikes

Project Sky Canvas plans to have shooting stars in the sky for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. A micro-satellite will be launched which will fire up to 1000 tiny particles into the atmosphere. As …

Speckle Reduction Could Make Use of “Almost Free” Digital Processing

by Kenneth Li

Speckle has been a major challenge for lasers to be used for display systems in laser projectors and used for other illumination purposes. The coherent nature of laser light creates pockets of lights through …

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Clear Channel Wins in Nashville

by Bob Raikes

Clear Channel Airports has won a deal for the digital signage at the Nashville International Airport, said to be the fourth fastest growing in the US and served 12.2 million passengers in 2016, with …

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Apple Confirms Work on Autonomous Cars

by Bob Raikes

Apple has written to US transport regulators to express its interest in the development of testing rules for autonomous cars and asking that “established manufacturers and new entrants should be treated equally.” Analyst Comment …

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Indian Cinema Chain Goes 3D

by Yvette Raikes

Indian cinema chain Inox Leisure is adopting French company Volfoni’s SmartCrystal Diamond 3D system for screens across the country. It is the first Indian chain to use this technology. Last month, Volfoni said that …

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Oculus Confirms Touch Titles

by Yvette Raikes

Oculus has just launched its touch controllers, and pre-orders will get 8 free titles. The company has released a list of 53 titles which are available here.

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VR Does Well for Funding in 2016

by Bob Raikes

Road to VR and Greenlight Insights have put out a new version of their VR industry report that identifies that investments this year in VR have been good, with MindMaze ($100 million) and NextVR …

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Italy Stops Harmful Transmissions

by Yvette Raikes

Since 2005, Italian TV transmissions on 61 frequencies have been causing harmful interference in neighbouring countries – Slovenia and Croatia in particular have complained. The Italian government has made all broadcasters on these frequencies …

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CEO Will Step Down When Sharp is Profitable

by Yvette Raikes

When Foxconn took control of Sharp, its vice chairman Tai Jeng-wu (Innolux and Sharp See Changes at the Top) became the CEO and president of Sharp. Sharp’s shares had been demoted to the second …

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