Vol 23 – Issue 48 – Page 9

BenQ SW320 Claims HDR for SW320 UHD Monitor

by Bob Raikes

BenQ has announced a new addition to its range of colour calibrated monitors with the SW320, an UltraHD 31.5″ monitor based on an IPS panel and with support for 99% of AdobeRGB, 100% of …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48

TicWatch2 Uses OLED

by Bob Raikes

The Ticwatch2 is a new smartwatch that has recently started shipping and was developed by Mobvoi in China (founded in 2012). The watch uses its own operating system (Ticwear OS, now on V3) and …

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Hulu Supports 4K

by Yvette Raikes

Hulu has added 4K UltraHD quality to its offerings. It is supporting 4K streaming on the PlayStation 4 Pro and the Xbox One S, starting with four original TV series and 20 James bond …

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Sony to Launch OLED TV at CES?

by Bob Raikes

Sony is widely rumoured to be about to launch an OLED-based TV range at CES, based on panels purchased from LG Display. There have also been reports that Panasonic may also be planning to …

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German Rental Provider Takes PX1004UL

by Yvette Raikes

NEC launched its PX1004UL projector at the end of October, and it has now been adopted by German rental provider Gahrens + Battermann. The projector is recommended for staging and digital signage.

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Rental and Staging| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Cyberlink Offers World’s First 4K Media Player

by Yvette Raikes

Cyberlink’s PowerDVD has been certified for playback of ultra HD Blu-ray discs, which the company claims is a first for a software media player. This will allow PC users with the right hardware to …

Vue Smart Glasses Have No Display

by Norbert Hildebrand

While we are all used to new Kickstarter campaigns for smart glasses, and, as such, the Vue – “Your Everyday Smart Glasses” should not come as a big surprise. And yet it definitely is. …

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Vuefine+ is Back on Kickstarter

by Norbert Hildebrand

Vuefine is one of those clip-on augmented reality displays that tried to compete with Google Glass with a much lower price tag. In 2015, they had a first Kickstarter campaign and as a result …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48| Wearables

Flexible Transparent Conductor Under Development

by Arthur Berman

An enabling material for many flexible electronic devices is a flexible, transparent electrically conductive thin film. In order for such a film to be commercially viable, it is necessary that it can be manufactured …

Netflix and TiVo Reach New Agreement

by Yvette Raikes

Netflix and TiVo have updated their intellectual property agreement. TiVo will continue to integrate Netflix into its STBs, but now Netflix will license TiVo’s technology for its OTT service. This is one of the …

Panasonic and Atlona Join for Videoconferencing

by Yvette Raikes

Panasonic is working with US AV distributor Atlona to put together a complete platform for videoconferencing. The bundle includes Panasonic’s TH-84EF1 and TH-75EF1 LCD displays combined with Atlona’s AT-UHD-HDVS-300-KIT conferencing system. There is no …

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Optoma Case Studies

by Bob Raikes

Optoma released a couple of case studies of use of its projection technology. Construction company, Coins:Fulcro wanted to create a VR environment to help clients visualise their projects. They used UST and ST projectors …