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Acer CEO Jason Chen Also Becomes Chairman

by Alan Spencer

Acer has appointed its CEO, Jason Chen as chairman, and also announced the appointment of Meggy Chen as its new CFO. Jason Chen, who retains his CEO post, replaces George Huang, who has stepped …

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Digisoft.tv Unveils Playmigo for Simple Casting Support

by Bob Raikes

Digisoft.tv in Ireland has said that it has a developed a new platform to allow OTT providers to ‘cast’ their contect to ‘almost any’ connected TV device without needing a special app. Playmigo is …

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Pay-TV Still Dominates US video/TV

by Yvette Raikes

OTT providers, such as Netflix and Amazon, will account for under 20% of US consumer spending in 2022, according to Strategy Analytics. The firm says that, although the video and TV market is changing, …

MirraViz Offers Multiple Content Shown on One Projector Screen at the Same Time

by Norbert Hildebrand

During E3, the California based company MirraViz announced and demonstrated a system that allows multiple viewers to see different content on a projection screen simultaneously. The various viewers can watch different movies or play …

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Super Thin Holograms are Under Development

by Arthur Berman

Modulating the phase of light is part of the means by which holograms are able to create an image. It follows that, to generate a sufficient phase shift, a hologram needs to have a …

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Younger Buyers Lead Growth in Chinese Notebook Sales

by Yvette Raikes

Growth in Chinese notebook sales is being driven by younger people, according to research from IDC China, based on figures from the annual sales on 18th June to celebrate eTailer Jing Dong (JD)’s anniversary. …

Valens Chipset Supports HDBaseT over IP

by Bob Raikes

It slipped by us at Infocomm, but HDBaseT inventors, Valens, has announced the VSI1000 chipset which supports the HDBaseT/IP technology that was announced at the show. (Infocomm 2017 Round up) and that allows the …

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Sony Adds Nine New Professional Bravias

by Bob Raikes

At Infocomm, Sony told us about its 100″ HDR Bravia Professional Display, but somehow didn’t tell us about the full range of nine new displays. The XE8 and XE9 series displays both support UltraHD …

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LG To Show New Desktop Monitors at Infocomm

by Bob Raikes

LG said that it would show the 43″ 43MU79 UltraHD monitor at Infocomm along with the 32MU99 and 27MU58P, which are all UltraHD monitors. The 43″ looks like the 43UD79-B which has been shown …

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New Canon UST Projector has Dicom Version

by Bob Raikes

Canon announced two new projectors, the XEED WUX500ST, a 1920 x 1200 LCOS device that has a short throw lens and is designed for installation. A special version (suffixed ‘D’) is available for medical …

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Insight Reviews 4K/UltraHD In Projection

by Bob Raikes

Insight Media has released a white paper titled Understanding 4K Resolution in Projection Systems. It discusses the changes that are occurring with regards to defining resolution in projection systems. This is being driven by …

TEDx Shanghai Report

by Len Scrogan

One of the best ways to get a pulse on what’s important in technology in education is to tap into the significant ideas being presented at a TEDx event. Shanghai at nightFor those new …

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