Vol 25 – Issue 12 – Page 3

New York Start-up Lumiode Raises $6 Million

by Andrew Fenn

We missed this at the time, but last month, Lumiode—a New York-based semiconductor technology start-up specialising in high-brightness micro-displays for augmented reality and other display applications—filed paperwork revealing it had raised $5.97 million in …

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Tektronix Expands Ultra HD, HDR and Wide Colour Gamut Support

by Andrew Fenn

Tektronix, a provider of video test, monitoring and diagnostics solutions, has announced expanded support for Ultra HD, HDR and wide colour gamut across its full range of content monitoring platforms, including the small form …

Smart Technologies Launches InkScan Digital Ink Capture App

by Andrew Fenn

Smart Technologies has announced the launch of InkScan, a new technology that converts handwriting into digital smart ink. With this new technology, users can brainstorm notes on any medium from a whiteboard to the …

Endeavor Acquires NeuLion in $250 Million Deal

by Andrew Fenn

NeuLion—a technology product and service provider specialising in the digital video broadcasting, distribution and monetisation of live and on-demand content to internet-enabled devices—and entertainment company Endeavor have announced that they have entered into a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Juniper: Connected Clothing to Become $1 Billion Industry in 2020

by Andrew Fenn

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the wearables market has begun to shift away from wrist-based devices such as smartwatches and fitness trackers, with other device categories forecast to grow much …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 12| Wearable Market| Wearables

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Camera Impresses DxOMark

by Bob Raikes

Xiaomi has launched its Mi Mix 2S Android smartphone that is based on a 5.99″ IPS LCD with 1080 x 2160 resolution (18:9) and using Gorilla Glass 4. The processor is a Snapdragon 845 …

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US e-Waste Recycling Hero Facing Prison over Piracy Charge

by Bob Raikes

Big hat tip to the Washington Post and Seattle Times for this one, and if any US-based readers can help with this case you know what to do. Eric Lundgren is currently facing a …

Ergotron Dual Monitor Arm Wins 2018 iF Design Award

by Andrew Fenn

Ergotron has announced that its HX Desk Dual Monitor Arm has earned the 2018 iF Design Award in the office category. The HX Desk Dual Monitor Arm features a single-post design and a dual-hinge …

Nvidia GPU Enables Photo Matching

by Bob Raikes

A group of scientists has developed an algorithm for Nvidia GPUs called FastPhotoStyle that will copy the style from one photograph to another. The results are surprisingly good and the algorithm is said to …

Leap Motion Developing AR Controls

by Bob Raikes

We were impressed with the latest version of the Leap Motion hand tracking technology when we saw it in a training application on the HTC Vive Pro at CES (HTC Vive Pro Matches Visuals …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Leap Motion| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Publitec Adds NEC Display Projectors to its Rental Portfolio

by Andrew Fenn

Audio-visual direct hire company Publitec, of Germany, has added NEC Display’s projectors to its distribution portfolio, including the filterless PX1004UL model. Publitec has a long-standing business relationship with NEC, having distributed the company’s large-format …

Daktronics Supplying Over 1000m² of LED Displays for New UK Stadium

by Andrew Fenn

UK football club, Tottenham Hotspur, has selected Daktronics to provide LED video displays for its new 62,062-seater stadium, set to open later this year. Daktronics will supply four bespoke main LED video displays for …