Vol 25 – Issue 15 – Page 4

Dolby Laboratories and Jinyi Cinemas Announce New Partnership

by Andrew Fenn

Guangzhou Jinyi Media Corporation, owner of Jinyi Cinemas, and Dolby Laboratories have announced a partnership to offer Dolby experiences to more moviegoers in China. Under the partnership, Jinyi plans to open 20 Dolby Cinema …

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Barco/Appotronics J/V Has a New Name

by Bob Raikes

Barco, China Film Co, Appotronics and CITICPE said that they will call their new joint venture “Cinionic”. (Barco Looks to Joint Venture for Digital Cinema)

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June DFF Meeting in Potsdam

by Bob Raikes

The DFF in Germany is running its next meeting at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research in Potsdam on June 13th and 14th. The organisation is looking for contributions – contact [email protected].

Sky Deutschland Announces May Launch for Sky Q

by Andrew Fenn

Sky Deutschland has announced that Sky Q will launch in Germany and Austria in May. The service, which provides viewers with access to Ultra HD content, among other features, will be deployed as a …

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Samsung Introduces Mid-Range J7

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has a new mid-range J7 smartphone that is available in single or dual SIM versions. The phone uses a 5.5″ AMOLED with 720 x 1280 (16:9 – 267ppi). The phone is built around …

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TPCast Supports Wireless Vive

by Bob Raikes

TPCast has released a multi-user wireless VR adaptor for the HTC Vive. The Business Edition Wireless VR Adapter can support two or four users and with a transmission delay of less than 2ms, while …

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LeEco to Receive Investments from Several Chinese Firms

by Andrew Fenn

Beleaguered manufacturer, LeEco, will receive investments from several Chinese companies, including Tencent, JD.com, Lenovo and Suning, into its television business, according to Caixin. LeEco has been suffering from financial issues for some time. Chairman …

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OLPC Arc Documented

by Bob Raikes

Some of our long term readers may remember a project called ‘One Laptop per Child’, known as OLPC. We first wrote about it in October 2005 and wrote more than fifty articles until March …

New Image Compression Standard Could Reduce Latency in VR

by Andrew Fenn

The Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) has announced a new image compression standard called JPEG XS, designed to allow for higher-quality images to be transmitted with a lower degree of latency, reducing the motion …

CSOT Shows IJP OLED at CITE

by Bob Raikes

OLEDNet reported that at the CITE show in China, visitor levels were down, but there was some interest in OLED, with CSOT showing a 31″ display that is said to have been made with …

Barco Result 18/04/18

by Bob Raikes

Barco Group reported its financial results for the first quarter ended 31/03/2018. Sales for the 1Q18 were €245.2 million ($304.04 million), a 0.4% decrease compared to €246.2 million ($305.28 million) reported in 1Q17. Revenue …

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Ledcon Announces NovaStar LED System Training Days

by Andrew Fenn

Ledcon has announced it will deliver training on NovaStar LED systems in two separate sessions, one on May 30th and another on June 27th, in Rhiene, Germany. Ledcon is the official distributor for NovaStar …