To go on display this month to the public for the first time (at NHK's Science and Technology Research Laboratories in Tokyo), Sharp in collaboration with NHK unveils the world's first Super Hi-Vision LCD display, an 85" LCD with a resolution of 7680 x 4320 pixels (or 16X the resolution of HDTV)..

In previous demos of its ultra High Definition broadcast, NHK were compelled to use a projector, but now Sharp's display supports 10-bit color depth for each channel as well as refresh rate of 60Hz.

NHK will make trial broadcasts of this next gen broadcast format in 2020 in Japan. Or you might see some of that 33MP video and 22.2 channel sound in some demos during the 2010 Olympics (BBC plans to use SHV technology to broadcast the 2012 Olympics to “large TV sets placed in public areas” across Britain. SHV requires 60” screens to view any difference, according to NHK.)

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Arthur Holm, a brand from Albiral in Spain, presents its new X Generation of dynamic monitors at Lightwindows, a technology gallery in the center of Barcelona (very closet o Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia) on May 19th.

Visitors will be able to see the dispays while enjoying music and Spanish tapas. Lightwindows has more than 1000 sq. meters of exposition where architects and designers can see the latest techfor meeting and conference rooms, residential and hotel applications.

Arthur Holm’s New Dynamic X moving screens are built in anodised aluminium with a black edged protection and decorative glass.

Arthur Holm’s AH17D216A has been selected for the Delta Awards, the 30-year old Spanish awards that recognize industrial design and manufacturing quality.

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3M will exhibit a range of multi-touch displays based on 3M Projected Capacitive Technology (3M PCT) at Kiosk Europe Expo 2011. Highlights will include 22” and 32” multi-touch displays in kiosk and table applications. 3M will also demonstrate its recently launched Smart Pen, an input device providing precision accuracy for users of popular capacitive touch smart phones and tablets.

3M PCT multi-touch technology can register up to 60 simultaneous touch events with less than 12-ms response time, making it one of the fastest solutions. The products highlight touch technology for single, multi-user and collaborative applications, including audio/visual, casino gaming, digital signage, education, media and broadcast, security, telecom and utilities.

Stand demos will include the new 32” C3266PW chassis, featuring a 1080p HD wide viewing-angle LCD with 10-finger and 2-palm multi-touch capability, and various 22” multi-touch displays (the M2256PW desktop and M2254PW chassis).

Also on show will be: SCT3250EX (5.7” to 32” display sizes), SCT7650EX (vandal-prone and rugged applications) and C2234SW (robust metal chassis housing). In addition, the DST2270DX (dispersive signal technology for 32” to 55” displays) will be demonstrated.

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Remember that glasses-free 3D technology that Philips closed? Dimenco is an independent company based in Veldhoven (near the Philips Mecca of Eindhoven) founded by four young Dutch folks that all worked together at a former venture on 3D autostereoscopic technology. Dimenco also acquired a 3D technology license from Philips, enabling them to commercially use and further develop this technology.

Dimenco with a solutions partner, Triaxes Vision, provided a total solution for an immersive glasses-free 3D video experience during NAB. Triaxes Vision is up-and-coming software company that solves the challenges in 2D+Depth content preparation.

Current 3D technologies use 2 video channels (L&R) that is enough for glasses-type 3D.To get a realistic glasses-free 3D effect, films will have to be shot from up to 8 and more different positions, making next-gen content preparation complicated in terms of production and editing. Depth maps offer the solution to this problem by generating the number of channels required. With depth map technology, 3D output can be generated for both glasses and glasses-free equipment.

Until now, 3D auto-stereoscopic (glasses-free) displays were only used in professional industries, such as advertising, visualization, and interactive applications. The reasons why lenticular displays aren’t widely adopted in consumer applications is the loss of 3D resolution and the difficulty to prepare the input content of the appropriate format.

Dimenco and Triaxes Vision solve these drawbacks with their solution. By introducing their new 52?, Dimenco is able to show a proven3D auto-stereoscopic display. Inside the display Dimenco’s rendering core enables the display to use the 2D+Depth as an input format to reach significant results. The Dimenco control tool enables the user to adapt the enables the user to adapt the required viewing distance, amount of depth, offset and all in real-time.

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Evident Technologies and Samsung enter into a patent licensing and purchasing agreement for Evident's quantum dot LED technology. This agreement grants Samsung worldwide access to Evident's patent portfolio for all products related to quantum dot LEDs from manufacture of the quantum dot nanomaterials to final LED production.

Evident was the first company in the world to commercialize quantum dot LEDs with products launched in 2007. Quantum dots are nanometer-sized semiconductor crystals with commercial promise in applications from solar energy conversion to thermoelectrics to LEDs.

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Prysm brings out its new line of retail solutions including the Digital Mannequin, Digital Kiosk and Digital Widescreen, all powered by its Laser Phosphor Display (LPD) platform.

“We’ve seen a huge increase in interest from the world’s most innovative retailers and have quickly realized the need to expand our display solutions and geographic reach of our product to better accommodate customer demand,” says Amit Jain, CEO.

Standing 2.4m (7ft.) tall, the Digital Mannequin display aims for an immersive brand experience for retail environments (for example, installed in American Eagle Outfitter’s flagship SoHo store in New York).

Prysm’s newest display platform, the Digital Widescreen is a full wall solution, displaying everything from seasonal interactive motion graphics to brand imagery (for example, installed in Boston’s Prudential Center at People’s United Bank).

Prysm’s HD stackable display tiles can be organized into any size and shape. Built on solid-state lasers, Prysm’s displays provide video viewable from 178-degrees. With up to 75% less power than traditional backlit or projection technology-based products, Prysm’s displays can create a high impact brand experiences without special power or cooling infrastructure.

The company also announced demonstration showrooms, where customers can experience Prysm’s LPDs.

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At the ISA International Sign Expo, Trans-Lux showed its newest state-of-the-art TL Vision large screen display solutions for visual communication in the sports and entertainment, financial, gaming, commercial, education, and government markets.

Featured at the show are the TL Vision HD 6mm, 10mm, 16mm and 20mm LED displays and the 7.62mm ticker display. The LED large screens configurations are available in almost any size or shape for indoor and outdoor venues with LED pitches ranging from 3mm to 127mm.

Trans-Lux also offers a line of TL Vision-enhanced Fair-Play scoreboards for athletic teams with a new line of environmentally friendly LED lighting solutions that provide cost-efficiency along with the ability to easily transform facilities to complement hosted events through the use of different lighting effects and colors.

A third business unit, TL InfoVision LED digital displays and software controllers deliver information and messaging in virtually any configuration—you can post up schedules, customer information, prices, directions, time & temperature and more.

“Our exhibit at ISA showcased the new Trans-Lux,” said J.M. Allain, President and CEO. “We have a new management team, a new product portfolio and new business propositions that combined, enhance our ability to deliver end-to-end digital signage solutions.”

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Tridelity offers no-glasses 3D displays for digital signage. in different sizes. At CeBIT 2011, they used four 42" multi-viewer 3D monitors to get quad-HD resolution for a 3D experience.

The 3D displays are “tiled” together contiguously or overlapped in order to form one large screen.

For digital signage, Tridelity offers 19”, 24”, 37” and 47” multi-view 3D displays.

In the case of 3D kiosks and 3D info terminals, single-viewer displays are available.

Combining hardware, software and support into one package, Tridelity 3D monitors are, according to the company, “the only 3D monitors with an integrated PC running a network-capable Linux-based specifically developed for the digital signage market.”

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