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Monitors - Projectors- Conferencing

ViewSonic Ships Super-Thin LED Monitor

02 May 2012 Marco Attard Monitors - Projectors- Conferencing
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ViewSonic Ships Super-Thin LED Monitor

ViewSonic announces the VX2460h-LED-- a backlit LED monitor the company says has the thinnest profile (6.8mm) available for its size and class category.

Ideal for enthusiasts and gamers, the VX2640h is a sleek 24" widescreen display using advanced imaging technologies to reduce eye fatigue after extended viewing.

It handles 1080p resolution, with 2ms response time and a 40000000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Input come through x2 HDMI ports.

For your more environmentally-conscious customers, the Continue reading...

Will the Ref Even Let Fraunhofer on the Field?

16 April 2012 Bob Snyder Monitors - Projectors- Conferencing
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Will the Ref Even Let Fraunhofer on the Field?

While we were all on the field at ISE 2012, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) was creating a shortlist of acceptable systems designed to help referees make better goal decisions.

No, they did not chose video…but we can say one of the final two systems in the IFAB final draw is GoalRef from the Fraunhofer IIS. It was on display at CeBIT 2012.

The GoalRef system creates a weak magnetic field around the goal. The ball contains compact electronics that indicate whether Continue reading...

Better Posture Through Monitor

11 April 2012 Marco Attard Monitors - Projectors- Conferencing
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Better Posture Through Monitor

Are your customers sitting in an incorrect position while using their PCs? Maybe they will want to get the Philips ErgoSensor Monitor, a 24" LCD display with sensors checking user posture.

The display uses a built-in CMOS sensor and DigitalOptics software to check the user's neck angle and distance while sitting in front of the screen by measuring inter-pupillary distance (the distance of the 2 pupils) from the monitor.

After measuring, the system then gives advice on sitting in an ergonomic position, Continue reading...

Farewell, Umi

01 February 2012 Marco Attard Monitors - Projectors- Conferencing
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Farewell, Umi

With hardly any noise -- not to mention a press conference-- Cisco shuts off sales of the umi, its ill-fated stab at a consumer videoconferencing system.

Call it sneaking away from another disaster from a once-infallible Cisco who thought it could easily crossover into consumer marketing, if you will.

Launched back in October 2010, the umi (pronounced You-Me) was a premium home conferencing kit offering 1080p video conferencing (720 for recording) at $599-- and an additional $10 monthly service Continue reading...

Video Calling Expanding Further on Other Screens

06 December 2011 Marco Attard Monitors - Projectors- Conferencing
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Video Calling Expanding Further on Other Screens

The latest In-Stat research might be pointing out your next retail opportunity-- living room video calling systems. According to the analyst, global video calling will surpass 380M active users by 2015.

The number of video calling users for 2010 totals 63M.

In-Stat says that while PC video calling will "account for the majority of video calling minutes," it also expects "significant developments" in the living room segment as more vendors enter the market.

Skype remains the market leading solution Continue reading...

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