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Emerging Technology: Thinner
and Flexible Panels on the Horizon
By John W. DeWitt
Recent technology developments continue the pursuit of
key design and performance goals for digital signage and other display
applications: more vivid pictures, thinner form factors, lower power
consumption, and flexible screens. MIT's Technology Review has
reported this spring on two encouraging developments in display-related
technologies. Researchers are hoping to harness the latest advances in
nanotechnology and organic semiconductors to finally commercialize
field-emission displays, after years of promising yet challenging
development efforts. And low-cost techniques for producing organic
semiconductors could lead to a variety of applications using rollup or
foldable displays. more>>
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Installation News
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Vista Systems' Spyder and
Christie Projectors Make News At Washington, D.C.'s
Newseum
 Vista Systems' Spyder and Christie projectors
were selected for the Robert H. and Clarice Smith Big Screen Theater in
the newly-opened Newseum. Communications Engineering, Inc. (CEI), a
leading broadcast and multimedia systems integrator based in Newington,
Virginia, designed and installed the Newseum’s broadcast and
audio-visual systems.
A seven-level, high-tech interactive museum, the Newseum traces the
history of news reporting from the 15th century to the present.
Originally located in Arlington, Virginia, the 250,000-square foot
Newseum is now at the Capitol end of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington,
DC. The main funder of its operations is the nonpartisan Freedom Forum.
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Mechanism Digital
NYC
 Mechanism Digital is your "go-to" production
resource for Digital Productions in NYC. Broadcast 2D/3D Animation,
Graphics, Design, Visual Effects, Editing & Post. 20 creative seat
studio with a solid reputation in the industry. Our work ranges from
Commercial to Entertainment spanning all media types. In our twelfth
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3D Virtual Black Rear Screen
Projection Fabric Introduced at InfoComm 2008
 Da-Lite Screen Company revolutionizes 3D
projection with the introduction of its new 3D Virtual Black™
projection screen material designed exclusively for 3D rear screen
applications. Specifically designed and dedicated as the first rear
screen 3D projection fabric in the industry, 3D Virtual Black™
features breakthrough polarization preserving properties engineered by
Da-Lite Screen Company’s research chemists. more>>
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Minicom Unveils Remote
PowerOnCable Management Device
 Minicom Advanced Systems, a digital signage
expert in player-to-screen connectivity, is unveiling the
PowerOnCable™ power solution at this years InfoComm in Las Vegas,
Nevada June 17-20, 2008. Connect PowerOnCable™ to Minicom’s DS
Vision™ 3000 system and power on/off LCD, Plasma and projector display
devices. PowerOnCable™ will radically improve display device lifespan
and power consumption costs. more>>
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RTcom USA Inc. Launches OLC FX
Fiber Optic DVI Extension System
 RTcom USA Inc., provider of digital
connectivity solutions for professional and consumer audio-visual and
personal computer systems, today announced the OLC FX - a compact, fiber
optic extension system for the long-distance transmission of digital
video interface (DVI) signals. Featuring one transmitter and one
receiver, the OLC FX is high-definition content protection (HDCP)
compliant and supports Display Data Channel (DDC) communication. The OLC
FX makes it possible to extend digital DVI signals up to 1,640 feet from
a video source to a DVI compatible display. more>>
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