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Eizo Celebrates 50 Years in the Business

by Andrew Fenn

Japanese visual technology company Eizo is celebrating the golden anniversary of its founding. Originating as an OEM of black and white TVs in rural Japan in the eighties, Eizo began developing and manufacturing monitors …

Tags:Back Panel| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 13

ARKit Gets New Features and Capabilities in iOS 11.3

by Andrew Fenn

Apple released iOS 11.3 earlier this week, bringing with it a raft of performance tweaks and bug fixes. Upgrades of note include improvements to ARKit’s capabilities. Apps can now deliver AR experiences that use …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| iOS (Apple)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Mozilla Launches Open-Source AR/VR Web Browser

by Andrew Fenn

Mozilla has announced a new cross-platform, open-source web browser for standalone virtual and augmented reality headsets, called Firefox Reality. The company also announced that, during the initial development phase, the source code will run …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 13

HTC Releases $300 Hardware Bundle for New Vive Pro Users

by Andrew Fenn

HTC has announced it’s launching a $300 accessory bundle for new Vive users purchasing the Pro headset. Available for purchase later this week, the package includes two SteamVR base stations and two Vive controllers, …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Oppo Digital Announces Departure from Disc Player Business

by Andrew Fenn

Oppo Digital announced earlier this week that it will gradually stop manufacturing new products. The company’s product range includes audio products and DVD, Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray disc players. In its farewell statement, the …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| DVD| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Apple Working with TSMC on Micro LED Panels for Wearables

by Andrew Fenn

Apple is receiving support from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in its development of small-sized micro LED panels, according to Digitimes Research analyst Luke Lin. Citing “upstream sources”, Lin says that Apple are developing a …

Tags:Apple| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 13| Wearables

LG G7 to Come in OLED and LCD Versions?

by Andrew Fenn

The LG G7, the company’s next flagship smartphone, will apparently come in two different models when it launches later this year according to Korean sources —one featuring an OLED screen and one with a …

Tags:LCD Panels| LG Displays (LGD)| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 13

HKC Launches Patent Infringement Counter Suit Against Innolux

by Andrew Fenn

HKC has filed a counter-claim against Innolux for patent infringement, according to the OLED Association. The news comes after Innolux filed its own patent infringement lawsuit against HKC back in February. The company alleged …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Tribeca Film Festival to Include VR Arcade and 360° Theatre

by Andrew Fenn

This year’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York will feature a special Immersive section, with a Virtual Arcade offering 35 virtual experiences for attendees, and Tribeca Cinama360, a special theatre where festival-goers can enjoy …

Tags:AR/VR| Cinema| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 13

AT&T Extends Superb DirecTV Now and Apple TV 4K Offer

by Andrew Fenn

AT&T has extended its DirecTV Now and Apple TV 4K bundle offer that has been running since November. Back then, consumers could get a free 32GB Apple TV 4K when pre-paying for four months …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 13

Clevo Predicts Its Notebook Shipments will Top 1.5 Million in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

The president of Clevo’s notebook business, Yi-Lung Chien, has gone on record to say that the company expects its notebook shipments to reach 1.52 million units in 2018, up from 1.27 million in 2017, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| ODMs & OEMs| Vol 25 - Issue 13

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Asus Becomes First Company to Receive UL Environment Validation

by Andrew Fenn

Asus has announced its successful completion of the validation procedure in UL Environment’s Circularity Facts programme, which employs sustainability procedures and standards to quantify a company’s efforts to move operations towards a more circular …

Tags:Asus| Back Panel| Environment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 13