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Epson Projectors Achieve TCO Certified Designation

by Andrew Fenn

Epson has announced that 45 of its professional projectors have achieved TCO Certified designation. TCO Certified is a sustainability certification for IT products. Certified products are independently verified to meet environmental and social criteria …

Tags:Epson| Large Display Monitor| TCO Development| Vol 25 - Issue 07

Asus Has Launched Its Windows Mixed Reality Headset

by Andrew Fenn

Asus’ HC102 Windows VR headset is finally out in the wild, priced at $430. The device releases months after offerings from HP, Dell and Lenovo, amongst others, and is priced around the middle of …

Tags:Asus| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 07

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Announces New Snapdragon 845 Mobile VR Reference Design

by Andrew Fenn

Qualcomm has unveiled a new virtual reality reference platform based on the company’s powerful Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform. Debuting at the Snapdragon Tech Summit in December, the platform features a variety of new architectures …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| GPUs| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 07

New Version of HbbTV Specification Supports HDR, HFR and NGA

by Andrew Fenn

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has announced the immediate availability of HbbTV 2.0.2. …

Tags:HbbTV| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 07

The Last Jedi to be Disney’s First Dolby Vision UHD Blu-ray

by Andrew Fenn

Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be Disney’s first Dolby Vision Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc release when it comes out on March 27th, Disney has confirmed. The disc release will also feature Dolby Atmos …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray| Disney| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 07

Samsung Awarded US Patent for Flying Display

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has been awarded a US patent (9,891,885 B2) for a flying screen, after filing an application last year. According to the details of the patent, Samsung’s floating screen would be kept airborne via …

Tags:Drone Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 07

IDC: Detachable Tablets Continue to Grow in Value

by Andrew Fenn

According to the latest figures published by IDC, the overall tablet market for Western Europe declined 13.1% year-on-year, shipping 10.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, indicating a continued weakening of the …

Tags:Convertible PCs| IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 07

Switzerland’s Net+ Delivers OTT Multiscreen with VO Player

by Andrew Fenn

Viaccess-Orca, a global provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, announced that Net+, a Swiss provider of French-speaking multimedia content, has launched its new multiscreen service powered by VO …

Tags:DRM & Content Protection| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Switzerland| Vol 25 - Issue 07

AOC to Show Off New Curved Monitor at IEM Katowice 2018

by Andrew Fenn

At this year’s Intel Extreme Masters in Katowice, AOC will show off what claims to be the most competitive gaming display line-up to ever attend an esports event. With over 100,000 event attendees to …

Tags:Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| eSports| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Poland| Vol 25 - Issue 07

SmartKem Achieves Major Milestone in Commercialisation Programme

by Andrew Fenn

SmartKem, a UK designer and developer of semiconductors for electronic displays, has signed a landmark deal which will lead to full commercialisation of its organic thin film transistor (OTFT) technology, it said. The contract …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Organic TFTs| Vol 25 - Issue 07

UK Appeal Court Allows LCD Cartel Lawsuit to Continue

by Andrew Fenn

The long-running LCD price-fixing cartel lawsuit, which stretches back as far as the nineties, has resurfaced this week, after a British court agreed that the case could be reopened. Legal proceedings involving the cartel …

Tags:Iiyama| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Samsung| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 07

Samsung Cuts OLED Panel Production as iPhone X Disappoints

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung Electronics will greatly reduce its OLED panel production, following the news that Apple is reducing its own output of the iPhone X by 50%, following the device’s disappointing sales performance according to Nikkei. …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 07