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So Long and Thanks!

by Bob Raikes

Hmmm… This is a strange moment for me as I write my last editorial for LDM and MDM. It won’t be my last bit of writing about displays as I will still be one …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 41

How Will 5G Roll Out?

by Bob Raikes

I’ve been thinking quite a lot recently about 5G and how it will roll out. A couple of things have jumped out at me that are concerns about how fast it will roll out. …

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Barco Laser Projector Installed at Space Center

by Bob Raikes

CES+, a supplier in the cinema industry, has completed the deployment of its first Barco flagship Laser 60L projector in the US together with Cinionic at the Space Center Houston. The company showed the …

Tags:Barco| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Museums & Exhibitions| Vol 25 - Issue 41

Xiaomi Launches Black Shark Helo — Mi Mix 3 Impresses DxOMark

by Bob Raikes

Following the launch of its Black Shark gaming smartphone earlier this year, Xiaomi has announced a successor, the Black Shark Helo. The new device upgrades the LCD display of its predecessor with a 6″ …

Tags:Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 41| Xiaomi

Samsung To Install Five LED Cinema Screens – Adds Leasing

by Bob Raikes

Samsung continues to start the roll out of its Onyx LED Cinema technology and has developed a new leasing programme for existing and future customers to support the development of the market. It has …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED Cinema| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 41

Tom’s Hardware Looks at Nvidia Turing-Based Cards

by Bob Raikes

We were very impressed (OK, we got caught up in the hype!) by the NVidia RTX/Turing announcements at SIGGraph. Tom’s Hardware has had a good look at the range of cards available and has …

Tags:GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Nvidia| Vol 25 - Issue 41

NEC and Samsung Announce 5G Partnership

by Bob Raikes

NEC and Samsung will join forces to strengthen their 5G business portfolios by merging their technology and skills, the companies announced, adding that the partnership will provide mobile carriers with 5G solutions that are …

Tags:5G| Mobile Display Monitor| NEC| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 41

Axiom Claims First Automotive & Industrial Touch Controller

by Bob Raikes

TouchNetix of the UK has released what it claims is the first touch controller chip series that is specifically designed for automotive and industrial applications. The aXiom series of chips is claimed to improve …

Tags:Chips| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Touch Controllers| Vol 25 - Issue 41

HP Extends Premium PC Leadership with Amazing Innovations

by Bob Raikes

HP has updated its Spectre x360 range, its EliteBook x360 and added a new EliteDisplay E243d Docking monitor. The E243d monitor has a webcam, a gigabit ethernet port and supports 65W of power delivery …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Desktop Monitors| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 41

OLED-A Not Optimistic about Better Blue

by Bob Raikes

The OLED Association has made a nice summary table of the latest developments in higher efficiency blue materials. The organisation also showed this slide that was released by Sumitomo at the event that shows …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| TADF| UDC| Vol 25 - Issue 41

LG Starts to Look at Profit in the OLED Panel Business

by Bob Raikes

Bizarrely, although LG is the exclusive supplier of the most widely prized display technology in the TV world and has a range of TV brands happy to buy as many OLEDs as it can …

Tags:IHS Markit| Market Data| OLED TVs| Pricing| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 41

Pontus Uses TOLED for HUD

by Bob Raikes

The Pontus HUD 1000 is a new HUD based on a transparent AMOLED (TOLED) display from Samsung. The 64K colour display which has 360 x 112 resolution can integrate with the internal systems in …

Tags:AMOLED| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Transparent Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 41