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TMI Proposes Foldable OLED Solution

by Bob Raikes

Over recent months, we have commented a lot on truly flexible displays that might enable a new period of growth and development in the smartphone market. However. there are severe barriers to achieving robust …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 25 - Issue 17

TCL Releases Details of 2018 6 and 5 Series

by Bob Raikes

TCL in the US has released details and pricing of its 6 Series TV which were shown at CES.(TCL Looking to Upgrade Brand) The sets feature UltraHD resolution, HDR and are based on the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pricing| TCL| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Wired Looks at Pico Projectors

by Bob Raikes

Wired has reviewed a couple of pico projectors, the Sony MP-CD1 and the Nebula Capsule. The Sony comes out as better value, while the Nebula was rated as offering a better overall experience, partly …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Pico Projectors| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Epistar Should Have More LEDs in Q3

by Bob Raikes

We reported on plans by Epistar to boost its capacity for VCSEL and GaN LEDs by introducing 6″ wafers rather than 4″. (Epistar Prepares for VCSEL and Mini LED Production). Now reports from Taiwan …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| MicroLED| MiniLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Good News From Korea

by Bob Raikes

This week, as I write my editorial, there is a lot of news coverage of the apparent rapprochement between the two halves of Korea. It’s great to see some break in hostilities, although the …

Tags:China| Editorial| Investment| Korea| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Dell Updates the Commercial Range

by Bob Raikes

Dell has updated a number of its Commercial PCs, added new mobile workstations and added a monitor. The company highlighted improved security and power. The Precision 7730 and 750 mobile workstations use 8th Gen …

Tags:Dell| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Toshiba Partners with Atheer

by Bob Raikes

We reported that Toshiba was supplying the AR glasses from Vuzix under an OEM deal, but at the time, we missed that Toshiba has also signed a deal with Atheer for software to support …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| toshiba| Vol 25 - Issue 16

LG G7 Boosts Brightness

by Bob Raikes

Ahead of the full launch next week, LG released information on the display to be used in the G7 ThinQ smartphone. It will be a 6.1″ 3120 x 1440 (QuadHD+) IPS LCD with 1,000 …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 16| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Cinionic Wins CineWorld Deal

by Bob Raikes

Barco’s Cinionic joint venture has said that it has a deal with cinema operator, Cineworld, under which it will supply 600 laser projectors over the next three years. Cineworld is the second largest operator …

Tags:Barco| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 16

LG Confirms 2018 Prices in UK

by Bob Raikes

LG Electronics has announced pricing for its 2018 TVs in the UK (LG Electronics TVs at CES 2018). (prices are quoted in £ with tax and $ without tax) W8 OLED 4K TV 77″ …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Pricing| TVs (TV Sets)| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 16

ICDM to Hold Automotive Displays Meeting in Germany

by Bob Raikes

The International Committee on Display Measurement (ICDM) is to hold a meeting in Munich on 26th June, hosted by Instrument Systems to look at the topic of the development of an automotive displays chapter …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| DFF (Deutsches Flachdisplay Forum)| Events| ICDM| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

It’s About the System

by Bob Raikes

I’m a great believer that when it comes to displays ‘its about the system’ – that is to say, there’s no point in having a great display if you don’t drive it very well. …

Tags:Apple| External GPU (eGPU)| Intel| Vol 25 - Issue 16