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Vuzix Issues Letter to Shareholders

by Bob Raikes

Vuzix Corp., the supplier of smart glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies, mailed a letter to its shareholders that brought investors up to date on recent news including the investment round (Vuzix Raises $12.5 …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| toshiba| Vol 25 - Issue 01| Vuzix

OLED TV To Dominate TV High End

by Bob Raikes

We saw some interesting data and a forecast quoted by Business Korea which attributed the data to IHS Markit. At the time of reporting, we hadn’t got confirmation of the data, but will update …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| OLED TVs| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 01

LGD Gets Approval For China G8.5

by Bob Raikes

As expected, the Korean Government has approved the plan by LG Display (Korean Government to Formally Approve LGD China Plan). This will be the first time that a Korean company has built a production …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Denso Looking at JOLED Investment

by Bob Raikes

A number of news sources in Japan and including Reuters have suggested that Denso, the Tier One automotive component supplier, is considering a $440 million investment to help JOLED get into production with its …

Tags:Automotive| InkJet Deposition| Japan| JOLED| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 01

ECJ Backs EC and SES View on OTT

by Bob Raikes

SES said that it welcomes appeal decisions by the European Court of Justice that support complaints by the European Commission about state aid to the DTT industry in Spain. (Spanish Subsidies Were Illegal, Says …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| SES| Spain| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Samsung & Anyo Collaborate for Microsoft

by Bob Raikes

Ayno, an Italian A/V integrator has helped Microsoft to move to a new ‘Microsoft House’ in via Pasubio, Milan. The idea was to create an open space for collaboration and all spaces, regardless of …

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Samsung| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Apple Reported to be Unifying iOS and MacOS

by Bob Raikes

Apple is reported by Bloomberg to be working on unifying the iOS and macOS operating systems by allowing a single code base and supporting the mouse and trackpad on Mac devices in iOS. The …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Pico Has a Standalone VR Headset

by Bob Raikes

Pico is a Chinese company with 300 employees globally and has released a standalone (no smartphone or PC needed) VR headset. The display is a 5.5″ ‘super fast’ LCD with 2560 x 1440 resolution. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Google looking at Boosting Wearables

by Bob Raikes

According to a report in ‘The Information’, Google is looking to boost its hardware presence by increasing its resources in wearables. The company has increased the staffing level at its Shanghai plant from 20 …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 01| Wearables

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DSCC: Quarterly OLED Revenues Over $5B in Q3’17

by Bob Raikes

Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) has released the first issue of its Quarterly OLED Shipment and Fab Utilization Report Quarterly OLED revenues exceeded $5 billion for the first time in Q3 17 and are …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Small Medium Panel Supply| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Pimax Raises Series A Funding

by Bob Raikes

We reported on a prototype headset at IFA (Showstoppers Busy with Headsets & Smartwatches) and the NY VR Expo (NYVR Expo and Conference) and the company has completed a kickstarter campaign that raised $2.45 …

Tags:Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 01

DT strikes €1.9B deal for UPC Austria

by Bob Raikes

T-Mobile Austria, which is owned by Deutsche Telekom, has agreed to buy the UPC cable business unit in Austria of Liberty Global. The move is intended to help the company compete more effectively with …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Liberty Global| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vodafone| Vol 25 - Issue 01