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Looking Back at 2017

by Bob Raikes

It was clear this week that things were already slowing down towards the holiday period and we have some shorter issues this week. Usually, CES is coming up just after the New Year festivities, …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

JDI Looks to China for OLED Cash

by Bob Raikes

According to the Kyodo News, Japan Display Inc (JDI), which is struggling after the loss of a lot of business from Apple, has looked outside Japan to China for potential investors in a new …

Tags:Investment| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 25 - Issue 01

CINEMMOD

Cinemood to Bring LTE Projector to CES

by Bob Raikes

Cinemood LTE is a new portable projector that is a crowdfunding project that will be shown at CES in January. An unusual feature is that the device has an integrated LTE modem and is …

Tags:CES 2018| Micro Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Uico Touch Screen Works in the Shower

by Bob Raikes

Uico of Silicon Valley and Chicago, USA has unveiled a patented all-weather 15.6″ duraTouch projective capacitive (PCAP) touchscreen. The touchscreen is claimed to beat competing solutions in harsh environments — working with rain, sleet, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Rugged Displays| Touch Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Targus Thunderbolt

Targus Thunderbolt 3 DV4K Docking Station Works on Mac or PC

by Bob Raikes

Targus introduced the Thunderbolt 3 DV4K Docking Station with Power (DOCK220USZ). “Unlike any other Thunderbolt 3 dock on the market today, DOCK220USZ works with any platform, including macOS and Windows. It’s designed to work …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USB| Vol 24 - Issue 48

New LG Monitors Support HDR600

by Bob Raikes

At CES 2018 in Las Vegas, LG Electronics (LG) will introduce upgraded models to its monitor lineup featuring Nano IPS color reproduction technology. In response to consumer demand, the firm said, LG’s 2018 monitors …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| USB| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Christie Apex Exends to 0.9mm

by Bob Raikes

Christie has added to the Velvet Apex Series line of products with the launch of the Apex 0.96mm LED video wall which is now available in pitches from 0.96mm to 2.5mm. Cabinets are 16:9 …

Tags:Christie| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

SID LA Chapter Meeting

by Bob Raikes

The SID will hold a meeting on 9th February 2018 in Los Angeles at the Costa Mesa Country Club. The topic is “Display Technologies and Applications” and speakers include: Ken Werner, Nutmeg Consultants: Other …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Society| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Samsung to Ship 200 Million OLEDs to Apple in 2018

by Bob Raikes

Business Korea has reported that Samsung Display will ship between 180 million and 200 million OLEDs to Apple in 2018, up from 50 million in 2017. The OLEDs are likely to be made in …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung Display| Vol 24 - Issue 48

JCD and Tencent Show Art in Shanghai

by Bob Raikes

STDecaux and Tencent in Chna have set up an area in the East Nanjing Road Metro Station in Shanghai, China as a digital art gallery and posted a video online to show it. The …

Tags:China| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Transport| Vol 24 - Issue 48

LG Display to Move Balance of OLED TV Panels to Larger Sizes

by Bob Raikes

The ETNews of Korea reports that LG Display plans to try to switch more and more production of its OLED TV panels to 65″ and 77″ sizes to counter the increased penetration of 65″ …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED Fabs| OLED TVs| Vol 24 - Issue 48

TiVo, Altice USA Deal Continued

by Bob Raikes

TiVo has confirmed that broadband communications and video service provider, Altice USA, has selected TiVo services to support its service offerings under an expanded six-year agreement. Altice USA has broadened its licence to the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| Tivo| Vol 24 - Issue 48