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Magic Leap Shows … Something

by Bob Raikes

Magic Leap has finally shown something of its hardware, although it chose to do those through an article in Rolling Stone. However, little was really revealed. The company showed an unusual looking headset, the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

3 Screen Solutions Plans Android TV for CES

by Bob Raikes

3 Screen Solutions (3SS), la provider of customized software solutions and services for multiscreen digital entertainment said that its 3READY Custom Launcher will be shown by Google as part of its very latest Android …

Tags:Android| CES 2018| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 48

DFF Updates on its Activities

by Bob Raikes

The Deutsches Flachdisplay-Forum e.V. (DFF) has updated on its work this year. It has had a number of events 3 working group meetings & system integration platform 4 automotive display platform meetings plus a …

Tags:Back Panel| DFF (Deutsches Flachdisplay Forum)| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

VR Headsets to grow at 140% CAGR

by Bob Raikes

Canalys, an analyst, has forecast that standalone VR headsets will see a CAGR of 140% to reach 9.7 million units in 2021, from 1.5 million in 2018. The company expects 70% of sales next …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 48

New ViewSonic Networkable Projectors Feature High Brightness

by Bob Raikes

ViewSonic in the US launched four new projectors, the PG705HD and PG705WU, which both produce 4,000 Ansi lumens of brightness and the PG603X and PG603W which are 3,600 output. Resolutions from the lamp-based DLP …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Projectors| ViewSonic| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Asus Strix GL702ZC uses 8 Core AMD Ryzen

by Bob Raikes

Asus has a new laptop which features an AMD Ryzen eight core processor and is claimed to be the first to use this chip. The GL702ZC also supports FreeSync on its integrated 17.3″ UltraHD …

Tags:AMD| Asus| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 24 - Issue 48

India Increases Duty on TVs, Panels and Phones

by Bob Raikes

The government in India has increased import duties on a range of electronic products, including LCD panels for TVs, which are now subject to a 7.5% levy. Abhijit Kotnis, chief manufacturing officer, Videocon, (who …

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

UST Projectors Used for Lifts

by Bob Raikes

A hat-tip to Invidis for pointing us to the DoorShow concept – the use of a UST projector to project onto the doors of lifts (or elevators, if you prefer). The idea has been …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 48

THX and CGS Announce Partnership

by Bob Raikes

THX Ltd has entered into a strategic partnership with China Film Giant Screen (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“CGS”), a subsidiary of China Film Group, for both technology and business collaborations. The strategic partnership between THX …

Tags:China| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| THX| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Samsung A8 and A8+ Have OLEDs

by Bob Raikes

Samsung Electronics announced the latest additions to the Galaxy A series: the Galaxy A8 (2018) and A8+ (2018). The displays have an 18.5:9 aspect ratio with the A8 having a 5.6″ display and the …

Tags:AMOLED| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Advoli Launches World’s First HDBaseT Certified PCIe Graphics Card

by Bob Raikes

Advoli Ltd, a company based in Hong Kong, but founded by two Norwegians, and with a technical facility in Taiwan, has released a new PCIe 16x graphics card, the TA6, that is based on …

Tags:AMD| GPUs| Graphics Cards| HDBaseT| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Quantum Materials Corp Gains ACS CAS Registration

by Bob Raikes

Quantum Materials Corp said that it has got Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registration for its QDX cadmium-free quantum dots through a division of the American Chemical Society and has also completed the requisite analysis …

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Vol 24 - Issue 48