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Sharp Drops Hisense Case in NY

by Bob Raikes

As we reported, Sharp is suing Hisense in the US and had filed complaints in California and New York as well as going to arbitration in Singapore (Sharp Sues Hisense Over ‘Shoddy’ Products). Now, …

Tags:Hisense| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| sharp| Vol 24 - Issue 23

TV Exports from China Down

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell Research of China said that the export volume of TVs from China in Q1 of this year was 12.7 million units, down 3.5% on the first quarter of 2016 and the firm estimates …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| TV Set Market| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Oculus Gets Update for Mixed Reality Capture

by Bob Raikes

The latest version of software for the Oculus Rift is rolling out with support for Mixed Reality capture and a re-designed interface for future updates and a new Home environment. There is also multi-language …

Tags:360 Degree Video| AR/VR| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Vol 24 - Issue 23

GameFace Updates Headset and Tracking

by Bob Raikes

At the recent E3 conference, GameFace Labs showed the latest revision (EP1) of its prototype headset, which uses SteamVR tracking and runs on Android and the company has said that the tracking runs on …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor

Samsung Display to Break Ground on OLED Plant

by Bob Raikes

The Korea Economic Daily reports that Samsung is expected to break ground for a new A4 flexible OLED line after July 7th, by when the local authorities are expected to have voted to allow …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Samsung Display| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Online Advertising is Bigger than TV

by Bob Raikes

Magna Global has forecast that global advertising will grow by 3.7% to $505 billion in 2017 and highlighted that digital media are now taking more revenue than TV, the first time this happened. 54% …

Tags:Advertising| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 23

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AUO Drops Half G10.5 Plan

by Bob Raikes

We reported recently on a decision by Samsung to back away from a half G10.5 fab (Samsung Display Switches Plan from LCD to OLED) and now the PJTime blog has reported that AUO has …

Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 23

SID UK Meeting Covers Microdisplays

by Bob Raikes

The SID in the UK has a meeting on 28th June at the Begbroke Science Park at the University of Oxford when the topic will be microdisplays. Speakers will cover microLED and waveguide optics …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| Microdisplays| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Society| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Sharp Adds Freeze Frame and Blackout to Big Pad

by Bob Raikes

Sharp has two new Big Pad Interactive Displays. The 70” PN-70SC5 and 80” PN-80SC5 include ‘Freeze Frame’ and ‘Blackout’ buttons on the bezel to give a presenter the ability to instantly freeze or blank …

Tags:Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 24 - Issue 23

JDI Announces Development of a 10.2-inch Pixel Eyes LCD Module

by Bob Raikes

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) today announced development of an integrated console display for automotive applications, suitable for and easy to incorporate into interior vehicle designs. This Pixel EyesTM display features seamless cover glass and …

Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| LCD

JDI Extends Pixel Eyes in LCD Module for Automotive

by Bob Raikes

JDI has anounced a new 10.2″ ‘PixelEyes’ IPS LCD module with peripheral touch controls for automotive use. The display has a single controller that controls the in-cell touch (PixelEyes) and also the control areas …

Tags:Automotive| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 24 - Issue 23