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VESA Forms VR/AR SIG

by Bob Raikes

VESA has formed a Special Interest Group (SIG) to look into standardisation for the fast-growing augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets. The group said that while many developers are focusing on enhancing …

IDS Santé Adopts Broadsign in France

by Bob Raikes

Broadsign said that its software has been chosen by IDS Santé for a network that is intended to grow from around 400 screens now, in 100 French doctor’s offices, to around 1,500 displays in …

Could a US Display Fab be OLED, or LTPS?

by Bob Raikes

In early February, an executive at Sharp was quoted in the Japanese press that the company was thinking about investing in a display fab in the USA. Separately, (or is it separately?), Apple’s CEO, …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Manufacturing| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Entatech Goes into Administration

by Bob Raikes

UK distributor, Entatech, has gone into administration after a buyer, Beta, pulled out of a deal to buy the company for a nominal sum at the last minute. Beta said that some issues had …

Holotronica Signs Gerriets

by Bob Raikes

Holotronica, which makes Holo-Gauze for live shows and has been used by Beyoncé during this year’s Grammy awards, has appointed Gerriets GmbH as its exclusive European Sales Partner. (Holotronica Shows 3D/2D Hologram Gauze) Holo-Gauze …

Tags:Distribution| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Pro AV| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Merck To Promote LCD, OLED and More at SID

by Bob Raikes

Merck has previewed what it will be talking about at SID. The company said that it will show its ultra-brightness fringe field switching (UB-FFS) technology which it says is growing in share in its …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Merck| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Klitschko/Joshua Video Available on Sky VR App

by Bob Raikes

Sky in the UK has created a 12 minute VR film of the world heavyweight boxing match between Vitali Klitschko and Anthony Joshua. The film was captured with eight special VR cameras by Sky’s …

Baggage Losses Reduced

by Bob Raikes

Rimowa’s E Ink-based label. Image:MekoAlthough it’s not much consolation if it’s your bag that has been mislaid, but there was a 12.5% drop in the number of bags that was lost last year – …

Will Curved LCDs Increase in TV?

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell of China is positive about the continued growth of curved TV panels although in some markets the enthusiasm is declining. The company said that curved TV panel sales were ‘close to’ three million …

Tags:Curved Displays| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| TV Set Market| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Facebook Shuts Oculus Content Division

by Bob Raikes

Facebook is shutting the Oculus Story Studio which was set up to create VR content and the company has said that it will concentrate instead on financing and promoting external VR content development. 50 …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 18

Apple Changes Watch Warranties

by Bob Raikes

Apple has acknowledged a problem with its first generation Apple Watch by extending the warranty by a year because of a ‘swelling battery’. This can get so bad that the display is pushed away …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 18| warranty

Teledyne LeCroy Announces Quantumdata 980 DisplayPort 1.4 Module

by Bob Raikes

Teledyne LeCroy, the worldwide leader in protocol test solutions, today announced the DisplayPort 1.4 Video Generator / Protocol Analyzer module for the quantumdata 980B Advanced Test Platform. The module provides developers with an invaluable …

Tags:Protocols