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Quanta to to Make Next Apple Watch?

by Bob Raikes

The Economic Daily News is reported to have identified Quanta as the company that will make the next generation of the Apple Watch which is expected to be launched in Q3 of this year …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Quanta| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Nokia Launches OZO Player SDK for VR

by Bob Raikes

Nokia has released the Ozo Player SDK, which is designed to act as a cross-platform technology for VR video. The platform will work with any 360º content, not just the content captured with the …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Samsung to Upgrade Galaxy A Series with 12-Mp Front Camera

by Bob Raikes

ET News of Korea said that Samsung’s Galaxy A series (models A5 and A7) will be upgraded to include 12 megapixel front cameras and that the cameras will be significantly better. The A3 will …

Tags:Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Tech Data Makes Webstores Easy for Partners

by Bob Raikes

TechData in the UK has introduced a TDengage webstore so that resellers can easily offer an online presence for products sold by the broadliner. The basic level of service is available free of charge, …

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TechData| Vol 24 - Issue 01

LG’s Wallpaper TV Available For Commercial Use

by Bob Raikes

LG has released a commercial version of its ‘wallpaper’ OLED in 55″ and with FullHD resolution. The 55EJ5C-B is available from Midwich in the UK with a list price of £5,599 ($7,000). Brightness is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Customer Wins Refund for No ‘Evolution Kit’

by Bob Raikes

Flatpanels.DK has reported that a US customer had got a full refund of the cost of a Smart TV that he bought in 2013 and that was sold as being upgradable with the Evolution …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Sony VPL-VW550ES Reviewed

by Bob Raikes

I cannot tell a lie, I was very tempted and, in the end, I simply couldn’t resist. I’m only human… Sony’s UK PR department contacted me to see if I would be interested in …

Tags:Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| sony| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Post CES 2017 Round-Up

by Bob Raikes

We do our best to cover all we should at CES, but it’s always ‘drinking from the firehose’. So here are some items that we missed but saw reported elsewhere, or that for some …

Tags:Autostereo 3D| BlackBerry| CES 2017| Gesture Recognition| Haptics| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pen Input| USI (Universal Stylus Initiative)| Vol 24 - Issue 03

New Digital Signage Platform Targets Sports Events

by Bob Raikes

Smart Digital Screen in the US has developed a new digital signage platform that is specifically designed to handle threats from terrorism at sporting events in the streets as well as at stadiums. Real …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 24 - Issue 02

BBC Captures New Year Fireworks in 360 Degree Video

by Bob Raikes

The BBC has experimented with broadcasting in 360º video with a recording of the New Year Fireworks in London. The video is below.

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| BBC| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 01

If Quantum Dots are So Good, Why do we Need Quantum Rods?

by Bob Raikes

Over this year, we’ve covered Quantum Dots a lot, and we’ve mentioned Quantum Rods (QRs) – but what is the interest in rods if dots have such advantages? Well, back in 2015, Merck acquired …

Tags:Merck| Quantum Dots| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Looking Back at 2016

by Bob Raikes

This week, there was less news than normal, because of all the holidays, so we decided to combine the Large and Mobile Display Monitor newsletters into a single issue. As I mentioned a couple …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 51