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Wireworld Makes HDMI 2.0 Cables Up to 20m

by Bob Raikes

Wireworld, which is said to be well-known for its flat cables, said that it has HDMI 2.0 cables using a new generation of active technology to support the full 18Gbps of HDMI 2.0 as …

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

Qualcomm

Good News and Bad News for Qualcomm

by Bob Raikes

In separate news stories, there was good news and bad news for Qualcomm over the holiday. on the bad news side the company got a fine of $865 million for ‘abuse of market dominance’ …

Tags:Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Qualcomm| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Oculus Acquires Eye Tribe

by Bob Raikes

Oculus, itself part of Facebook, has acquired Danish start-up, the Eye Tribe, which is a specialist in developing gaze technology and was originally targeting the use of gaze in mobile devices. Analyst Comment We …

Tags:Gaze Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Touch Supplier for OLED iPhone Identified

by Bob Raikes

We have seen reports in the Taiwanese press based on un-named ‘sources in the supply chain’ that Samsung Display will be the only supplier for AMOLEDs for Apple’s adoption of the technology. It identifies …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Google Struggling in the UK for Pixel Warranty

by Bob Raikes

The BBC ran an interview with an unhappy customer in the UK that was unhappy that when the display for his Pixel smartphone was broken, Google’s options were only to ship the phone to …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 51| warranty

Samsung Adds to QD Monitor Line

by Bob Raikes

Samsung will introduce a new line of monitors in 27″ and 31.5″ sizes and featuring curved displays with quantum dot backlights to provide wider colour gamuts. The CH711 has 2560 x 1440 resolution with …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 51

Lenovo Adds Thunderbolt Monitors, ThinkPads and Dock

by Bob Raikes

Lenovo will start to roll out peripherals to make the most of USB Type C at CES. There are two new monitors, the P24h (23.8″) and P27h (27″), which have 2560 x 1440 resolution …

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

HannStar Display Develops 0.25mm Glass

by Bob Raikes

At an investor’s conference, Hannstar said that it has strong orders for the first half of 2017 and it cannot meet all its demand. Panel sizes have increased, so effective capacity has reduced. In …

Tags:Hannstar (Hannspree)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 51

Liberty Uses Metrological for Cloud-based Netflix

by Bob Raikes

Liberty Global is to use new cloud-based technology from Metrological to introduce its support for Netflix. Metrological defined a hybrid architecture, using an application framework that acts as a device and a software-agnostic abstraction …

Tags:Cloud TV| Large Display Monitor| Liberty Global| Netflix| Vol 23 - Issue 51

Samsung Adds New UHD Blu-ray Player – Plans SmartTV Upgrade

by Bob Raikes

In a release about new audio technology, Samsung slipped in an announcement about a new M9500 UHD Blu-ray player with Bluetooth wireless streaming support and Smart Remote integration. The player has a ‘private cinema’ …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 51

ViewSonic Adds WQHD 27″ Professional Monitor For Colour

by Bob Raikes

ViewSonic in thh US has announced the VP27771, a 27″ 2560 x 1440 monitor aimed at colour-critical applications. The IPS panel is claimed to have to have a Delta E of less than 2 …

Tags:Colour Critical Monitors| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| ViewSonic| Vol 23 - Issue 51