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Smartkem Gets Investment for OTFT

by Bob Raikes

SmartKem of the UK, which is developing organic semiconductors, has received further funding from existing syndicate members of £3 million ($3.7 million). The money will be used to help the movement of the company’s …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 50

Gartner

VPAs to Be Boosted Says Gartner

by Bob Raikes

Gartner said that by 2019, it expects 20% of all user interactions with smartphones will take place via VPAs such as Siri, Cortana or Google Now. A survey of 3,021 consumers found that 42% …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Voice Input| Vol 23 - Issue 50

Strong Demand For Wearables in MEA

by Bob Raikes

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) wearables market continued to see steady growth in Q3 2016, according to IDC. The firm said that the Middle East and Africa (MEA) wearables market grew 38.3% year …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 50| Wearables

Huami to Get to #5 For Wearables?

by Bob Raikes

Huami, the subsidiary of Xiaomi that is supplying wearables, will ship 16 million devices this year, including the Xiaomi Mi Band, according to Asian sources. The value of the devices will be $216 million …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 50| Wearables

IHSMarkit

Panel Prices Still Rising

by Bob Raikes

The latest IHS PriceWise data suggests that panel prices for TVs are continuing to rise with 49″ panels rising between $3 and $6 in December, while 55″ are up by $5 from November, having …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 23 - Issue 50

Nokia Sues Apple

by Bob Raikes

Nokia has taken action in three courts in Germany and one in Texas in the US in a dispute over patents. Patents include displays as well as video coding. Nokia said: “Since agreeing a …

Tags:iOS (Apple)| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Vol 23 - Issue 50

Okularion the First Wireless Mixed Reality Headset Available Now

by Bob Raikes

HKLA Studio has just released Okularion, the first standalone wireless mixed reality (virtual reality and augmented reality) headset on the market. The headset is available through a Kickstarter campaign for a special early bird …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality| Virtual Sets

Okularion Plans Untethered Headset

by Bob Raikes

HKLA Studio, based in Los Angeles has announced a kickstarter campaign for the ‘Okularion’, a stand-alone wireless mixed reality (virtual reality and augmented reality) headset that is expected to retail at less than $300 …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 50

ICDM To Run Testing Training At SID

by Bob Raikes

The ICDM will run a full day training course Sunday, May 21, during SID Display Week 2017 in Los Angeles, where 6-8 speakers will give training presentations on various key topics of the ICDM …

Tags:Back Panel| ICDM| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Testing| Vol 23 - Issue 50

VR Porn Hits CES

by Bob Raikes

I’m sure it was inevitable. It’s an old concept that Porn drives technology, and often repeated. Curiosity persuaded me to click on a link from ‘Naughty America’ which was advertising V/R adult content titles …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 50

TDK Agrees to Buy InvenSense

by Bob Raikes

TDK of Japan said that it has agreed to buy InvenSense, a leading supplier of sensors for mobile devices, especially six-axis and nine-axis motion sensors. Invensense has a fabless business model and has products …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 50