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Are LED Backlights Dangerous?

by Bob Raikes

Recently, I got an email, as I’m registered to attend the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, to advise me that an app has been developed that can reduce the level of blue light …

Tags:Blue Light| Health and Safety| LED| Vol 23 - Issue 05

Philips Unifies Around Android

by Bob Raikes

Philips had a positive presence at ISE and we started by looking at a new desktop monitor. The new 275P4VYKEB is a 27″ unit with 5120 x 2880 resolution. Philips is the third vendor …

Tags:Android| ISE 2016| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Philips| Vol 23 - Issue 06

VR Should be for UberGeeks

by Bob Raikes

I saw this editorial in Jon Peddie’s Techwatch newsletter. I know how to save the VR market It’s being overhyped, and that will ultimately drive consumers away—I have a plan “Commentators from all corners— …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 04

Samsung Result 1/2/2016

by Bob Raikes

Samsung Electronics reported Q4 operating profit of KRW 6.1 trillion ($5.05 billion). Turnover for the quarter was KRW 53.3 trillion ($44 billion). For the full year, operating profit was KRW 26.4 trillion ($22 billion), …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 04

When Will UltraHD Come to Digital Signage?

by Bob Raikes

Next week, I’ll be at ISE in Amsterdam. The show has been the main audio/visual show in Europe (and, arguably, the world) for several years and our team has covered every event since the …

Tags:Digital Signage| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 04

PTC Updates Vuforia

by Bob Raikes

PTC has announced new features for for its Vuforia augmented reality platform. Vuforia will now support Windows 10 devices, and the new VuMark tool.

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 04

LG Display Updates Its OLED TV Plans

by Bob Raikes

In its quarterly investor briefing, LG Display (LGD) outlined how its business has been developing. In Q4, shipments were up 4% to 10.2 million m², boosted by demand for bigger TV sets, while small/medium …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| OLEDs| Vol 23 - Issue 04

WiGIG Docking Options Developing Slowly

by Bob Raikes

This week, I have been thinking at times about wireless display technology. As long term readers will know, I have been saying for some time that the eventual desktop system for all but those …

Tags:DisplayLink| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 03| Wi-Fi| WiDi| WiGIG

BETT is Lively

by Bob Raikes

BETT is a lively event for us and covers educational technology. It takes place in London’s Excel Centre and as the UK is a pioneering market in educational science and technology, it’s a good …

Tags:BETT 2016| Education| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 03

Panasonic Highlights from CES

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic had several interesting technologies on display at CES 2016, including a transparent TV integrated into furniture, a rear-projection screen that was switchable to transparent operation and various projection mapping demos.

Tags:CES 2016| Mapping & Cartography| Panasonic| Rear Projection| Transparent Displays| TV (Television)| Vol 23 - Issue 03

CES Video Round Up

by Bob Raikes

Our CES 2016 reel which includes VESA, Cambrios, Pixelworks, Intel, Qualcomm and a look at some of the products shown by Samsung at CES 2016.

Tags:Cambrios| CES 2016| Intel| Pixelworks| Qualcomm| Samsung| VESA

Tobii Interviewed on PC Eye Tracking

by Bob Raikes

We interviewed Mårten Skogö of Swedish company Tobii, which is a leading company in eye tracking, about the integration of the company’s technology into a new MSI notebook. We also saw an application of …

Tags:Automotive| CES 2016| Game Playing| Gaze Recognition| Tobii| Vol 23 - Issue 03