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Smartphone Market Continued to Grow in Q4 of 2014

by Norbert Hildebrand

As usual, the global smartphone market grew in the last quarter of 2014. First data from market researchers indicate how a new emerging pattern could change the smartphone market for ever and show a …

Google Buys Augmented Reality App Developer Launchpad Toys

by Norbert Hildebrand

Since Google discontinued distribution of the Google Glass device, many have speculated that Google is retreating from the augmented reality field all together. However, the company has made substantial investments in Magic Leap and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Mobile Devices May Interfere with Children’s Development

by Norbert Hildebrand

Since the introduction of mobile devices, their use has been spreading from adults to the younger generation. In the US and many other countries this development has on the one hand created an increase …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Magna Buys Part of PLDS

by Norbert Hildebrand

Magna is to acquire the head-up display and electronic components units of Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions (PLDS), the joint venture company between Philips and Lite-On which focuses on the design, development, sales, marketing, customer …

Leap Motion Shows Virtual Planetarium

by Norbert Hildebrand

As augmented and virtual reality hardware is on top of the list to be “the next big thing”, the potential use of such hardware is still under discussion. So far, general use as an …

Tags:Leap Motion| Mobile Display Monitor| Planetariums| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Plastic Logic Divides into Two Companies

by Norbert Hildebrand

Plastic Logic, the UK based developer of organic electronics including organic TFT backplanes for flexible displays, is splitting the existing company into two entities. According to reports, the split will become effective this month. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Plastic Logic| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Technologies For Flexible AMOLEDs

by Norbert Hildebrand

A new article published by SID – Information Display discusses the challenges and barriers for creating the flexible AMOLED used in LG’s G Flex smartphone. The article describes the solutions LG developed to make …

Tags:AMOLED| Flexible Displays| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

US Budget Contains a Huge Tax Break For Tech Companies

by Norbert Hildebrand

A recent article by The Register points at a tax break in the 2015 US budget for tech firms. According to the article, the new budget proposes a tax break for multinational US companies …

Tags:business| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Do Head Up Displays Add to Safety in Cars?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Head Up Displays (HUDs) are entering the automobile industry at an impressive speed. Not so long ago HUDs were the exception rather than the rule in automotive instrumentation. Now, many new models in the …

Meta AR Secures $23 Million in Series A Funding

by Norbert Hildebrand

We have reported before on Meta Augmented Reality as a developer of augmented reality glasses. The California-based company was founded in 2012 and has raised $2 million in its Kickstarter campaign, selling 1,500 AR …

US Military Develops Iron Man Suit

by Norbert Hildebrand

The US military (DoD) is looking to develop an iron man suit for its special forces units. It states that the new TALOS (Tactical Assault Light Operators Suit) is also very helpful in other …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| Sensors| Vol 22 - Issue 06

LG Develops Flexible OLED Panels – Display or Not

by Norbert Hildebrand

LG Display has made headlines in many technology blogs in recent days. At CES the company announced plans for its OLED TVs, now the buzz is about a shatterproof flexible OLED panel that LG …

Tags:display technology| Flexible Displays| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs