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Atheer Shares Launch Schedule

by Tom Allen

The first wave of Atheer’s Air Glasses has sold out; however, the company has said that it will have a new set of devices available in Q4. Quantities will be limited, but interested parties …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 33

AMD Plans Silicon Valley Move

by Tom Allen

AMD is moving its Silicon Valley headquarters to a new location. The 20,440m² six-storey building will hold both the corporate HQ and R&D site, with up to 1,000 employees based there. The new location, …

Tags:AMD| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Barco Brings Laser-Phosphor B-Series to China

by Tom Allen

Barco has unveiled what it says is the world’s first DCI-4k laser-phosphor projector, at the Beijing International Radio, TV & Film Exhibition (BIRTV). The DP4K-23BLP is a 3DLP model, which is being launched as …

Tags:Barco| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Convertible PC Features 400 cd/m² Display

by Tom Allen

Asus announced the Transformer Pad T101 at Computex this year, and has now shared more details about the new convertible PC. It is a 10.1″ hybrid product with an aluminium chassis. The unit weighs …

Tags:Asus| Convertible PCs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Haptics Will be VR’s Next Push

by Tom Allen

Dexta Robotics has shown a new version of its DexMo ‘exoskeleton glove’, which is designed to add touch feedback to VR. Like the PowerClaw, the DexMo cannot track hand movements (yet – it is …

Tags:Back Panel| Haptics| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Philips Combines Three Devices in One

by Tom Allen

Philips announced a small ‘3-in-1’ TV back in February and is now preparing to launch the set in Europe. Known as the PFS5231, it can serve as a TV, a computer monitor and a …

Tags:Bluetooth| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Philips| TPV (TP Vision)| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Nexus Player Supports Multitasking With Android Nougat

by Tom Allen

As well as mobile devices, Google is releasing Android 7.0 (Nougat) for its Nexus Player. New TV features include the ability to use multiple Google accounts on one device; picture-in-picture support; and multitasking functionality. …

Tags:Android| Google| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Software| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Google Begins Android Nougat Launch

by Tom Allen

Google has begun to roll out Android 7.0 to its Nexus devices (excluding the Nexus 5 and earlier products). This version of the software adds new personalisation options, improved battery management and multitasking, as …

Tags:Android| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Apple

2017 iPhone Will Sport Curved Display

by Tom Allen

A source ‘familiar with Apple’s plans’ has told Japan’s Nikkei that the company will launch three iPhones next year – the most premium with a curved 5.5″ or larger OLED display. The other two …

Tags:AMOLED| Curved Displays| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 33

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 33

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeFlir Systems‘ Cat S60 smartphone, which we saw at MWC 2016, has now been launched. It is being distributed in the UK by Southwest Technology Solutions and costs £425 ($560). The new …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Rugged Displays| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Nanolumens LED Replaces LCD Matrix in Chicago

by Tom Allen

DIRTT Environmental Solutions has worked with Nanolumens to install an LED video wall at its Green Learning Centre in Chicago. The display is 3.8m x 1.9m and uses the Nanoslim Engage product, which has …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| USA| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 33

AUO Brings LTPS and AMOLED to Touch Taiwan

by Tom Allen

At Touch Taiwan this year (24th-26th August), AUO is showing both large and small panels, with highlight technologies including fast refresh rates, narrow borders and AMOLED. LTPS technology is being used in smartphone and …

Tags:AMOLED| AUO| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| LTPS TFT| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch Taiwan 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 33