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Everdisplay has 734 ppi AMOLED

by Tom Allen

China’s Everdisplay has developed a 6″ UltraHD AMOLED display, with 734 ppi. It is the first-such display to be demonstrated, according to OLED-Info, and is aimed at applications such as VR.

Tags:AMOLED| Everdisplay| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Mobile Continues to Surpass Desktop in Workstation Market

by Tom Allen

According to IDC, certified mobile workstations continued to exhibit stronger growth than desktop workstations in Q2’15. While desktop unit shipments fell 3.7% YoY (to 641,580 units), mobile workstation shipments rose 5.4% (to 288,270 units). …

Cree and Epistar Agree Patent Licensing

by Tom Allen

Cree and Epistar have signed a global agreement for LED chip patent cross-licensing. The intent is to advance the growth of the LED lighting and bulb markets. Under the terms of the agreement, both …

Sky Brings Content to Chromecast

by Tom Allen

Sky Deutschland’s Sky Online OTT platform is now available on Google’s Chromecast dongle.

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Sky| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Epson Delivers Home Cinema at Low Cost

by Tom Allen

Epson’s three new 3LCD projectors, in the Home Cinema line, are said to deliver high-quality content at an ‘accessible’ price point. Both the Home Cinema 2040 and Home Cinema 2045 are 1920 x 1080 …

Tags:Epson| Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Foxxum Scores Sharp Win

by Tom Allen

UMC, the European licence holder of the Sharp TV brand (Sharp ‘Leaves’ TVs in Europe) has signed an exclusive five-year contract with Foxxum. Foxxum’s smart TV solution will be built into all newly-developed Sharp …

Artificial Result Boosts Leads to Small Panel Price Fall in July

by Tom Allen

IHS has released its pricing data for small- and medium-sized panels in July and early August. Smartphone market demand failed to rebound quickly in July. Brands remained cautious about panel procurement. Some panel makers …

Tags:IHS DisplaySearch| LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Deals Lower TV Panel Prices Across the Board

by Tom Allen

IHS has shared its pricing figures for large-area (9″+) LCD panels in July and early August. Monitor makers are shifting capacity to produce TV panels, due to weak demand and shrinking profitability. Monitor panel …

Tags:IHS DisplaySearch| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Invitation Hints at Another Curve for Samsung

by Tom Allen

Samsung has sent out invitations to its Galaxy Unpacked event, which will take place on the 13th August – two weeks earlier than normal (presumably to get ahead of Apple’s iPhone announcement). The invitation …

Speos Takes Luminit Diffusers

by Tom Allen

US-based Luminit has announced that its light shaping diffusers have been added to Optis’s Speos optical modelling and simulation library. The company said, ‘the addition…gives Luminit’s customers the ability to visualise the aesthetics and …

Tags:Diffusers| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Wolf Cinema Moves to Professional Space

by Tom Allen

US-based Wolf Cinema focuses on home cinema projectors – but has now launched a new division developing products for business, prosumer, education and commercial applications. To mark the event, the company developed seven new …

Tags:Business Projectors| Large Display Monitor| North America| Projectors| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Intevac Sells Vertex to New Tier One

by Tom Allen

During the announcement of its Q2 results, Intevac described a coating it has developed for smartphone display cover glass. The company has been working with its Vertex physical vapour deposition (PVD) product for some …

Tags:coatings| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 31