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GPU Market Sinks Below 10-Year Average

by Tom Allen

Worldwide GPU shipments in Q1’15 were below the 10-year average of -3.6%, according to Jon Peddie Research (JPR). GPUs are a leading indicator of the PC market, and most PC vendors are guiding cautiously …

HTC and Huawei Linked to Everdisplay

by Tom Allen

Sources in Asia claim that HTC and Huawei will adopt Everdisplay’s AMOLED panels in new smartphones to be released this year. Everdisplay currently has a 5″ AMOLED panel, but is also developing 5.5″ and …

‘Bezel-Free’ Sony Phone Appears on Twitter

by Tom Allen

Image credit: @UpleaksA ‘bezel-free’ smartphone, apparently code-named Lavender, has been leaked by @Upleaks on Twitter. The phone is said to be part of Sony’s E55 series, and has a FullHD display larger than the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Narrow Bezels| Smartphones| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 21

LG Adds Stylus but Removes Flagship Screen

by Tom Allen

Before the G4 smartphone has even finished its worldwide rollout, LG has expanded the range with two new devices: the G4 Stylus (G4 Stylo in North America and Korea) and G4C. Internally, both are …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 21

BOE Prepares for 8k Introduction

by Tom Allen

BOE has shown 98″ and 110″ 8k panels, and is said to be in talks to supply them to various Japanese companies, including NHK. The panels are aimed at the medical, finance and transport …

3D Lives at Sky Italia

by Tom Allen

Sky Italia has begun shooting on a new 3D production focused on Florence and its Uffizi Gallery. The documentary Florence and the Uffizi is being captured in 6k for 3D. It will be downcoverted …

BenQ’s MX570 Projector Delivers Vibrant Colors to Education & Conference Settings

by Tom Allen

BenQ America Corp., an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions and the No. 1-selling projector brand powered by TI DLP technology in The Americas, today announced the release of its budget-friendly MX570 Colorific(TM) …

Tags:BenQ| DLP Projectors

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 21

by Tom Allen

Kyocera‘s 12.1″ LCD module, the TCG121WXLPAPNN-AN20, is now being stocked by Data Modul. It has 1280 x 800 resolution, 500 cd/m² of brightness and a 750:1 contrast ratio, with 170° viewing angles. A 20-pin …

Oculus Ignores Laptops, Apple Users

by Tom Allen

Planning to buy the Oculus Rift? Start upgrading your PC. Oculus VR has released the requirements for the headset, which will need to be tethered to a computer to work. Owners will need an …

BenQ Lowers TCO With Lamp Savings

by Tom Allen

The ‘budget-friendly’ MX570 DLP projector, from BenQ, is said to save power and lower TCO through its eco features. These include SmartEco and LampSave Modes, raising lamp life; and Eco Blank, automatically dimming the …

Tags:BenQ| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Germany Begins €5.6 Million Flexible Glass Project

by Tom Allen

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is launched a new project aiming to develop flexible glass for OLED applications. The Konfect project will receive €5.6 million in funding and will last for …

Ignis Claims HDR Mobile Display

by Tom Allen

While the resolution war has been going on among smartphone makers, other display enhancements have been largely ignored. Ignis aims to correct that oversight with its new ‘True Vision Display’: an HDR AMOLED display …

Tags:AMOLED| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 21