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eMagin Shows OLED HMD

by Tom Allen

We learned last year that eMagin was building a VR head-mounted display, using its own 2k x 2k OLED microdisplay (eMagin Building High-Res OLED HMD). Development has now been completed and the company has …

Tags:eMagin| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Companies Embrace Signage, IDC Predicts Growth

by Tom Allen

The worldwide digital signage market will grow strongly over the next two years, says a new IDC study, although the study was based on US respondents. Increased availability of more flexible, interactive content is …

Tags:Digital Signage| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

CPT Focuses on New Small-Size Panels

by Tom Allen

Chunghwa Picture Tubes is preparing to strengthen development and production of panels for industrial computing devices and automobiles, to raise value and margins. The company said that it shipped 101 million small- and medium-size …

Tags:CPT| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 21

TDF to test DVB-T2
 in France

by Tom Allen

French telco TDF has been given permission by the French TV regulator, the CSA, to trial a new platform. TDF is currently trialling the DTT service B2M (Broadcast Mobile Multimedia), and will modify the …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| France| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 21

by Tom Allen

LG has launched a cashback promotion for its UltraHD TVs in Germany. Until 11th July, customers purchasing 55″ or 65″ models of the UF9509, or 55″, 60″ or 65″ models of the UF8569, UF8559, …

Tags:Germany| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LFD - Large Format Display| LG Electronics (LGE)| NEC| Samsung| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Smartphones Leave a-Si, Panels Approach Break-Even

by Tom Allen

Continued increases in smartphone display performance is leading to rising demand for high-resolution panels with low power requirements – which are not supported by common a-Si backplanes. Worldwide shipments of sub-9″ a-Si TFT LCD …

Tags:IHS Markit| LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 21

CEA Implements CES Cap After Record Attendance

by Tom Allen

Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics Association, has announced that attendance at future editions of the Consumer Electronics Show will have a hard cap. A record 176,676 people attended CES 2015 (48,833 from …

Tags:CES 2015| CTA (was CEA)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Aer Lingus Takes on iPads – But Remembers Backups

by Tom Allen

Irish airline, Aer Lingus, has swapped its flight manuals for iPads, creating a paperless cabin. Cabin crew will also use the tablets to carry out tasks such as seat upgrades. Director of IT service …

Tags:Aviation| Back Panel| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 21

LG Expands UltraHD in CEE

by Tom Allen

SPI International, owner of the Filmbox brand, has entered into an agreement to promote LG’s UltraHD TVs in Eastern Europe. The company will also make more UltraHD content available to LG TV owners in …

Tags:4k| Europe| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 21

AG Neovo’s Borderless Displays

by Tom Allen

The FM-24 and FM-27 displays from AG Neovo are ‘borderless’ LCD models, with 1.5mm bezels to support multi-display configurations. Using IPS panels, the monitors have 178° viewing angles and a 15ms response time. Both …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Narrow Bezels| Vol 22 - Issue 21

LG Rejoins Windows Phone Market

by Tom Allen

LG has joined the Windows Phone crowd with a budget smartphone called the Lancet, which is a Verizon-exclusive at US launch. As a Verizon model, the phone’s stand-out feature is the ability to use …

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