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by Tom Allen
The Void, a Utah-based start-up that’s been operating in secrecy for some time, has created what could be loosely called ‘Laser Quest for VR’. The company builds physical areas (Gaming Pods) that roughly mirror …
Tags:Back Panel| | HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Large Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 20
by Tom Allen
A team at Pusan National University (Korea) has developed a liquid crystal (LC) technology that can switch between transparent and opaque states, quickly. Existing transparent displays are constantly open to the background, and so …
Tags:Korea| Large Display Monitor| LC Materials (Liquid Crystal)| Mobile Display Monitor| Transparent Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 20
by Tom Allen
A leaked roadmap from Huawei shows that its next phablet could be launched in June. The Mate 8, which appeared on Mobile-dad, is described as having a 6″ display with 2560 x 1440 resolution. …
Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Vol 22 - Issue 20
by Tom Allen
Samsung has said that the camera sensor on its Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge can vary from model-to-model. Some S6 handsets use a Sony IMX240 sensor, while others feature Samsung’s own ISOCELL sensor. Both …
Tags:Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 20
by Tom Allen
Smartphone makers say that Microsoft has lowered its orders for low-cost models, as demand in emerging markets has been lower than expected. The makers estimate that orders will fall as much as 20% MoM …
Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 20
by Tom Allen
Innolux president JC Wang has said that the company expects to reach 40-45 million UltraHD TV panel shipments this year. While 30% of Innolux’s panels were 50″+ in Q1, that number is forecast to …
Tags:Innolux| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 20
by Tom Allen
A 2012 ruling, which added New York’s Times Square to the USA’s Highway Beautification Act, is threatening the iconic billboards. The 1965 Act limits the size of signs along roadways to less than 1,200ft² …
Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 19
by Tom Allen
Data Modul is preparing for the NorShipping show in Oslo (2nd – 5th June, stand C01-01a), where it will show a range of marine monitors and panel PCs from 7″ – 26″. The company …
Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| Maritime| Mobile Display Monitor| Nordics| Rugged Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 19
by Tom Allen
The issue of cadmium in quantum dots has been discussed at a meeting of the European Parliament. The meeting was ongoing at the time of writing, so we cannot talk about the result – …
Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nanoco| Quantum Dots| Vol 22 - Issue 19
by Tom Allen
SES, Samsung and the BBC’s R&D team have demonstrated the world’s first DVB broadcast of UltraHD HDR content to a TV. The transmission was sent from an SES satellite, using DVB UltraHD Phase 1 …
Tags:4k| DVB-S & S2| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Satellite| SES| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 19
by Tom Allen
SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd demonstrated the first DVB transmission of High Dynamic Range UHD TV at the annual SES Industry Days in Luxembourg 6th …
Tags:DVB| HDR - High Dynamic Range| SES| SES Industry Days 2015
by Tom Allen
Swiss company Escatec has developed a new method of testing LCD displays with a camera, while compensating for moiré. Moiré is the set of patterns visible on an LCD screen when viewed through a …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| Testing| Vol 22 - Issue 19
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