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Kopin’s Nanojet Process Has Greater Deposition Control

by Tom Allen

Kopin has developed and introduced a new production process for its reflective LCoS and transmissive Cyberdisplay microdisplays. The Nanojet system is designed to produce a purer, more uniform layering of liquid crystal material in …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Kopin| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Production Technology| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Barco’s Bright Backlight Highlights Details

by Tom Allen

The Nio 5MP LED is Barco’s newest medical monitor; cleared by the USA’s FDA for mammography and radiology use, the 21.3″ greyscale display has a bright backlight to ensure that subtle details are noticed …

Tags:Barco| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Medical| Vol 22 - Issue 10

AMD Bypasses OS to Improve VR Latency

by Tom Allen

Virtual Reality was a major talking point at this year’s Game Developers’ Conference, and AMD wasn’t letting the action pass it by. After all, a dedicated GPU will still be necessary to drive the …

Tags:AMD| GPUs| Graphics Software| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Nvidia Reaffirms Move to Gaming Products With Streaming Console

by Tom Allen

Nvidia has hit back at Razer’s Forge TV (Razer Strikes Nvidia’s Shield) with its own Android-based game-streaming set-top box: the Shield Android TV Console (doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue – TA). It is …

Tags:Android| GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| Razer| STBs| Streaming Video| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Montblanc Combines Technology With Sophistication

by Tom Allen

Pebble isn’t the only company to be working with smart straps (Pebble Leaves Monochrome Behind With Time Watch). Luxury watch brand Montblanc has now launched its Tie Walker Urban Speed e-Strap series: an OLED …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 10| Wearables

LG Renames Premium Models for EU Launch

by Tom Allen

LG has followed last week’s premium TV announcement (LG Expands High-End With ‘Dual Premium’ Strategy) with details about the UK range. 60% of these will be UltraHD and all bar one will use LG’s …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Quantum Dots| UK (United Kingdom)| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 10

AOC and MMD Take Philips Monitors to PCR Boot Camp

by Tom Allen

AOC/MMD will show its new Philips monitors at the PCR Boot Camp in the UK. Taking place in Whittlebury Hall on 14th May, the event will be used to showcase ultrawide and high-resolution displays.

Tags:Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| UK (United Kingdom)| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 10

MRH Extends Amscreen Partnership

by Tom Allen

UK network owner MRH has renewed its contract with Amscreen for a further five years. Under the terms, MRH’s existing network of 365 screens in UK forecourts will be upgraded to a 24″ Amscreen …

Tags:Amscreen| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Sony Swaps LCD for OLED for Morpheus’ 2016 Release

by Tom Allen

One year ago (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 12), Sony took the stage at the annual Game Developers’ Conference and introduced Project Morpheus: a head-mounted display, intended to be used as a companion device …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Response Times| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Sony Records and Distributes UltraHD Across the UK

by Tom Allen

Sony is extending last year’s partnership with the National Theatre Live movement in the UK, and will help to distribute four productions, filmed in UltraHD, to Vue cinemas around the country. Over the next …

Tags:Back Panel| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 10

JCDecaux Commits to Finnish Expansion

by Tom Allen

This summer, JCDecaux will extend the Helsinki transport system’s advertising network, with a further expansion in 2016. The news follows JCDecaux’s winning of a seven-year contract for the installation and operation of digital and …

Tags:Advertising| Digital Signage| DOOH| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Nordics| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Panasonic Assists in Combating Californian Sun

by Tom Allen

CommCinema, an American company, has created a permanent outdoor display near the University of Southern California that, unusually, uses a DLP projector rather than LEDs. As well as bright sunlight, the south-facing display has …

Tags:DLP Projectors| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 10