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LG Stresses Importance of Colour

by Tom Allen

Skott Ahn, CTO of LG, was the first speaker on-stage at the first CES 2015 press conference. LG’s theme this year is ‘Innovation for a better life’: a life that is newer, more beautiful …

Apple Watch Processor Orders Taken by Samsung

by Tom Allen

Sources in the Asian supply chain say that Samsung has secured orders for processors for the Apple Watch, using its 28nm technology. The orders require 3,000 – 4,000 12″ wafers monthly. The processor will …

Panasonic is Big on B2B

by Tom Allen

This year’s CES focuses on automotive technology, said Joe Taylor, chairman and CEO of Panasonic North America when he took the stage. More than 25% of Panasonic’s North American sales are expected to be …

ShineOn, BOE roll-out wide colour gamut LED backlight for monitors

by Tom Allen

ShineOn has announced that panel maker BOE has developed several monitor panels featuring the company’s wide colour gamut LED backlight solution. BOE plans to market the technology as one of its key features …

UK Government Allocates Wearable Fund

by Tom Allen

The UK government’s technology strategy board, Innovate UK, has allocated a £210,000 ($319,200) fund to drive innovation in wearable technology. Six winners of a wearables competetion will each receive £35,000 ($53,200). Successful companies will …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 04| Wearables

Koenig: How Long Can Mobiles Last?

by Tom Allen

Steve Koenig is the CEA’s director of industry analysis and he presented a talk before the official start of CES. He began his time on-stage by asking which technologies are driving device sales? There …

Improving a time-sequential autostereoscopic 3D display

by Tom Allen

Hee-Jin Choi and his colleagues from the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) have suggested a new method to show glasses-free 3D (autostereoscopic, or AS3D) on an LCD display. Existing AS3D displays effectively …

Tags:Autostereo 3D| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 03

LDM Product Roundup: Volume 22 No 2

by Tom Allen

BenQ‘s MW665 and MX666 DLP projectors (Display Monitor Vol 2 No 22) have been enhanced with NFC functionality, which BenQ calls ‘tapNshow’. The new models (MW665+ and MX666+) are available worldwide now; price varies …

Gefen Develops Shock Protection

by Tom Allen

Two new DVI-over-CAT-X products have been released by Gefen. The DVI ELR (Extra Long Range) Extender over One CAT-5 (EXT-DVI-1CAT5-ELR) can be used to transport DVI signals up to 150m, using HDBaseT technology. Video …

Tags:Interface Extenders| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 02

MDM Product Roundup: Vol 22 No 2

by Tom Allen

Blackberry has announced a partnership with Boeing to produce an ultra-secure smartphone called the Boeing Black. The phone will only be sold to ‘approved’ customers, each of which will have to sign an agreement …

Playstation Streaming Set for Samsung

by Tom Allen

The Playstation Now game streaming service will be available on select Samsung smart TVs this year. The service will initially be available in North America only.

Russia Consolidates Hold on Crimea…With TV

by Tom Allen

Russia is to spend RUB10 million ($162,500) to set up a DVB-T2 network in Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine last year. According to TV-Digest, the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS) has …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Russia