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MSI Produces Slew of VR-Ready Laptops

by Tom Allen

Nvidia’s new VR-ready GTX 10-series graphics cards, for notebooks, are already seeing use in products from several companies, with MSI announcing perhaps the most comprehensive release to-date. The company is using the GPUs in …

Tags:Game Playing| Graphics Cards| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| MSI| Notebooks| Nvidia| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 33

New Battery has Promise

by Tom Allen

In the same week as Tesla and Panasonic open the Gigafactory – a massive plant in Nevada producing lithium-ion batteries – it is ironic that MIT published a paper on battery evolution, which could …

Tags:Batteries| Power Consumption| Power Supplies| Vol 23 - Issue 44

LG Prolongs Battery Life in Mid-Range

by Tom Allen

With the LG X Power, LG aims to solve one of the biggest smartphone complaints: battery life. The phone, as its name suggests, is designed to last more than a single day on one …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 32

LG Claims ‘Brightest Battery-Powered Projector’

by Tom Allen

Two LED Minibeam projectors will be introduced by LG at IFA this year, both of which feature Miracast and WiDi for wireless screen sharing, as well as higher brightness levels than previous Minibeam models. …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| LCOS| LED Projectors| LG Electronics (LGE)| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Taiwan Invests $3.2 Billion in OLED Development

by Tom Allen

Reports from Taiwan say that the government is to invest NT$100 billion ($3.2 billion) in OLED technology development. The bulk of investment will go towards flexible AMOLED and PMOLED technology, as part of the …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| OLEDs| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Taiwan Invests $3.2 Billion in OLED Development

by Tom Allen

Reports from Taiwan say that the government is to invest NT$100 billion ($3.2 billion) in OLED technology development. The bulk of investment will go towards flexible AMOLED and PMOLED technology, as part of the …

Tags:Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Leyard Plans New European Factory

by Tom Allen

LED maker Leyard is planning a new European factory and showroom near Presov, Slovakia. The 3,120m² building is due to be completed in early 2017. It will help Leyard to meet demand from its …

Tags:Europe| Investment| Large Display Monitor| Leyard| Production| Slovakia| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Kudelski Performs Well in First Half

by Tom Allen

The Kudelski Group, which develops the Nagra conditional access system, has shared its first half results. Total revenue grew by 11.6% YoY, to CHF481.8 million ($502.5 million), while operating income was down 6.9% to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Lenovo Shrinks VR PCs

by Tom Allen

Lenovo has unveiled a new VR-ready AIO PC, is designed to enable VR in a smaller form factor, at Gamescom in Germany. Lenovo has made the IdeaCentre AIO Y910 moddable – a rarity in …

Tags:All-in-ones (AIOs)| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| PCs| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Nikkei: Panel Prices Rising on Low Inventory

by Tom Allen

Japan’s Nikkei newspaper says that inventory shortages are causing the price of LCD TV panels to rise, especially in 42″ and smaller sizes. IHS has reported similar news in recent months. Prices for 32″ …

Tags:Innolux| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| LG Displays (LGD)| Panasonic| Pricing| Samsung Display| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 23 - Issue 32

UBI Raises OLED Prediction to 1 Billion Displays

by Tom Allen

Samsung holds almost a 97% share of the mobile OLED marketUBI Research says that shipments of AMOLED mobile (4″-6″) displays will exceed 300 million units this year, and 1 billion by 2019. This year, …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung Display| Vol 23 - Issue 32| Worldwide

LG Investigates RGB OLEDs

by Tom Allen

Sources in China claim that LG Display is considering changing its WOLED TV structure. Currently, the company uses yellow and blue OLED materials to create a white OLED, but the sources claim that the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED TVs| Vol 23 - Issue 32