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Arris Looks at UHD and HDR

by Tom Allen

Arris will hold an UltraHD/HDR webinar on the 25th August, at 15:00 BST (GMT+1). The discussion will revolve around the delays facing a mass HDR rollout, such as low penetration and the ongoing development …

AOC Chooses IPS and VA for UHD Monitors

by Tom Allen

MMD, as AOC, has added two UltraHD monitors to the 77 Series. Both the 27″ U2777PQU and 31.5″ U3277PWQU are flicker-free, with 10-bit colour (real 8-bit + FRC) and 100% sRGB coverage. Both screens …

Peerless Supports UWS’s Rotating Video Wall

by Tom Allen

The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) has recently opened a new atrium and reception area, using a rotating mount from Peerless-AV and a display from NEC. The new video wall, in UWS’s …

Shirts Display Pollution Status

by Tom Allen

Nikolas Bentel, a designer in New York City, has released a range of shirts that change colour in the presence of pollution, according to Mark Fihn’s Flexible Substrate. Bentel worked with Autodesk to develop …

Tags:Fabric & Textile Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 32| Wearable Market

Actions Designs for Personal 3D HMDs

by Tom Allen

Actions Semiconductor, of China, has released a chipset called the V100 for personal 3D cinema headsets. It is an all-in-one chip, featuring a MIPS32 processor, an integrated video engine, display subsystem and audio engine. …

Kyulux Licenses Deep Learning System for TADF Screening

by Tom Allen

Kyulux has secured a licence to Harvard University’s Molecular Space Shuttle deep learning system. The firm will use this for the discovery of new materials for display and lighting applications. The system is able …

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

Alcatel’s Value Phone Costs $30

by Tom Allen

Alcatel, a division of TCL, has unveiled a new smartphone exclusively for MetroPCS customers in the USA. The Alcatel TRU is a low-cost value smartphone with a large display. The 5″ screen of the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| TCL| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 32

MIT’s DuoSkin Combines Tech and Fashion

by Tom Allen

MIT, with Microsoft Research, has unveiled a temporary interface for devices like smartwatches and PCs. It is called DuoSkin, and is a fabrication process based around temporary ‘tattoos’. The ‘tattoos’ are made of gold …

Tags:Flexible Devices| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 32| Wearables

Extron Equalises HDMI Signals

by Tom Allen

Extron has unveiled an HDMI cable equaliser/extender called the HD 4K 101 Plus, which can handle up to DCI-4k resolution, 60fps and 4:4:4 subsampling. Designed to be used at the end of a long …

Tags:Cables| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 32

JVC Brings True 4k to Consumers at IFA

by Tom Allen

JVC is to unveil its first consumer D-ILA projector at IFA 2016. All that we know so far is that it will be a BLU-Escent model, with UltraHD (or DCI-4k) resolution and HDR. BLU-Escent …

Cadillac Works on Curved Console With LGD

by Tom Allen

Cadillac has designed a concept car with the infotainment interface spread across several arched displays. The new concept uses ‘at least’ three curved OLED screens, which Cadillac has developed with LG Display, and is …

Clear Channel Begins Asda Installation

by Tom Allen

Clear Channel UK won an outdoor advertising contract with supermarket Asda in February, and has now begun to install displays. Several portrait-style 70″ displays have been rolled out to the first of as many …