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Meizu Addresses Entry-Level

by Tom Allen

Meizu has unveiled a new smartphone in China, called the M3. It will feature 16GB or 32GB of storage and has a 5″ display, with 1280 x 720 resolution. A Mediatek octa-core processor (four …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 16

SMI Tracking Helps Lufthansa Avoid ATC Disruptions

by Tom Allen

Lufthansa’s Daniel Stecher said that disruptions cost the world’s airlines $26 billion per year,Lufthansa Systems – the German IT provider aiming at the aviation industry – has chosen to use eye-tracking from SenoMotororic Instruments …

Tags:Air Traffic Control (ATC)| Gaze Recognition| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 16

OLED Subsidies Launched in Korea

by Tom Allen

The Korea Times has said that the Korean government is to offer subsidies to business projects related to OLED technology. It is part of a nation-wide strategy to stay ahead of competitors in China …

Tags:Korea| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| OLEDs| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Lasers Light Up CinemaCon

by Tom Allen

CinemaCon is a relatively new show in the industry, with its first iteration taking place in 2011. As well as showing off new cinema technologies and products – The Hobbit in HFR was previewed …

Tags:Barco| Christie| CinemaCon 2016| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Laser Projectors| NEC| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Opinions Differ, but Agree – 2016 Will be VR’s Year

by Tom Allen

The two most hotly-anticipated virtual reality headsets – the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift – have been launched worldwide and are now shipping to (a few) lucky customers. Analysts are very excited about the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Gartner| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| IDC| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 17

Display Makers Turn to Embedded Touch

by Tom Allen

Display makers are increasingly looking to in- and on-cell touch solutions for mobile phones, as the global market slows. These embedded touch products can deliver thinner and brighter displays, as well as shortening the …

Tags:IHS Markit| In-cell| Mobile Display Monitor| On-cell| Smartphones| Touch Interfaces| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Atomos Adds PQ to Monitor Recorders

by Tom Allen

At NAB, Atomos announced updates to its new Shogun Flame monitors (Atomos Brings HDR to Field Monitors), as well as a new Shogun product. It has only been one month since the Shogun Flame …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Colour Management & Processing| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NAB 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Ocean Doubles Grid Network

by Tom Allen

Ocean Outdoor has doubled the size of its ‘Grid’ network – a portfolio of full motion city-centre screens – in the UK (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 36). There are now 14 screens in …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Ocean Outdoor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Hannspree Goes Octa-Core in New Flagship

by Tom Allen

Hannspree’s newest flagship tablet is much larger than the average slate, at 13.3″. The Hannspad Titan 2 (SN14TP1B) replaces the original Titan. Unusually for a tablet, it features a mini-HDMI port as well as …

Tags:Hannstar (Hannspree)| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Clear Channel and Zurich Reaffirm Deal

by Tom Allen

Zurich Airport in Switzerland has extended its marketing contract with Clear Channel, for another three years. Clear Channel manages all of the 32, 46″ and 55″ displays in the airport, as well as two …

Tags:ClearChannel| Large Display Monitor| Switzerland| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Parade and Samsung Work on eDP OLED Tcon

by Tom Allen

Parade Technologies is working with Samsung Display, to deliver AMOLED panels for the tablet and notebook markets. Together, the companies developed the DP699 eDP timing controller (Tcon), which is used exclusively in SDC’s AMOLED …

Tags:AMOLED| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Parade Technologies Inc| Samsung| Tcons (Timing Controllers)| Vol 23 - Issue 16

LeEco Provides Resolution Choice

by Tom Allen

China’s LeTV rebranded itself as LeEco earlier this year, marking a change in focus for the firm to both the environment and its ecosystem. Four new products have been revealed at an event in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 15