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LG Electronics Honored With 21 CES 2016 Innovation Awards

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA®), formerly the Consumer Electronics Association, is recognizing LG Electronics’ (LG) excellence in design and technology with ...

CVision 3D Running Kickstarter Campaign for Mobile 3D Displays

CVision 3D (Shenzhen, Taipei, and Los Angeles) has launched a kickstarter campaign to raise $20K to further the development of 3D ...

Sharp Panel Production Cut 20% in Q1

Sharp will lower its TV panel production by 20% in Q1’15, according to the China Times, which itself quotes Japanese media ...

WSJ: Sony to Cut Smartphone Targets

According to sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Sony is considering cutting its smartphone sales target, due to fierce competition ...

Abileah Explains Vertical Markets

Adi Abileah is, these days, an independent consultant in display technology, although readers may know him from his time as Chief ...

New Cineworld in Bracknell Selects Christie Projectors

Cineworld has partnered with Christie to supply display technology for its new 12-screen multiplex in Bracknell. Eight CP2220 and four CP2230 ...

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UltraHD Blu-ray Licensing Begins This Month

by Tom Allen

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) will begin licensing the UltraHD Blu-ray format (BDA Completes UltraHD Blu-ray) on 24th August. As well as UltraHD resolution, the standard specifies high dynamic range, wide colour and high …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| Licensing| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Blu-ray Disc Association to begin Ultra HD Blu-ray licensing

by Milos Pavlovic

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) will commence licensing the Ultra HD Blu-ray™ format starting August 24, 2015 and expects products to start shipping in times for the 2015 holiday season. The format represents the …

Tags:Blu-ray| Licensing| UltraHD

Flexible OLED Manufacturing Ramps Up

by Ken Werner

In late July, LG Display announced it will invest KRW 1.05 trillion (USD 902 million) in a Gen 6 line for manufacturing flexible OLEDs (LGD to Invest $906 Million in G6 OLED Fab – …

Tags:AMOLED| Flexible Displays| LG Displays (LGD)| Samsung Display| Tianma

Google Glass App Controls Wheelchair

by Bob Raikes

We spotted an article on the Health Tech Insider site about a new app that allows disabled wheelchair users to control them using Google Glass. The full article is here.

Tags:Google Glass| SmartGlasses

SMI Shows First Eye Tracking Upgrade for Augmented Reality Glasses

by Bob Raikes

At the 2015 Siggraph Conference, SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) shows the world’s first Eye Tracking Integration for augmented reality, based on Epson’s Moverio BT-200 see-through head mounted display and on SMI’s mobile eye tracking platform. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Eyewear| Gaze Recognition| Siggraph 2015

Samsung Eliminates Frame Tearing With AMD

by Tom Allen

A 32″ UltraHD monitor, supporting AMD’s Freesync technology, has been launched by Samsung. The U32E850R is designed as a productivity/gaming tool, with a large screen and AMD’s anti-tearing feature. The monitor uses Samsung’s own …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 22 - Issue 31

OMAC Holds OOH Conference in Toronto

by Tom Allen

Canada’s Out-of-Home Market Association (OMAC) is hosting an OOH conference on the 28th October in Toronto. ‘Activate’ is a half-day event that will focus on OOH advertising and the role that digital plays in …

Tags:Back Panel| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Eptimo Brings ViewSonic to Poland

by Tom Allen

Eptimo is now offering ViewSonic thin clients, monitors and video projectors in Poland.

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Poland| ViewSonic| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Touch Taiwan: ITRI to Show Foldable AMOLED

by Tom Allen

Lee Cheng-Chung, deputy general director at Taiwan’s ITRI, has said that the organisation will show a 7″ foldable AMOLED display at Touch Taiwan 2015 (26th – 28th August). ITRI’s AMOLED display will have 1920 …

Tags:AMOLED| Events| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Everdisplay has 734 ppi AMOLED

by Tom Allen

China’s Everdisplay has developed a 6″ UltraHD AMOLED display, with 734 ppi. It is the first-such display to be demonstrated, according to OLED-Info, and is aimed at applications such as VR.

Tags:AMOLED| Everdisplay| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Mobile Continues to Surpass Desktop in Workstation Market

by Tom Allen

According to IDC, certified mobile workstations continued to exhibit stronger growth than desktop workstations in Q2’15. While desktop unit shipments fell 3.7% YoY (to 641,580 units), mobile workstation shipments rose 5.4% (to 288,270 units). …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 31| Workstations| Worldwide