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LG and Samsung to Invest $30 Million in Cynora

Cynora, a German provider of organic emitter materials for OLEDs, has confirmed that LG Display and Samsung Ventures have invested in ...

Volkswagen Rolls out 3D Smart Glasses as Standard Equipment

A press release from VW in Germany, identifies smart glasses as device that will become ‘standard equipment’ at VW. Of course ...

Panel-Makers Focusing on G10.5 Fabs

Digitimes Research has released new information regarding large-scale display panel production. The company has summarised what various panel-makers are planning with ...

Windows 10 Receives Native Format Support

The latest update to the Windows 10 Technical Preview has added native support for advanced video and audio codecs. These include ...

German Court Upholds Injunction Against Everlight

Nichia and Everlight have a history of disputes over patents going back five years. In Germany, the Düsseldorf District Court found ...

JPR: Notebooks Dragging Down PC Market

Both corporations and users continue to lengthen their PC refresh rates, prolonging the PC market slide, says Jon Peddie Research (JPR). ...

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Qualcomm Sets Out Vuforia Use

by Bob Raikes

The success of mobile devices, we believe, is partly driven by the sensors that are available on them. The desktop has not had the same development in input – the keyboard and mouse remain …

Tags:Augmented Reality| AWE 2015| Gaze Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 25

AWE 2015 Buzzes on Metaio Sale

by Bob Raikes

We were in San Jose for the SID and remained in the area for a few days afterwards. We were able to get a day at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2015 conference in …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| AWE 2015| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Quantum Dots: The Plot Thickens

by Ken Werner

A lot of the conversation about quantum dots at Display Week revolved around the European Commission’s rejection of their own technical committee’s recommendation that cadmium-based quantum dots continue to be exempt from prohibition as …

Tags:3M (MMM)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nanosys| QD Vision| Quantum Dots| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Transparent Flexible Conductors Proliferate at Display Week

by Ken Werner

You could make a case for Transparent Flexible Conductors (TFCs) based on thinness, lightweight and ruggedness even when they are being applied to displays with rigid substrates. Now that flexible displays are entering the …

Tags:Flexible Displays| ITO Replacement| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Touch and Haptics Innovations in 2015 SID iZone

by Phillip Wright

Two developers caught my attention during my visit to the 2015 SID Display Week Innovation Zone (iZone). Redux Technologies and TouchNetix were exhibiting new embedded haptics and touch sensor products, respectively. The Redux Embedded …

Tags:Haptics| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Touch Controllers| Touch Displays| Touch Interfaces| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Wearable Software Ecosystem: Diversity or Monoculture

by Phillip Wright

The 2015 SID Display Week Wearable-Flexible Market Focus Conference hosted a session and panel discussion on Software for Wearables with speakers from Mozilla, Intel, and Runtastic. At this point in the penultimate session of …

Tags:Android Wear| Fitness Trackers| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Smartwatches| Software| Software Market| SW Applications| Vol 22 - Issue 24| Wearables

WorldSIM Targets International Travellers

by Tom Allen

WorldSIM is a new entrant to the tablet market, producing its first 7″ model using the Android OS. A survey by WorldSIM shows that the majority (52%) of mobile device owners do not use …

Tags:3G & 4G| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Challenges Remain, but Some Display Jobs are Now Done

by Bob Raikes

This week, we have been very busy following up the SID show and we are just finalising the report as I write this article. Now I’m away from it, it’s getting clearer what the …

Tags:Editorial| Eyewear| Flexible Displays| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Power Consumption| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Christie Shows Customers World’s Best Solutions at InfoComm 2015

by Tom Allen

Christie, the integrated visual systems leader, is showcasing its wealth of knowledge and trusted technology at InfoComm 2015, taking place June 17-19 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Offering the widest …

Tags:Christie| Infocomm 2015| Projector Stacks| Projectors

Barco Encourages Miami to Drink Up

by Tom Allen

Barco helped Anheuser-Busch launch its new ‘Oculto’ beer last month, with a projection mapped onto the entire front façade of the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami. Integrated Visions animated the imagery to create the mapping …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| Large Display Monitor| Mapping & Cartography| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Electrochromic Tech Enables Tunable Windows

by Tom Allen

Scientists from the University of Cincinnati claim to have developed a smart window technology that goes way beyond simple tinting. The group say that users can have control over brightness, colour temperature and opacity …

Tags:Electrochromic Displays| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Merck| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 25