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Ray Tracing

Effective as they can be at producing recognisable 3D scenes, Gouraud and Phong shading will never produce anything that could be ...

Improving a time-sequential autostereoscopic 3D display

Hee-Jin Choi and his colleagues from the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) have suggested a new method to show ...

Note 5 Follows S6 Design

A CAD render, apparently of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5, has been shared by Twitter-based @Onleaks and Nowhereelse.fr. The handset is similar ...

Content and Devices

We found plenty of news this week, so we have two separate issues of the newsletters this week. The news is ...

MIC: Smart TVs Will Exceed 40% of LCD TVs in 2015

88 million smart TVs will be shipped worldwide this year, representing around 41.2% of the worldwide LCD TV market, according to ...

Panasonic Reveals Bendable Battery at Ceatec

Image:BBCPanasonic has shown a flexible battery at Ceatec that could be used in wearables such as watches, fitness bands and smart-clothing. ...

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MEA Smartphone Market Rockets as Cheap Devices Spur Surge in Demand

by Helen Vince

Smartphone shipments to the Middle East and Africa saw unprecedented year-on-year growth of 83% in 2014, according to – Q4 2014 Handsets Tracker released by International Data Corporation (IDC). Spurred by the increased availability …

Tags:IDC| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Smartphone Market

Sharp Decisions Needed

by David Barnes

What will Sharp’s executives and stakeholders decide to do on May 14th? If I knew, I could not tell you but I can offer a trip down memory lane to see how Sharp cut …

Tags:business| Financial Data| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Juniper Forecasts Augmented Reality in Enterprise

by Tom Allen

Augmented reality technology in enterprise will drive app revenues of $2.4 billion in 2019 – an 870% rise from the $247 million in 2014. According to Juniper Research, interest in AR applications in enterprise …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Apps| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Dynamic Focus on 22″ Full HD LCD Monitors V22 Issue 18

by Vanessa Browning

This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 22″ Full HD category, which includes sizes from 21.5″ to 22.9″ with resolution of 1920 x 1080. There are 16 brands featured in the advertising …

Tags:dynamic focus| Large Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Luxottica Agrees to Continue Glass Development

by Tom Allen

Rumours of Google Glass’s demise (Google Glass is Off The Shelves For Now) have been greatly exaggerated – at least, if news from Italy is anything to go by. Italian firm Luxottica has signed …

Tags:Eyewear| Google| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

LG TV Takes Green Award

by Tom Allen

LG Electronics has won three 2015 Edison Awards – in the Green, Energy Management and Household Environment categories. LG’s curved OLED TV (55″ EC9300) was one of the winners; the others were a heat …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Environment| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Vol 22 - Issue 18

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 18

by Tom Allen

The Apple Watch is now on sale worldwide. Apple has said that the relatively muted and mostly-online launch (Apple Watch Delayed) does not imply anything for future iPhone and iPad launches. Getac has upgraded …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Convertible PCs| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Holographic Displays| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Wearables

Merck Crystals Win Innovation Award

by Tom Allen

Merck has won the German Innovation Award in the ‘Large Enterprises’ category, for its liquid crystal technology. The Ultra-Bright Fringe Field Switching technology makes energy-efficient LCD displays possible for smartphones and tablets, while still …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| LC Materials (Liquid Crystal)| Merck| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Pro Display Prepares for NEC Showcase

by Tom Allen

Pro Display will exhibit at the NEC Showcase (Vinopolis, London, 20th and 21st May) this year. The company has agreed to supply four different display technologies to the event: an 80″ sun-readable front-projection screen; …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Projection Screens| Vol 22 - Issue 18