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Pioneer and Konica Minolta JV Established

The 50:50 joint venture between Konica Minolta (KM) and Pioneer (Konica Minolta and Pioneer Establish Automotive OLED J/V) has now been ...

V-Nova Updates its Codec to V2

It’s two years since V-Nova, based in the UK, made a splash with its new Perseus codec a couple of years ...

Lasers Light Up CinemaCon

CinemaCon is a relatively new show in the industry, with its first iteration taking place in 2011. As well as showing ...

Sharp® 2017 4K Ultra HD TVs Now Available With HDR* and Premium Features

Sharp TV’s premium picture quality legacy continues today with the announcement that 2017 4K Ultra HD Smart AQUOS® and Full HD ...

Flextech Hosts Ninth Flexi Awards

The FlexTech Alliance has given out five Flexi Awards, in the categories of Innovation; R&D; Leadership in Education; and, a new ...

Jabil Result 20/03/2015

Jabil Circuit Inc. has reported its preliminary second quarter results, posting a net profit of $52 million on turnover of $4.3 ...

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Sharp Launches the PN-V550A Ultra-Slim Bezel LED Display

by Bob Raikes

Sharp has launched a new 55″ Class (54.6″ diagonal) narrow bezel video wall monitor, the PN-V550A, to its PN-V range. The unit has a bezel-to-bezel distance of 3.5mm and FullHD resolution. Units are factory …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| sharp| Vol 24 - Issue 48

LDM Vol 24 #48 Product Round-up

by Bob Raikes

Cinemood LTE is a new portable projector that is a crowdfunding project that will be shown at CES in January. An unusual feature is that the device has an integrated LTE modem and is …

Tags:Christie| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 48

CE Week 2018 Dates and New Venue Announced

by Andrew Fenn

CT Lab Global Media has announced that its mid-year conference and technology showcase, CE Week, will take place June 20th–21st at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The change in …

Tags:Back Panel| Consumer Electronics Industry| Events| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 48

AR Laser Tag Game Friend.IO Released on App Store and Google Play

by Andrew Fenn

Multiplayer AR laser-tag arena shooting game Father.IO has been released on the App Store and Google Play Store. Created by augmented reality start-up Proxy42, Father.IO uses an external peripheral called the Interceptor, available separately …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

AR Animated Lyric App Now Available on iOS 11

by Andrew Fenn

AR Lyrics is a new augmented reality app, available now via the App Store. Created by Plan8 using Apple’s ARKit, the app uses Shazam technology to recognise songs being played in the vicinity, and …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

VR Has a Place in Fine Art

by Bob Raikes

We spotted an interesting article on the use of VR in fine art and how it can change the experience of visiting a gallery. It covers a current exhibition at the Royal Academy of …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 48

VR Has a Serious Sex Application

by Bob Raikes

It’s often said that the driving force of much new technology is porn. But VR is having a more serious use in Spain. Institut Marquès, a private fertility clinic with centres in Barcelona, London, …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Spain| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Adidas Wearables Division Closes

by Bob Raikes

Adidas has closed the division that it was using to develop wearables, the Digital Sports unit. A report has said that 74 jobs will be lost or re-assigned as the company is moving its …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Vol 24 - Issue 48| Wearables

Having Enough Scale…

by Bob Raikes

The big business story this week is only obliquely related to displays, but I thought it was interesting. I’m referring to the deal for Disney to buy Twenty-First Century Fox Inc which will give …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 47

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Synaptics Now Sampling Two New ClearView OLED Display Driver ICs

by Damir Lokas

Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA), the leading developer of human interface solutions, today announced expansion of its OLED display driver IC (DDIC) portfolio with two new solutions, the R66455 and R66451. The feature-rich Synaptics® ClearView™ …

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iMac Pro Supports up to 44 Million Pixels

by Bob Raikes

Apple has released the highly anticipated iMac Pro, after it was trailled at the firm’s developer conference in June. The unit has a 5120 x 2880, which Apple calls “5K”, display with 500 cd/m² …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Video Editing & Production| Vol 24 - Issue 47| Workstations

DSCC Announces SID/DSCC Business Track Call for Speakers and Agendas

by Damir Lokas

Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) has set the agendas for the 2018 SID Business Track consisting of the SID/DSCC Business Conference, SID/DSCC Investor’s Conference, SID/DSCC Automotive Conference and SID/VeV/OLED-A Immersive Experience Conference. Speakers and …