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Google Glass at the Crossroads

Augmented Reality – Google Glass has been a topic for very many articles in the past but with an email from Google headquarters, ...

DVB-T2 Tests Avoid Simulcasting

UltraHD transport at 100fps, using the DVB-T2 platform, has been tested in Spain. The trials were conducted by the Universidad Politécnica ...

Reprising Low-Contrast Text Web Pages

A while back I wrote in Display Daily about an article by Katie Sherwin of the Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g) titled ...

NEC Recognises Partners’ Efforts at Display Forum

NEC announced the winners of the 2015/16 Display Trends Forum partner awards at its Display Trends Forum event in Berlin recently. ...

Panasonic Joins the Exclusive OLED TV Club

The Panasonic press event took place in part of its (large) booth. The first speaker was the Panasonic Europe Chairman and ...

Technicolor and Philips partner on HDR

Just before the show started, Technicolor and Philips announced that they were going to join together to combine and jointly promote ...

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Amazon Video for PlayStation Now Available Throughout Europe

by Andrew Fenn

The Amazon Video app for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 is now available throughout Europe. The app was previously only available in the US, the UK, Germany and Austria, but it is now available …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Kindermann Announces New Deal with Clevertouch

by Andrew Fenn

German distributor Kindermann has announced a new partnership with British touch display manufacturer, Clevertouch. Kindermann is now authorised to distributed the entire Clevertouch range to businesses and educational institutions in Germany. The Clevertouch V …

Tags:Distribution| Germany| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Solid Growth of Global VR/AR Headset Shipments in Q2 2017

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, global shipments of VR and AR headsets reached 2.1 million in Q2 2017, a year-on-year growth of 25.5%. The results show a slight drop from the previous quarter’s results, but the …

Tags:AR/VR| IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 33

SIA: Global Semiconductor Sales Increased 24% YOY

by Andrew Fenn

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has announced that global sales of semiconductors reached £33.6 billion in July 2017, representing a 3.1% growth from the previous month and a year-on-year growth of 24%. The Americas …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Free VOD Service Begins Phased Rollout on Roku

by Andrew Fenn

US-exclusive on-demand platform Roku has begun rolling out its brand new free VOD service, The Roku Channel. The Roku Channel requires no subscription and allows users to watch award-winning movies and other content without …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Roku| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Wiztivi Framework Used in Vodafone 4K STB

by Andrew Fenn

Vodafone has chosen Wiztivi’s Framework user interface solution for its new 4K hybrid set-top-box, currently rolling out in Spain and Italy. The new set-top-box can stream live television, as well as providing users with …

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| Spain| STBs| Vodafone| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Laser Display and Lighting Conference 2017

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The 6th Laser Display and Lighting Conference (LDC ’17) was held April 19th – 21st at the Pacifico Yokohama convention complex in Yokohama, Japan. While ‘lighting’ was in the conference title, the focus was …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Laser| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Laser Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Does the Display Industry Defer or Accelerate Climate Change?

by Norbert Hildebrand

As an inhabitant of this planet with children to care for, climate change is on my mind every time some weather catastrophe hits somewhere on the globe. With two major hurricanes hitting the US …

Tags:Display Industry| Energy Star| LCD displays| Mobile Phones| Vol 24 - Issue 34

Epson Has 13 New Projectors at IFA

by Chris Chinnock

Epson was at IFA 2017 to launch the new LS100, an ultra short throw laser phosphor projector, which was then launched in the US the next week at the CEDIA Expo. Epson seems to …

Tags:Epson| IFA 2017| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Flexible LCD: In the Market at Last

by Sweta Dash

When it comes to flexible display, OLED shines while LCD struggles. But recent announcements are bringing new hopes for flexible LCD. In July this year, FlexEnable announced partnership with Truly to bring OLCD (Organic …

Tags:Flexible Displays| LCD displays| Vol 24 - Issue 33

CEC-Panda To Build Oxide Fab

by Bob Raikes

CEC-Panda of China has started work on a new fab in Chengdu, China that will use a G8.6 (2860 x 2290mm) fab that uses IGZO oxide TFT technology that the company has licensed from …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Two New Distribution Deals for Tech Data Poland

by Andrew Fenn

Tech Data Poland has signed a new distribution deal with global technology giant NEC. Tech Data’s new deal with NEC will cover its range of panels, projectors and digital signage accessories.

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Poland| TechData| Vol 24 - Issue 33