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KAIST Keeps Power Draw Low in Eye-Tracking HMD

Image credit: NikkeiThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a head-mounted display, which combines object recognition, eye-tracking ...

Chips Boost Samsung Profit Forecast

Samsung’s earnings guidance for Q3 has exceeded analyst forecasts, with the performance of its semiconductor division offsetting a weaker showing in ...

Microsoft Result 19/07/2016

Microsoft reported Q4 2016 net profit of $3.1 billion, up from a net loss of $3.2 billion in the previous year ...

iWedia Says Teatro Doesn’t Use Android TV

iWedia and HiSilicon issued a statement clarifying that their recent collaboration on Android solutions, running the Teatro-3.5 STB software solution from ...

Kia Chooses Passive OLED

The use of digital displays in cars is growing quickly, and now Kia is getting in on the action. The company’s ...

PCs Down, But Replacements Will Boost Demand

Global PC shipments will fall 10% YoY in Q4’15, which will weigh annual shipments down to -10.3%, says IDC. Short-term effects, ...

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Display Measurement in the Post-Phosphor Era

by Helen Vince

meBroadcast & Distribution – On November 18th, the New York chapters of SMPTE and IEEE-BTS and the Mid-Atlantic chapter of the SID held a joint meeting titled “The Calibration Conundrum – Display Measurement in …

Tags:Colour Grading| Colour Management & Processing| Large Display Monitor| Metamerism| Rec 2020| SMPTE| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Apple and Augmented Reality

by Helen Vince

Augmented Reality – Augmented reality is often cited as one of the key technologies for the next few years or decades, depending whom you listen to. If we follow the recent logic of many …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Vol 21 - Issue 47

What I Learned About TV in the Last Two Weeks

by Helen Vince

TV – Over the last two weeks several conferences and exhibitions in New York were dedicated to the TV industry in the USA. This includes the whole spectrum from content creation and producers to broadcasters, …

Tags:Broadcasters| Cable| Vol 21 - Issue 47

JCDecaux Brings Digital Network to Edinburgh Centre

by Raverstead

JCDecaux has won a tender to act as the media partner for the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. The company will design, install and maintain 436 advertising bus shelters – the city centre’s first digital …

Tags:DOOH| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Transport| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Xbox Price Cut Rapidly Boosting Sales

by Raverstead

Microsoft has said that sales of the Xbox One have ‘skyrocketed’ since the console’s price was cut (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 39) – more than tripling in the USA. It is on track …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Vol 21 - Issue 45| xBox

Samsung Redesigns Simband to Echo Gear S

by Raverstead

The second-generation Samsung Simband wearable is now in beta testing. Unlike the first Simband, this new model acts as a smartwatch as well as a fitness tracker; it has been redesigned, with a curved …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Abileah Explains Vertical Markets

by Raverstead

Adi Abileah is, these days, an independent consultant in display technology, although readers may know him from his time as Chief Scientist at Planar Systems. He gave a very interesting talk on special vertical …

Tags:Automotive| Aviation| Large Display Monitor| Latin Display 2014| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Audio-Video Over IP in Broadcast

by Raverstead

Several sessions and many companies talked about when, if and how the broadcast production facility will move away from SDI-based video workflow connectivity to one based on using IP protocols. A paper presented by …

Tags:CCW 2014 (Content & Communications World)| Ethernet| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SDI| Vol 21 - Issue 46

iPhone 6 Bolsters High-Resolution Smartphones

by Raverstead

The price of in- and on-cell smartphone modules with 1280 x 720 and 1920 x 1080 resolutions has fallen significantly this year. The lower prices began to appear in Q2, says DisplaySearch. Adoption is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| Smartphone Market| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Optoma Buys NuForce

by Raverstead

Optoma has acquired NuForce, a maker of consumer audio products. Optoma described the acquisition as a “logical progression” for the company. Optoma’s new sound range will be available across Europe, the Middle East, Africa …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Optoma| Vol 21 - Issue 46

4K Cameras from Blackmagic and Red at CCW

by Raverstead

Blackmagic Design was showing its new 4K URSA camera, which was introduced at NAB. After NAB, Chris Chinnock wrote about it and posted a video http://tinyurl.com/pkyxsmq. The big news about URSA from CCW is …

Tags:4K DCI| Cameras| CCW 2014 (Content & Communications World)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Red| Vol 21 - Issue 46