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2015 Ushers in the Smart Panel

Panel makers are adopting different strategies towards low-cost UltraHD units, depending on their location. Deborah Yang, an NPD DisplaySearch analyst, examines ...

Kiosk London Exhibitors Praise Quality Over Quantity

Every year, HF Media & Events organises two shows in one: Kiosk London and Digital Signage London, which take place in ...

Sephora Ups the “Wow Factor” with Virtual Make-up App

Cosmetics firm Sephora has introduced innovative new technology to allow its customers to try before they buy. Using an updated version ...

New Materials Offer Promise of Enhanced OLED Efficiency

Fluorescent Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) materials typically have a maximum internal quantum efficiency of about 25%. A team of researchers ...

Digital Signage Summit is Very Software-Centric

After missing last year’s Digital Signage Summit (it clashed with the first day of IBC!), which was the first that Invidis ...

Samsung to Exhibit at Digital Signage Summit

Samsung will be the largest supplier to exhibit at the OVAB Digital Signage Summit Europe 2015 taking place in Munich on ...

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Augmented Reality – Phone or Glasses?

by Helen Vince

Augmented Reality – As a reader, you know by now about our obsession with virtual and augmented reality. We believe that these are key technologies that will influence or even define the user interface in …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Opinion| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

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The PC, Tablet and Smartphone Market for the Near Future

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Market Intelligence – In recent months there has been good news on increasing PC sales (notably notebooks) and slowing tablet sales, leading many to believe that the consumer love affair with tablets is over, …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Market| Mobile Display Monitor| Opinion| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

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Toyota Develops 3D – HUD – not Stereoscopic 3D Though

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Head Up Display – The AutoGuide, Car and Driver, and other publications broke the news that Toyota has been developing a 3D HUD (head up display). They reported that Toyota has been working on this new HUD …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mapping & Cartography| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

iPhone 6 Plus – the First Flexible Phone from Apple?

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Smartphone – After the release of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, it seemed that Apple had produced another winner in the consumer electronics world. This has now been questioned, at least for the …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Recalls & Problems| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

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UHD TVs with Subpixel Rendering May have Certification Issues

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Display Metrology –The CEA recently announced a new logo program for UHD TVs. Like most logo or certification programs, one of the criteria is a resolution of 3840 x 2160. For UHD TVs with …

Tags:CTA (was CEA)| Large Display Monitor| Opinion| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

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Haptics Role in Mobile Devices Endures

by Raverstead

Mobile Displays, User Interface – Recent announcements by Immersion Corporation and Apple show that haptic feedback will continue to play a role in mobile and wearable devices. Haptic enhancements of mobile handset user interfaces …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21| Wearables

Motion on a Samsung 120Hz TV compared to the Vizio 240Hz TV.

Vizio Launches P-Series UHD TVs

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Beyond HD – At CES earlier this year, Vizio announced its new P-series of UltraHD Smart TVs. On September 23rd, the product line was launched, with the TVs starting to ship immediately. I had …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD| Upscaling| Vizio| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

iBeacon Puts Displays at Retail Nexus

by Helen Vince

Mobile – In our last instalment on Apple Hybrid iBeacon and NFC (Near Field Communications) we said the company is once again demonstrating a canny sense of identifying Gateway Technologies that can empower (and further enrich) its …

Tags:Beacons| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NFC| Payment Systems| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

Can Apple Watch Crack Wearable Mainstream?

by Helen Vince

Wearables – A new Information Week Reader Survey is flying in the face of more traditional market research firms stating that by its reckoning,  more than two-thirds (66.8% from the 585 sample pool) responded Nix to the …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| LG Electronics (LGE)| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

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Wide Color Gamuts and High Dynamic Range

by Helen Vince

Broadcast and Distribution – Think of this as Part 3 of my recent series of Display Dailys on expanded color gamuts and the future of video encoding. The series started, innocently enough, with Canon’s support of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Opinion| Philips| Rec 2020| Rec 709| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)| xvYCC

Direct TV Starts 4K Broadcasts This Year

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4K – Direct TV has announced that they are planning on starting 4K or UltraHD TV broadcasts this year. Via Satellite, a publication focusing completely on the satellite broadcast sector, interviewed Michael White, chairman, president …

Tags:4k| DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Vol 21 - Issue 48