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LG G3 and Google Cardboard Bring Mobile Virtual Reality to Everyday Life

LG Electronics (LG) and Google are making virtual reality (VR) more accessible to mainstream consumers. LG today announced a free VR ...

0.8% Rise ‘Encouraging’ for AIBs

PC graphics add-in board (graphics cards) shipments rose 0.8% YoY in Q2’16, and fell 20.8% QoQ, says Jon Peddie Research. Market ...

Pay-TV Rises, but Cable Falls

Informitiv’s latest Multiscreen Index shows that the world’s top 100 pay-TV services added about 20.3 million new subscribers between Q2’13 and ...

Consumers Value Content and Quality in Online Video

Consumers in developed countries are increasingly watching online video ‘on their own terms’ – so says Limelight Networks’ new ‘State of ...

LDM Vol 24 #37 Product Round-up

Epson in the US has launched the PowerLite 685W projector which has been optimised to work with the Smart Board M685 ...

LightSpace 3D Volumetric Displays Are Back

Several years ago, LightSpace Technologies Inc. (Riga, Latvia, Twinsburg, OH and San Jose, CA) offered a 3D volumetric display product. The ...

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HKU & TCL Establish OLED Joint Research Laboratory

by Andrew Fenn

An opening ceremony for the University of Hong Kong and TCL Corporation’s joint research lab was held earlier this month. President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Mathieson from the University and TCL CEO Mr Dongsheng …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor

Disney Launching Own Streaming Services, Ends Agreement With Netflix

by Andrew Fenn

The Walt Disney Company has announced its plans to move into the world of subscription streaming. First of all, the company plans to spend $1.58 billion acquiring a majority stake in BAMTech and launch …

Tags:Disney| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 29

Intel to Announce 8th Gen Core Processor via Facebook Live

by Andrew Fenn

Intel will reveal the brand new 8th Generation Intel Core Processor via Facebook Live on August 21st at 8 a.m. PDT. The live stream will feature an array of speakers including Senior VP of …

Tags:Back Panel| CPUs| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 29

Japan Display At the Crossroads

by Milos Pavlovic

Japan Display Inc. (“JDI”) said that it would make “structural reforms” to deal with its current situation, the first of which will be to shut down one of its six production lines for LTPS, …

Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Vol 24 - Issue 29

Taiwan OEMs/ODMs Up Year on Year

by Yvette Raikes

Acer reported July turnover of NT$18.2 billion ($601.4 million), a fall of 14.4% MoM but up 6.2% YoY. This brought revenue for the year to date to NT$127.8 billion ($4.23 billion), down 1.4% from …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 24 - Issue 29

ChipMOS Optimistic on Novatek Orders

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese sources report that ChipMOS Technologies has won business from Novatek Microelectronics for touch display driver chips. The sources report that the business will go towards offsetting a loss of business from Synaptics. The …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Taiwan| Touch Controllers| Vol 24 - Issue 29

Samsung TV Plus Adds UHD and HDR Content in Europe

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung Smart TV owners in Europe can now access a range of Ultra HD and HDR content through the company’s TV Plus service. The company has partnered with on-demand provider Rakuten TV to expand …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Samsung| Smart TV| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 29

AR/VR – A Control Issue

by Norbert Hildebrand

When we discuss the vast opportunity of AR and VR systems in the near or not so near future, we often focus on the aspect of creating an acceptable image for the user. I …

Tags:Game Controllers| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 29

Volfoni Selected by Grand Cinemas as 3D Technology Partner

by Isaac Oburu

Volfoni, the leading European provider of 3D technology, today announced that Volfoni was selected by Grand Cinemas as their 3D technology partner for the provisioning and roll-out of over 40 screens for 3D cinema …

Tags:3D Cinema