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CrucialTec Fingerprint Recognition Used in Google Pixel 2

CrucialTec will continue to supply Google with its fingerprint recognition module for its forthcoming Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones, ...

Newsflash – Hanjin Failure May Mean Bad Xmas for Samsung & LG Buyers!

We don’t normally bring out a Display Daily at the weekend, but we thought you’d appreciate a ‘heads up’ on a ...

Tablets Fall Again in Q3

Q3 was the fourth consecutive quarter of falling worldwide tablet shipments, says IDC. Despite signs of a slight seasonal improvement, shipments ...

Da-Lite Describes Screen Solution for Contrast Reduction Cross Reflections in Simulators

In curved screens, light from one side can reflect to the other side signifiantly reducing contrast. That’s a big reason simulators ...

Varlink Takes Rugged Panasonic Products

Varlink is now distributing Panasonic’s Toughbook, Toughpad and EPoS products in the UK.

SEL Will Show ‘Hybrid’ Display at SID

Although little information has been released so far, Semiconductor Energy Laboratory says that it has developed a hybrid OLED-and-LCD display. Created ...

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Porsche Develops Designer Notebook

by Bob Raikes

Porsche Design has developed a new convertible notebook, the Book One, working with Microsoft and OEM maker, Quanta Computers. The unit is a convertible PC using a 7th-generation Intel Core i7-7500U processor and 16GB …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Quanta| Vol 24 - Issue 08

New Defi DooH Screen in Vienna

by Bob Raikes

The Vienna.at website reports that a totem with a 72″ touch screen and a defibrilator has been installed in the Karlsplatz in Vienna. The system was installed with Gewista, which claims to be Austria’s …

Tags:Austria| Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Smartphone Shipment Volumes to Rebound This Year

by Alan Spencer

IDC has published its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker and forecasts that worldwide smartphone shipments will rebound in 2017 and beyond, following on from the 2016 results which showed the lowest growth ever, with …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Hands-Free, Head-Mounted Tablets

by Bob Raikes

RealWear has launched what it describes as the first industrial head-mounted Android tablet, but what most people would describe as an Android-based A/R headset. The handset is designed to be used hands-free and can …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 24 - Issue 08| Wearables

Phone Makers Under Price Pressure

by Bob Raikes

Trendforce of Taiwan has pointed to issues of component shortage that will cause trouble for smartphone suppliers with displays among the problem components, especially AMOLED. Other components in trouble include DRAM and NAND Flash. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 08

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ETC and Barco in Negotiations over Acquisition of Barco’s High End Systems

by Alan Spencer

ETC is negotiating with Barco on the acquisition of Barco’s High End Systems, which is Barco’s lighting activities and part of the entertainment division. No timeframe has been announced for the acquisition but both …

Tags:Barco| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 08

A Visit to Samsung’s QA Lab

by Ken Werner

Two weeks ago, I reported on the talk Gerard Catapano gave at the SID LA Chapter’s annual One-Day Conference (Two Keys to Optimal HDR TVs: Dynamic HDR Metadata and Tone Mapping). After his presentation, …

Tags:Colour (Color)| HDR - High Dynamic Range| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Quantum Dots| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Sony Clarifies Lower End of 2017 TV Range

by Bob Raikes

Sony TVs at CES Image:MekoSony has released details of its lower levels of TVs in Europe. The A1, ZD9 and XSeries of UltraHD sets are the same as the US range, highlighted in our …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Christie Works with Peerless on LEDs

by Bob Raikes

The frame that Peerless made for Christie could pivot to allow access for service.Peerless AV in the US has worked with Christie to develop a mount for Christie’s LED video walls at the firm’s …

Tags:Christie| Display Mounts| Large Display Monitor| Peerless AV| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Are the Strawberries Red?

by Bob Raikes

A new image on the web has raised lots of curiosity about the way that colour vision works. Although the image shown has no red pixels, it is perceived as having red strawberries. The …

Tags:Back Panel| Colour (Color)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 08

New White Paper on Optical Aspects of VR Headset Design Released

by Chris Chinnock

Insight Media has completed a new white paper titled, “Understanding Trade-offs in Microdisplay and Direct-View VR Headset Designs.” It is now available for free download. REGISTER HERE Most current VR headset designs feature direct-view …

Tags:Virtual Reality

New White Paper on Optical Aspects of VR Headset Design Released

by Chris Chinnock

Insight Media has released a new white paper, sponsored by Kopin, titled, “Understanding Trade-offs in Microdisplay and Direct-View VR Headset Designs.” It is now available for free download (with registration). The white paper suggests …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Optics| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 08