Archive

4k Apple Augmented Reality Automotive China Desktop Monitors Digital Signage DOOH Europe Events Financial Data Flexible Displays Game Playing Germany HDR - High Dynamic Range IDC Large Display Monitor LED LG Displays (LGD) LG Electronics (LGE) Market Data MicroLED Mobile Display Monitor Notebooks OLED OLEDs OLED TVs OTT Video Projectors Quantum Dots Samsung sharp showcase Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP Smartphone Market Smartphones Smart TV sony tablets TVs (TV Sets) UK (United Kingdom) UltraHD USA Virtual Reality Volume 21

Amazon Slims and Rebalances Kindle

It has been eight years since the introduction of the original Amazon Kindle. Each successive generation has made the device smaller, ...

Acer Dips in May

Acer’s consolidated revenues fell 1.9% YoY in May, although they were up 23.3% MoM, to NT$17.3 billion ($536.7 million). Through January-May, ...

ViewSonic Joins Logitech Collaboration Program

ViewSonic has announced that it has joined the Logitech Collaboration Program’s Complementary Technology Provider track as an integration partner. The ViewSonic ...

Horizon Boosts 3D Brightness

Masterimage 3D specialises in 3D display technology, and its most recent advancement is the Horizon: a new and very efficient passive ...

Magic Leap Raises Half a Billion Dollars in Latest Funding Round

Mixed and augmented reality start-up Magic Leap has announced that it has raised another $502 million in its Series D round ...

Swisscom Adds Insight TV UHD to its Platform

The UHD channel, Insight TV, has been added to Swisscom’s IPTV platform, Swisscom TV 2.0, which was launched in April 2016. ...

subscribe

Don’t Bet Against LCD Improvements

by Bob Raikes

There were no particular events to report this week, although Chris was away at I/ITSEC in Florida – a bit warmer than the weather here! I was interested to see the story about the …

Tags:Contrast| Dolby| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 23 - Issue 47

UniPixel Announces Production Updates and Milestones

by Isaac Oburu

UniPixel, Inc., a provider of Performance Engineered Films™ to the touchscreen and flexible electronics markets, announced today that as it moves toward volume production on the 24 design wins awarded in 2016, it expects …

Tags:Unipixel

Sharp Announces New Value-Priced Professional Display Series

by Isaac Oburu

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today announced its new PN-Y professional-grade signage series, a convenient and value-priced solution for small and mid-sized businesses with sophisticated …

UniPixel Provides Updates

by Yvette Raikes

UniPixel provides engineered films for touchscreens and flexible electronics. It has gained 24 design wins during 2016 and says that it expects to be supplying validation units for five of these this quarter, with …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Unipixel| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Netflix Popular in France and Allowing Downloads

by Yvette Raikes

According to the Centre National du Cinéma (CNC), French Netflix subscribers watch around 30 hours each month, up from 20 in 2014. Netflix is the top SVoD platform in France, with SVoD providing 30% …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Vol 23 - Issue 48

Pebble to Go to Fitbit

by Bob Raikes

Fitbit is reported to be close to buying smartwatch developer and Kickstarter success, Pebble, for between $34 million and $40 million. The deal is reported to mean the closure of the Pebble operations, with …

Tags:Fitbit| Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 47| Wearables

Moscow

Will YouTube leave Russia?

by Yvette Raikes

Russia is introducing legislation covering online video services. A 20% foreign ownership cap is being placed on OTT services and organisers of audiovisual services (YouTube could fall into this category) could have to create …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 23 - Issue 48| YouTube

ODG Raises $58 Million Investment

by Bob Raikes

Osterhout Design Group (ODG) said that it has received a $58 million Series A investment to accelerate production and R&D of its smart glasses products. Participating in the investment are Shenzhen O-film Tech Co., …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 47

DM Series Monitors Now Feature HDR Preview Modes

by Bob Raikes

Flanders Scientific has added new modes to its DM Series of monitors that allow the choice of three selectable modes for viewing HDR content. Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) ST2084 clipping at approximately 300 cd/m² …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 48

AOC 27″ PLS Display Has Integrated Qi-wireless Charger

by Bob Raikes

AOC in the US has announced the P2779VC, a 27″ PLS-based (Samsung’s version of IPS) FullHD monitor with an integrated charger supporting the “Qi” wireless system for mobile device charging, with no cables required. …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 23 - Issue 48| Wireless Charging