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Sharp Completes UMC Deal

Sharp has completed its acquisition of 56.7% of Skytec UMC Ltd (Sharp Buys UMC Stake to Control TV in Europe), to ...

Comcast has Best Q2 in 10 Years

Comcast lost 4,000 net video customers in Q2’16: its best Q2 result for a decade.

Solar-Tectic Has New Backplane Technology

Solar-Tectic of Briarcliff Manor, New York, said that it has a new backplane technology, which it calls LT1CS (for Low Temperature ...

Samsung TV Plus Adds UHD and HDR Content in Europe

Samsung Smart TV owners in Europe can now access a range of Ultra HD and HDR content through the company’s TV ...

Thumbs Up! Takes a Lesson From Tier Ones

An American company, Thumbs Up!, has introduced its own VR headset – although it doesn’t have a display. In the style ...

CPT Sees Demand for 18:9 – Moves to Automotive

Chunghwa Picture Tube of Taiwan has told local Taiwan sources that there is a strong move to 18:9 displays among Chinese ...

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Foldable ‘Galaxy X’ Will Appear in 2017

by Tom Allen

According to SamMobile, Samsung’s first foldable phone (which we have known is coming for several months) will be released in 2017 and called the Galaxy X. It will use an UltraHD pentile-type OLED display. …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Innolux and Sharp See Changes at the Top

by Tom Allen

Foxconn has begun to integrate Sharp’s display business with its Innolux subsidiary, with a focus on IGZO TFT-LCDs and OLEDs. Innolux chairman and CEO Tuan Hsing-chien resigned from his positions at the firm last …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| IGZO| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Oxide TFTs| Production| Recruitment & Appointments| sharp| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Passive RFID Used as Low Cost Input Devices

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it last week, ACH CHI conference took place in San Jose. This is the world class conference on human-computer interaction that looks to define and enhance the cutting-edge research in …

Tags:Interfaces| Touch Interfaces| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Virtual Reality Applications Will Drive Adoption

by Norbert Hildebrand

In an article published by the Forbes Technology Council, Where The Hype Meets (Virtual) Reality, Tracey Wiedmeyer, Cofounder and CTO of InContext Solutions, explains how the driving force behind VR will shift away from …

Tags:Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 19

How About a Virtual Concert?

by Norbert Hildebrand

We have seen virtual reality being used in a variety of areas, now NextVR and Live Nation, the largest concert promoter in the world announced that they are planning to stream live concerts to …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 19

The Future of Television – China’s Version

by Chris Chinnock

At CES Asia, there was an interesting panel discussion about the future of television that featured four key Chinese players. Their vision is quite different from what we are accustomed to hearing at US-based …

Tags:CES Asia 2016| China| Large Display Monitor| TV (Television)| TV Set Market| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Get the Highscore with Calibre 80’s Retro Game Challenge at InfoComm 16

by Isaac Oburu

British image processing manufacturer Calibre will use InfoComm as the platform to show several HQUltra processing innovations in the Americas for the first time. Additionally, visitors to the Calibre stand can play a true …

Tags:Avixa (was Infocomm)| LED| Switchers| UltraHD & 4K

Orange Adds UltraHD to Livebox

by Tom Allen

Orange has shown off a new UltraHD set-top box in France, which also enabled multiscreen connectivity throughout the home. The ‘Livebox’ can be used for both live and VoD UltraHD viewing. A three-month subscription …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Imagine Communications to Spotlight Next-Gen Innovations at INTX 2016

by Isaac Oburu

Imagine Communications, empowering the media and entertainment industry through transformative innovation, will be exhibiting solutions from across its market-leading multiscreen distribution and ad management portfolios at INTX 2016, an annual exhibition of the latest …

Tags:Museums & Exhibitions| OTT Video| USA