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F70, F90 Projectors and Motion Bases from Barco & ClickShare Upgraded

Barco was showing two new projectors in its booth at ISE: the F90-4K13 and the F70. Both were laser phosphor based. ...

LeEco Closing in US and India

Chinese TV company, LeEco, which has hit financial trouble, has cancelled a plan to raise money via some bonds and has ...

Project Ara is Coming This Year

Google has announced that its Project Ara modular phone will become a reality this year. Developers will be able to buy ...

HDR, Wider Color Gamut, High Frame Rates & Immersive Audio Critical to Success of UHD TV Market, Says ABI Research

New technologies and enhancements like high dynamic range (HDR), wider color gamut, high frame rates, and immersive audio will advance the ...

Ultra HD Gains Momentum in the US with 30 Pay TV Providers Testing 4K Delivery on SES’s Platform

With an additional nine TV operators joining SES’s Ultra HD trials, a total of 30 US Pay TV providers, with a ...

3DIcon Talks 3D Visualisation With USAF

3DIcon has met with members of the US Air Force to discuss uses of 3D visualisation technology. The talks focused on ...

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Samsung CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon Announces Resignation

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Oh-Hyun Kwon has announced his plan to resign as CEO and head of the company’s Device Solutions Business. He will also not stand for re-election for his position on the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 39

Movies Anywhere App Launched in US

by Alan Spencer

Movies Anywhere has been launched in the US. The service lets users store all digital movie purchases in one unified app that works across retailers and platforms, including Disney, Fox, Sony Pictures, Universal, Warner …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Transportation Company, Amey, Unveils VR Driver Safety Training

by Andrew Fenn

Transport and infrastructure firm, Amey, in the UK, is delivering innovative driver safety training to 13,000 of its employees via a virtual reality simulator. The experience is designed to highlight the dangers of falling …

Tags:AR/VR| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Gartner

Gartner Forecasts Global Semiconductor Revenue in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Gartner has released a new report, predicting that worldwide semiconductor revenue will reach $411 billion in 2017. The figures represent a growth of 19.7%, the highest since the industry’s recovery from the global financial …

Tags:Forecasts| Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Notebook Manufacturers Post September Shipment Results

by Andrew Fenn

Notebook manufacturers witnessed a healthy boost to their shipments in September, according to a report by Digitimes. Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec have all posted their month-on-month shipment results, with the last …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| ODMs & OEMs| Vol 24 - Issue 39

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Faces Antitrust Fine in Taiwan

by Alan Spencer

Following an investigation into wireless chipmaker Qualcomm, Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has concluded that certain of the company’s business practices are in violation of Taiwan’s antitrust law, and have imposed a fine of …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Qualcomm| Vol 24 - Issue 39

Oculus Announces New Headset Go at Oculus Connect 4 Conference

by Norbert Hildebrand

At their Connect 4 conference in San Jose, Oculus announced an new VR headset as well as some other news. The new headset is called Oculus Go and is an untethered headset that does …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Backlight LEDs Likely to Increase in Number

by Bob Raikes

Although much of the discussion of smaller LEDs is related to direct display use, the technology is also being looked at as a way to improve LCD backlights. The use of large numbers of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 39

Siemens Sells Final Osram Stake

by Bob Raikes

Siemens has sold almost all of its stake in Osram, more than 17%, for €1.2 billion according to Reuters. The company was originally listed in 2013 and Siemens said that it would keep a …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Osram| Vol 24 - Issue 38

VueReal Reveals a Little More

by Bob Raikes

We reported on VueReal of Canada when it announced that it was working on MicroLED and had developed a 6,000 ppi microLED display (VueReal Announces Super High Pixel Density Micro LED Display ). Now …

Tags:Canada| Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 39

A New Display Application: Electronic License Plates

by Arthur Berman

Advertised as the first-ever, interactive digital license plate, the so-called rPlate debuted earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show. This show is held in Detroit as a part of Automobili-D. The …

Tags:Automotive| EPD (Electrophoretic)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 39

Absen Targets LCD Applications

by Bob Raikes

Absen Inc in the US has launched a new fixed indoor LED range that were announced at the WFX Conference and Expo. The die cast aluminium cabinets are available in 1.2mm, 1.5mm, 1.9mm, 2.5mm …

Tags:Absen| Large Display Monitor| LED| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 38