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The Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The fifth Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit (EWTS) will be held October 9-11, 2018 in Austin, Texas. This meeting will bring together people who are using or are considering using wearable technology in the enterprise. …

DisplayMate Makes XS Test

by Bob Raikes

DisplayMate’s Ray Soneira has published its review of the display on the new iPhone XS Max. The new phone has more brightness, better accuracy and 22% more display area. As usual with Apple displays, …

Tags:iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Testing| Vol 25 - Issue 37

European Monitor Market is Positive

by Bob Raikes

The European desktop monitor market was positive in Q2 of 2018, with growth of 8.5% – producing the best volume result for seven years in that quarter according to Meko’s DisplayCast market research service. …

Slower Growth for Wearables in 2018, Ramping Up Again Through 2022

by Andrew Fenn

The worldwide wearables market is forecast to ship 122.6 million units in 2018, up 6.2% from the 115.4 million units shipped in 2017, according to IDC. This will be the first year of single …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 36| Wearables

Apple Officially Launches New iPhone Trio and Apple Watch Series 4

by Andrew Fenn

Apple took to the stage this week at the Steve Jobs Theatre in Cupertino, California to announce its new iPhone range and Apple Watch Series 4. The presentation began with a staff member transporting …

The Screen Time Debate: Displays Fight Back

by Len Scrogan

The screen time debate rages on in schools this fall. It’s nothing new, really. It’s world-wide, you know. Take for example Kerry, Ireland, where one school, Blenneville National School (Tralee), banned smartphones and social …

Update on Speckle Reduction from Dyoptyka

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Dyoptyka is a Dublin, Ireland-based company that makes deformable mirror systems that are designed to significantly reduce the amount of speckle in laser-based systems. Speckle reduction is important in laser-based displays and many other …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| Speckle| Vol 25 - Issue 33

IHS: Large TFT LCD Shipments Hit Record Monthly High in July 2018

by Andrew Fenn

FT LCD panel shipments hit a record monthly high in July 2018 in terms of unit and area shipments. Unit shipments increased by 10% in July compared to a year ago, to reach 64.3 …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Huawei Beat Apple to Number-Two Smartphone Vendor Spot in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

In the second quarter of 2018, Huawei surpassed Apple to secure the number-two worldwide smartphone vendor position for the first time ever, according to Gartner. Apple moved into the number-three spot. Overall, sales of …

Apple May Introduce LTPO TFT Backplanes to Prolong Battery Life

by Andrew Fenn

LTPO, or low-temperature polycrystalline oxide, is a new kind of TFT backplane that Apple may adopt in the iPhone and Apple Watch, according to IHS Markit’s David Hsieh. The company has applied for three …

JOLED to Help OLED TV Making and Adds Shareholders

by Andrew Fenn

JOLED, Panasonic Production Engineering and Screen Finetech Solutions have concluded a business cooperation agreement related to the manufacture of large-sized printed OLED displays, intended mainly for use in TVs. JOLED plans to license its …

Tags:JOLED| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Cambridge University Makes “Commercially Groundbreaking” Battery Discovery

by Andrew Fenn

A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK have discovered a method of making super-fast-charging lithium ion batteries using niobium tungsten oxides, hailing the development as “commercially groundbreaking”. Image: Pixabay …