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Augmented reality is growing in presence in industrial applications such as smart manufacturing and remote operation of industrial machinery, according to ABI Research. To serve workers that use devices in a wider range of locations or on the move, cellular connectivity is the better option. The 5G network, with extreme throughput, ultra-low latency and uniform … Read more
LG supplanted Samsung as the number-one supplier of AMOLED panels for smartwatch applications last year, according to IHS Markit. IHS Markit’s data indicates that LG shipped 10.64 million panels and took a 41.4% share of the market, while Samsung slipped into second place with 34.8%. EverDisplay, AU Optronics and Beijing Oriental Electronics rounded out the … Read more
A group from Kyushu University in Japan has developed a way to ‘split energy’ in OLEDs and go beyond the 100% limit for exciton production. OLEDs use layers of carbon-containing organic molecules to convert electrical charges into light. In normal OLEDs, one positive charge and one negative charge come together on a molecule to form … Read more
Samsung Cinema LED screen technology has been installed at the Dream Palace theatre in Esslingen, Germany. The Dream Palace is the first location in Germany — and only the second location in the DACH region — to use the technology. The display is 10.3m × 5.4m, made up of nearly 9 million self-lighting pixels and … Read more
Asus has collaborated with Flipkart to promote its new flagship smartphone in India. The ZenFone 5Z features a 6.2″ LCD display with a 1080 × 2246 pixels, an 18.7:9 aspect ratio and 402 pixels per inch. The device runs Android 8, powered by a Snapdragon 845 chipset, up to 8GB RAM and up to 256GB … Read more
The Mi Hiepa Sports (MHS) VR training and cognitive development system for football players launched earlier this year. MHS uses sensor data collected from trackers worn by players during real-life football matches and enables users to watch games from any position or angle, either on or off the pitch, as well as practicing shots in … Read more
ALi Corporation, a leading Set-Top Box (STB) chipset provider, and Skardin, a leading STB manufacturing company, announced that they have reached record-high shipment of NAGRA NOCS (Nagra-on-chip Security) – certified secure STBs to South American operators in 2018. This milestone symbolizes the joint effort and commitment to meeting today’s Pay TV security standard as well … Read more
ALi Corporation, a set-top box chipset provider, and Skardin, an STB manufacturer, have announced “record-high” shipments of Nagra-on-chip Security-certified STBs to South American operators in 2018. ALi has established a long-term partnership with Nagra, a Kudelski Group company and an independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television — its secure chipset first received Nagra … Read more
Philips and Magnavox have extended their licensing agreements with Japanese OEM Funai, enabling the company to continue marketing, selling and distributing TVs, DVD and Blu-ray players under the Philips and Magnavox brand names, as well as Magnavox-branded soundbars, in Canada, Mexico and the United States. An exact timeframe for the new multi-year agreement hasn’t been … Read more
In case you missed it, Panasonic has announced shipping of its a new UHD Blu ray disc player shown in January at CES. The box supports high dynamic range (HDR 10) format and will include Dolby Vision, and what the company calls object-based audio formats such as Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. It can also show … Read more
At the recent Augmented World Expo 2018 held in Santa Clara, California, an AR headset was exhibited by start-up company nreal Technology Co., Ltd. (Beijing, China). It is pictured in the figure below. The NReal Headset. At this time, there is little posted information available about either the product or the company. As a result, … Read more
The VisionAR augmented reality safety glasses, produced by Univet S.r.l. (Rezzato, Italy), were designed for industrial applications (and were recently shown at AWE (UniVet Developing AR Safety Glasses). The headset includes a monocular projection system based on Sony’s holographic optical engine. The glasses produces green imagery and allows the wearer to interact with menu items. … Read more
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