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As soon as you walked into the exhibition area at Display Week 2018 you were confronted with an impressive flexible display substrate, the one used in LG Display‘s flexible 77 display (Fig. 1). In addition to having 8 million pixels and a bending radius of approximately 80mm, the panel had a transparency of 40%. The … Read more
Quantum Dots (QDs) were again a hot topic at Display Week. I attended over two dozen talks with a focus on QDs, and many more where QDs were a secondary topic in the conversation (and that doesn’t even include the posters). Topics ranged from the fundamentals of InP surface chemistry, to new film morphologies aimed … Read more
Nanosys Nanosys has been a leader in the QD space for years, and they had a clear presence on the trade show floor strategically placed alongside Samsung’s booth. They had their usual demos of films, QDs for color filters, ink-jet printed materials (no display), and electroluminescent devices (all InP based). Nearly all of their technology … Read more
HypnoVR, a provider of VR-based medical hypnosis solutions for managing pain and stress, has secured funding to the value of €700,000 (approximately $830,000) from lead investors Guillaume Richard, founder and chairman of OuiCare; Daniel Caille, founder and chairman at Vivalto Santé Holding; La Javaness, a start-up accelerator specialised in AI; Bpifrance, the French public investment … Read more
In a busy week for mergers and acquisitions and Comcast has made a bid of $65 billion for the assets of 21st Century Fox (which includes Sky) (Comcast Preparing to Outbid Disney in Sky Acquisition Battle). The offer has been made now that the courts have decided that AT&T can acquire Time Warner (US Department … Read more
Location-based VR (LBVR) consumer spend is expected to reach $809 million by 2022, according to Futuresource Consulting. The company’s associate director of consumer media and technology, Carl Hibbert, commented: “The first quarter of 2018 saw significant growth and rising consumer spend, which is expected to lead to full-year spend of $299 million in 2018. VRcades … Read more
BrightSign, LLC, the global market leader in digital signage media players, jointly announced with Mimo Monitors a new line of BrightSign-enabled displays. “Mimo Monitors and BrightSign are trusted leaders in their respective markets,” said Mike Campagna, CMO of Mimo Monitors. “By integrating BrightSign’s media player functionality into our hardware, we deliver an all-in-one digital signage … Read more
BrightSign, LLC has jointly announced with Mimo Monitors a new line of BrightSign-enabled displays. “Mimo Monitors and BrightSign are trusted leaders in their respective markets,” said Mike Campagna, CMO of Mimo Monitors. “By integrating BrightSign’s media player functionality into our hardware, we deliver an all-in-one digital signage solution that leverages the power of Mimo Vue … Read more
PlayStation VR bundles are being sold at significantly discounted rates this week, as part of Sony’s Days of Play sale. The device retailed at $399 at launch but is now available in bundles priced at $199. One of the discounted bundles is the Starter Kit, which comes with two games, including PlayStation VR Worlds, while … Read more
A proportion of training orthopaedic surgeons in the US are being taught with VR technology from Osso VR and Immersive Touch. The technology is currently being used in eight residency programmes, including Columbia, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, UCLA and Vanderbilt. ImmersiveTouch was recently named one of the “Top 6 Healthcare Companies Embracing Virtual Reality”. Osso VR … Read more
Lenovo has introduced a new mobile workstation, the P52 which is an upgrade to the existing P52s. There is a choice of 15.6″ LCD displays with a FullHD option with 300 cd/m² of output and 72% of sRGB or an UltraHD unit with 400 cd/m² and 100% AdobeRGB gamut coverage. The CPUs go up to … Read more
The worldwide VR headset market grew 16% in the first quarter of 2018 as shipments reached a total of 650,000 units. According to Canalys, this increase was largely driven by the fast-growing standalone VR headset segment, which helped China grow 200% while other major countries, such as the US and Japan, declined. Thanks to active … Read more
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