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The latest IHS PriceWise data suggests that panel prices for TVs are continuing to rise with 49″ panels rising between $3 and $6 in December, while 55″ are up by $5 from November, having risen $20 since August. 32″ TV panels fell very slightly, but volume monitor panels rose by $0.3 to $1.00. Mobile phone … Read more
Nokia has taken action in three courts in Germany and one in Texas in the US in a dispute over patents. Patents include displays as well as video coding. Nokia said: “Since agreeing a licence covering some patents from the Nokia Technologies portfolio in 2011, Apple has declined subsequent offers made by Nokia to license … Read more
Opera Software ASA (OPERA:Oslo), and Moore Frères & Company (“Moore Frères”), an investment holding company focused exclusively on the tech, media, and telecom industries, today announced that Moore Frères has acquired a majority, controlling stake in Opera TV. Opera TV is the leading independent developer of cloud and embedded software that enables the TV and … Read more
Kopin has just issued a press release that states their intention to enter the OLED microdisplay market, offering panels that will serve augmented and virtual reality applications. At CES 2017, they will announce more detail on the first panel and demonstrate it in novel optical solutions as well. I will get a sneak peak at … Read more
HKLA Studio has just released Okularion, the first standalone wireless mixed reality (virtual reality and augmented reality) headset on the market. The headset is available through a Kickstarter campaign for a special early bird pricing of $200 and will retail under $300, including two controllers. Okularion is designed to allow the user the freedom to … Read more
HKLA Studio, based in Los Angeles has announced a kickstarter campaign for the ‘Okularion’, a stand-alone wireless mixed reality (virtual reality and augmented reality) headset that is expected to retail at less than $300 ($200 for supporters) and $450 for the pro version. The headset is expected to be DayDream compliant and will be supplied … Read more
Thanks to Telecine for a short holiday video that had our office laughing!
The ICDM will run a full day training course Sunday, May 21, during SID Display Week 2017 in Los Angeles, where 6-8 speakers will give training presentations on various key topics of the ICDM work. As part of this, the ICDM is offering test equipment companies a chance to have their equipment used. Contact [email protected]
I’m sure it was inevitable. It’s an old concept that Porn drives technology, and often repeated. Curiosity persuaded me to click on a link from ‘Naughty America’ which was advertising V/R adult content titles that are due to be shown in a meeting place in the South Hall at CES. The meeting room is a … Read more
TDK of Japan said that it has agreed to buy InvenSense, a leading supplier of sensors for mobile devices, especially six-axis and nine-axis motion sensors. Invensense has a fabless business model and has products made using its own CMOS-MEMS production process, which is claimed to be unique. The deal values InvenSense at $1.3 billion and … Read more
Jabil Circuit Inc. announced its Q1 FY17 financial results with a net sales of $5.1 bn and operating profit of $165.6 mn, resulting in an operating margin of 3.2%. Net sales were down a marginal 2% from last fiscal year’s Q1 figure of $5.2 bn, while the operating profit was down a significant 23% over … Read more
Warranty Week made a detailed analysis of Apple’s warranty and extended warranty programs and pointed out that Apple has become a leading global supplier of extended warranties. However, sales of protection plans has declined along with product sales volumes. In the year to September 2016, Apple made accruals of $3.58 billion for warranty claims, but … Read more
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