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Zytronic Wins Helsingborg Totems

Zytronic said that the Swedish city of Helsingborg has selected Infinitus digital signage kiosks based on its touch sensors for a network of interactive outdoor digital totems for residents and visitors to the city. There are 6 totems, base on the Infinitus “imotion” G6 kiosks, with a 47” touch screen which are claimed to work … Read more

Nanoco Buys QLED IP from Kodak

Nanoco Group plc announced the company has acquired a group of patents from the Eastman Kodak Company (“Kodak”) in connection with the use of quantum dots in electroluminescent displays, a future display technology. With this acquisition, Nanoco hopes to build out a world-class IP portfolio generated both by the company’s own innovation engine, as well … Read more

LG Enters Medical Monitor Market (Updated)

Hot on the heels of the news that NEC is no longer developing new products for medical diagnostics, LG Electronics has jumped into the medical market with two new monitors to be shown at the RSNA in Chicago. Both are based on 27″ IPS panels with sRGB support (99%) and 10 bit colour. The LG … Read more

LG Leverages Display Expertise, Enters Medical Imaging Market

LG Electronics USA Business Solutions is introducing clinical and surgical monitors designed to empower health care professionals to make accurate and informed life-saving decisions. LG’s entry into the growing global medical imaging devices market leverages the company’s years of experience in advanced flat-panel display technology, according to Kimun Paik, senior vice president, LG Electronics USA … Read more

New Mono Display Partnership Targets Smart Meter and Medical Applications

andersDX today moved to address continuing demand for passive mono displays from smart meter, medical and industrial customers with the announcement of a new partnership with Shenzhen-based Techshine. Techshine currently has three TN/STN display production lines in operation and is planning a fourth in 2017. Commenting, Paul Hooper, Display Group Manager at andersDX, says, “We … Read more

Core OOH Chooses BroadSign

BroadSign International LLC said that it has been selected by the Core Out of Home network, formerly known as Clear Channel Turkey, as the technology for driving its displays. The initial conversion of 126 screens in three Turkish shopping malls has been completed and rollout will continue across over 1,000 displays and ten shopping malls … Read more

Fraunhofer to Promote OLED Making at IDW

Fraunhofer FEP aims to help European high-tech SMEs to take photonic technology from the lab to market by creating an open access pilot line in Europe which can make flexible OLEDs and integrate them at system level. Fraunhofer has expertise in the manufacture of OLED lighting devices and will be presenting its PI-Scale project at … Read more

CPT to Sell Its Stake in Giantplus

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Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is selling its 236.982 million shares (a 53.68% stake) in LCD panel and module maker Giantplus Technology. Of these, 152.982 million are going to Japanese display maker Ortus Technology. The remaining 84 million will be sold over the next four months on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Ortus is paying NTD2.535 billion … Read more

Philips 2009 Smart TVs Lose Their Smarts

Like many ‘intelligent’ devices, SmartTVs have a limited life and Philips will withdraw smart features from the 8000 and 9000 series TVs that it sold in 2009 at the end of December and using the WebTV platform. The older sets are unable to support the sha-2 security technology for updating in the future. TPVision, which … Read more

LCD TV Panel Makers Lower Shipment Targets for 2017

Restructuring of older display fabs, migration to larger-sized LCD TV panels and business strategy adjustments are some of the factors prompting LCD TV panel manufacturers to set a conservative shipment goal of 258.4 million units in 2017, a 1.2% decline from 2016, according to IHS Markit. LCD TV panel unit shipments in 2016 are forecast … Read more