Google Cardboard Camera now on iOS
Google has made the Cardboard Camera, intended to help with making 360º videos and which was previously only on Android, available to iOS users.
Lexus UX Concept Has New Display
At the Paris motor show, Lexus showed a concept car that had a novel interface. The driver’s instrument binnacle houses a transparent globe, floating like a hologram, Lexus said, in which a combination of analogue and digital information to deliver a “functional yet unexpected” user interface. The centre console featured a prominent, facetted crystal structure … Read more
IFA, IBC, Cedia and Cinema
I’ve had a writing week and my fingers have been hammering at the keyboard. We got the IFA report out earlier this week and the main issues were just a few hours behind. I attended the Midwich Technology Exposed event at Mercedes Benz World at Brooklands on Wednesday and we’ll try to get that report … Read more
SID Announces New Peter Brody Prize to Honor Young Researchers for Outstanding Contributions for Active Matrix Addressed Information Displays
The Society for Information Display (SID) announced today the designation of a new award to honor the outstanding contributions of young researchers to the advancements of active matrix addressed information displays. The Peter Brody Prize will be awarded to a young researcher under age 40 who has made outstanding contributions in innovating the design and … Read more
Kateeva’s YIELDjet(TM) FLEX Inkjet Printing System Takes Commanding Lead in OLED Thin Film Encapsulation (TFE) Market
Today, at the OLEDs World Summit in San Diego, Kateeva, the OLED production equipment leader, reported that its YIELDjet™ FLEX system has earned a commanding lead in the key organic layer deposition step in the OLED Thin Film Encapsulation (TFE) market. Since the novel inkjet printing solution debuted in manufacturing in 2014, the company has … Read more
HP and LG Electronics See Solid Year-Over-Year Growth in Worldwide PC Monitor Market in Second Quarter of 2016, According to IDC
The total worldwide PC monitor market shipped more than 30 million units in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16), up 4.9% year over year and 4.6% quarter over quarter, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker. “The second quarter proved better than forecast overall, with the U.S., EMEA, and Canada … Read more
Freeview Play Adds Support for HLG
Digital UK has set out new requirements for Freeview Play for products developed in 2017 and which will include support for the features in HbbTV 2.0.1, extending from DTG’s D-Book (Version 8). Key features in the updated specification include: Mandatory support for the decoding of HEVC for programmes delivered via broadband Optional support for Ultra … Read more
Hanjin Remains in Trouble
Hanjin, the Korean shipping line, was still in some trouble as we went to press (Newsflash – Hanjin Failure May Mean Bad Xmas for Samsung & LG Buyers!), with reports that 89 container ships that it had chartered still in ‘limbo’ although on 22nd September, Korea Air Lines (the biggest shareholder with a third of … Read more
Shanhai Capital To Acquire Analogix
Beijing Shanhai Capital Management Co, Ltd. (Shanhai Capital) is to acquire Analogix Semiconductor Inc for over $500 million, subject to the usual regulatory approvals and the deal is expected to be finished in late 2016. China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund Co., Ltd. (China IC Fund) also joined Shanhai Capital’s fund as one of the … Read more
Netflix Launches in Turkey
Following close on the launch in Poland, Netflix has now begun a localised SVOD service in Turkey, charging 15.99 lire (€4.82) a month. Although Turkish titles are being streamed, currently over 80% of content is dubbed or subtitled in Turkish. Netflix is already working with local TV maker Vestel and has just signed an agreement … Read more
Oculus and MSI to Collaborate?
Oculus is reported by Digitimes to be interested in working with Micro-Star International (MSI), who showed a VR backpack notebook system, developed with HTC, at the recent Tokyo Game Show.
NEC Display Enabling Cutting-Edge Video Wall Displays with New Direct View LED Product Lineup
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today that video wall customers will be able to enjoy crystal-clear, color-accurate images thanks to its expanded line of fine pitch direct view LED displays. The new LED displays offer 1.2mm to 6mm pixel pitch for indoor applications and … Read more
