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Ang Lee Shows the Future of Cinema Display (Updated)

Ever since I read Chris’s NAB summary for Display Daily, I have been looking forward to IBC as I knew that there was a plan to go even further in pushing the envelope on quality 3D in the cinema. Chris had raved about the Ang Lee movie excerpt from “Billy Lynn’s Long Half Time Walk”, … Read more

Workshop on Light Fields at SMPTE

Insight Media is organising a workshop on streaming media will be held on Fri., Oct. 28 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, following the SMPTE 2016 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition (SMPTE 2016). The workshop is designed to provide an update on standardization efforts and commercialization needs related to the light field capture-to-display … Read more

OLED Shadow Mask Market on the Rise

IHS OLED Mask

As display panel makers ramp up active-matrix organic light-emitting-diode (AMOLED) panel production, supplying fine-metal shadow masking is a critical point in the manufacture of small and medium-sized panels according to Jerry Kang, principal analyst, IHS Markit. As many display panel makers are planning to add more AMOLED production fabs in the next few years, the … Read more

Will Samsung Galaxy S8 Only be Curved?

The Korea Herald has reported rumours from Korea that the next major Samsung smartphone, expected to be the S8, will only be available with the kind of curved display seen on the current S7 Edge. There are expected to be 5.1″ and 5.5″ diagonal versions, the same as the current S7 series. Analyst Comment The … Read more

Eizo Has 27″ QuadHD Monitors with AdobeRGB & P3

Eizo will be at Photokina with two new colour-critical monitors, the CS2730 and the CG2730. The monitors are both 27″ units with 2560 x 1440 resolution and based on IPS panels and both monitors support the AdobeRGB colour gamut while the CG2730 also adds support for the DCI P3 gamut. Eizo says that the CG2730 … Read more

HP to Buy Samsung’s Printer Business

HP Inc. has agreed to buy Samsung’s printer business for $1.05 billion. HP will take over the designs, intellectual property (6,500 patents) and 1,300 researchers and engineers as well as a factory in China and fifty sales offices, which will boost HP’s presence, especially in South Asia. Samsung will continue to sell under its own … Read more

Asustek Records Improvement

Asustek Computer posted August turnover of NT$39.86 billion ($1.26 billion), up 20% MoM but down 2.4% YoY. This resulted in a rise of 0.04% for year to date revenue to NT$295.8 billion ($9.35 billion). The company attributed growth to its ZenFone 3-series smartphones and also cites improved sales of notebooks. It is increasing the number … Read more

Elemental Encoding Provides First for Germany

Elemental Technologies supplied the solution for the first live concert in Germany to be shown as a 360 degree VR streaming experience. The Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Berlin was available to fans in Austria, Switzerland and throughout Germany. Four Nokia Ozo VR cameras with 2Kx2K video sensors provided the input for the Elemental … Read more