Wisechip Promises Transparent PMOLED in 2016
Wisechip has said that it will show flexible (40-60mm bend radius) and transparent PMOLEDs at Touch Taiwan. Mass production will begin this year. Image: OLED-Info
HY-Line Distributing Sharp’s LQ315D1JG93
Hy-Line in Germany is now distributing a new 31.5″ display from Sharp: the LQ315D1JG93. It is a B2B model that can be used in the wider temperature range of of -10 ° C to + 60 ° C.
The Dragon is Awake: Chinese Dominate Mobile Phone Rankings
Although smartphone sales are slowing, they still grew 4.3% YoY in Q2’16, to 344 million units, says Gartner in its recent report on the mobile phone market. Total mobile phone sales, including featurephones, were down 0.5%, with five of the top five vendors – four of them Chinese – showing growth: Samsung, Huawei, Oppo, Xiaomi … Read more
E Ink Expects Quarterly Rise
E Ink Holdings has said that it expects its revenues for this quarter to grow by 20% compared to Q2, although YoY growth will be mostly flat (from NT$4.3 billion ($135.8 million) in Q3’15). Seasonal demand will help to raise the company’s revenues. Financial executive, Lloyd Chen, told an investors’ conference that gross margin is … Read more
MSI Produces Slew of VR-Ready Laptops
Nvidia’s new VR-ready GTX 10-series graphics cards, for notebooks, are already seeing use in products from several companies, with MSI announcing perhaps the most comprehensive release to-date. The company is using the GPUs in 11 new notebooks from its GT, GS, GE and GP series. Each of the new notebooks uses Nvidia’s 10-series technology: some … Read more
ABOX42 to Unveil Smart STB at IBC 2016
ABOX42 is set to unveil its new Smart STB platform M30 at IBC 2016, that will take place in Amsterdam from 8th to 12th September 2016. The STB has a built-in Smart Home Gateway for advanced operator projects and allows the operator to combine classical TV services with new Smart Home services. Communication interfaces for … Read more
New Battery has Promise
In the same week as Tesla and Panasonic open the Gigafactory – a massive plant in Nevada producing lithium-ion batteries – it is ironic that MIT published a paper on battery evolution, which could make Li-ion devices obsolete. Published in Nature Energy, the paper deals with so-called lithium-air batteries. The concept is not new: such … Read more
Intel Unveils Project Alloy – a Merged Reality Headset
At the Intel developers conference 2016 in San Francisco, California, this week, Intel CEO, Brian Krzanich, announced the development of a ‘Merged Reality’ headset. They call this Project Alloy and want to redefine what is possible in virtual reality headset today. The importance of this project to Intel was demonstrated by the announcement during the … Read more
So AR/VR Will be Big – What Does That Mean for the Display Industry?
Every day we hear from another market research firm how AR/VR will be big business. The latest announcement from IDC is making AR/VR a $162 billion industry by 2020. This means that the current $5.2 billion market will grow annually at 181% CAGR in the time span from 2015 to 2020. In addition they predict … Read more
University of the West of Scotland (UWS) Gets Social with Giant Rotating Video Wall, Supported by Peerless-AV Mounts
One of Scotland’s most innovative and progressive modern universities, University of the West of Scotland (UWS) recently created a new atrium and reception area at its Paisley Campus High Street entrance to provide a technologically-enhanced social learning and meeting environment for students, staff and visitors. Having previously supplied AV solutions across all UWS’s sites, integration … Read more
Actions Semiconductor Launches the V100 Chipset for Personal 3D Cinema Headsets
Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (“Actions Semiconductor” or “the Company”), one of China’s leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive portable multimedia and mobile internet system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for portable consumer electronics, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Actions Technology (Zhuhai) (“Actions Technology”) has released the V100, a high performance chipset for personal 3D cinema headsets. … Read more
Huawei MateBook ™ Offer Makes Going Back to School More Exciting
Huawei has made going back to school more exciting this year. For a limited time, MateBook purchases made through Microsoft Stores (online or store locations) will include a free MateBook Portfolio Keyboard. In addition, purchasers of the MateBook and keyboard via Amazon.com will receive $100 off. This promotion will run fromAugust 15th through September 11th. … Read more
