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A team of researchers headed by Masayoshi Higuchi of the Electronic Functional Macromolecules Group at the Research Center for Functional Materials within the National Institute for Materials Science (Tsukuba, Japan) are developing a flexible display that can be cut into a desired shape with a simple pair of scissors. Conventional displays, such as LCDs and … Read more
HoloVit (Miami, FL) is a clear screen that is used to show what the company calls “holographic videos.” The screen works in conjunction with any one of the several electronic devices commonly belonging to consumers and that contains a display. HoloVit also offers means for user’s to record their own holographic videos. First, it must … Read more
Chinese company Yuneec has created an HMD specifically for first-person drone racing. Yuneec’s main business is drone manufacture, and its Skyview headset can be used to operate a drone’s onboard camera, as well as more mainstream uses like watching films or playing games. The Skyview is compatible with Yuneec’s Typhoon H and Tornado H920 drones. … Read more
Highlighting the benefits of its modularity, OSVR has announced that the new dev kit display can be added to existing models. Owners of the HDK 1.3 and 1.4 can upgrade the screens to the new 2160 x 1200 OLED display (90Hz), from 1920 x 1080 (60Hz). It costs $220.
UDC has signed two agreements with Tianma Micro-electronics: an OLED technology licensing agreement and a supplemental material purchase agreement. Together, they will run for five years. UDC, through its subsidiary UDC Ireland, has granted Tianma non-exclusive licence rights – under various patents it owns or controls – to manufacture and sell OLED display products. In … Read more
LG held a product design showcase on the 3rd August at the Eventi Hotel in New York City, to highlight its OLED TVs’ aesthetic qualities. LG brought interior designers Lydia Marks and Lisa Frantz, as well as Ricardo Rodriguez of Coldwell Banker, on-stage to talk about the products’ looks. L to R: Lisa Frantz, LG’s … Read more
Optinvent, a French company that we have been following since 2013, has produced the second generation of its Ora smart glasses. The Ora-2 is now in production, which will be ramped over the next few weeks. Delivery to Kickstarter backers is expected before the end of August. The company has also worked to add Pokémon … Read more
In January, LG Display said that its goal was to ship 1 million OLED TV panels this year, and 1.5 million in 2017. According to Korea’s MK.co.kr, improved yield rates have led LGD to increase its target to 1.7 million panels in 2017.
Huawei has taken on Eva Wimmers as the president of Huawei Honor in Europe, and VP of Honor Global. She will be responsible for establishing the Honor smartphone brand in Europe, leading a team made up of employees from across the region. Wimmers has previously worked for companies including T-Mobile and Telekom.
A ‘large industrial company’ in Germany wanted totem displays for its reception area, and chose to use those from LionDATA. These totems have a 47″ screen with 500 cd/m² of brightness, and can be operated 24/7. They also feature a media player, which is connected to the local network via WiFi. The totems are being … Read more
And Finally…Samsung was caught red-handed this week, using images that are clearly of the Apple Watch in one of its own patent filings! The document, which deals with an update to the Samsung Gear, lists several features that look to have been lifted from Apple, such as swappable straps and a heart rate sensor on … Read more
The new Bild 7 OLED TV from Loewe was announced in July (German Firms Move to OLED), but little information was shared. The firm has now said that it will support Dolby Vision, which will be enabled by a firmware update after the set is launched. Loewe also intends to secure UltraHD Premium certification. According … Read more
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