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Intel, LG Display, Dolby Laboratories, Audi AG and More to Present at OLEDs 2016 World Summit

Smithers Apex is proud to announce that Intel, LG Display, IHS Technology, Ignis, Cynora, Audi AG and many more of the industry’s most influential players in the OLEDs lighting and displays will be presenting at The OLEDs World Summit 2016. The 18th annual event will take place September 20-22 at the Paradise Point Resort & … Read more

IDC Revises PC Forecast Downward

PC shipments will fall 7.3% YoY in 2016, according to an updated forecast from IDC, followed by progressively smaller declines through 2017, and stabilisation in 2018. The new forecast is roughly 2% lower than IDC’s previous prediction as conditions have been weaker than expected. Shipments were down 12.5% in Q1, compared to IDC’s projected 11.3% … Read more

Industry Prepares for OLED Summit

Several members of the technology industry will present at the OLEDs 2016 World Summit, it has been announced. The Summit will run from the 20th – 22nd May in San Diego, with discussions focusing on OLED lighting and displays. OLEDWorks, Intel, LG Display, InfiniLED, Corning, UDC, Kyulux, Kateeva and Audi are among the confirmed attendees.

BBC Moves to VR

The BBC is working on producing ‘true VR’ content, and has unveiled its first work in the space. Several of its experiments have been posted to BBC Taster (http://tinyurl.com/jxeqqex). These are differentiated from the BBC’s existing VR content because audiences can react, in some way, to what is happening ‘on-screen’. Two 360° videos were also … Read more

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 23

Asus‘s Designo MX34VQ monitor (Asus is Firmly in Phablets) has a wireless charging pad on the stand, using the Qi standard. Apologies, we missed this when the monitor was announced. BenQ will reveal a new 27″ gaming monitor, under its Zowie brand, at Dreamhack Summer 2016 (18th – 20th June, Jönköping, Sweden). It will be … Read more

Lenovo Has Simpler Concept to Challenge Ara

Google’s Project Ara was a unique concept when it was first introduced, back in 2014: a modular smartphone, which users could modify to suit their tastes. The battery, camera and even display could all be switched out. While Ara hasn’t arrived yet (although we hear it’s getting close: Project Ara is Coming This Year), other … Read more

Delta/Vivitek Shows SNB, LED & Signage Players

Vivitek/Delta had plenty of flat panels to go along with its projector displays. The first product we looked at was a 2 x 2 video wall based on the latest 1.4mm SNB LCDs which will be shipping at the end of Q3. The company is optimistic about its ability to sell LED sets and was … Read more

Project Tango Coming This Year – With Lenovo

Just after meeting with Lenovo at CES 2016, we were told that the company would be producing the first Project Tango smartphone for Google (Lenovo Deluge Led by OLED Notebook). Project Tango is a 3D-sensing concept, which Google first talked about in 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 9). At Lenovo Tech World, the company … Read more

A Means to Create 3D Images from Collections of Ordinary Photos

At this time, typical starting actions in the production of a digital 3D model might be the selection of an acquisition device and thinking through the details of the scanning process. The most likely next steps would include the on-site capture of the images and post processing the data. A production scenario along these lines … Read more

digiLED Will be at InfoComm Booth N1153

2016 is a record-breaking year for digiLED, screen sales are at an unprecendented level and our most prestigious installation of the year is the mighty Colossus TV at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. Working with our partners GoVision and Panasonic, we’ve just completed the world’s largest outdoor centre hung LED screen display, with 1,000 square … Read more