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Ireland-based RAPT Touch has introduced a new software platform, Solas, which provides developers with the tools to work with RAPT’s second-generation reference designs. Customers can use Solas to customise and enhance the experience of using these products. RAPT’s touch technology is an optical-based one called Frustrated Total Internal Reflection (FTIR), which is said to support … Read more
4DX, an immersive theater technology featuring moving seats and environmental effects, has strengthened its standing in east European market, available for the first time in Slovakia through a partnership between CJ 4DPLEX and Cineworld Plc, the No.2 multiplex chain in Europe. CJ 4DPLEX brought the first 4DX theatre to Slovakia on May 11, and the … Read more
Leader Electronics Europe will demonstrate the latest additions to its LV5490 4K/UHD/3G-SDI/HD-SDI/SD-SDI broadcast test and measurement platform at the BIT 2016 show in Madrid, May 24-26. Held at IFEMA-Feria de Madrid, BIT is a biennial event embracing the broadcast media industry at its widest. Leader will be represented by Koichi Fukagawa (Market Development Manager, Leader … Read more
Leader Electronics Europe will be at BIT 2016 (Madrid, 24th – 26th May) to show off updates to its LV5490 waveform monitor. The 9″ display has three new options: HDR measurement (supporting Dolby’s PQ curve and the BBC/NHK’s Hybrid Log Gamma); 12G-SDI connectivity; and support for Sony’s IP Live Video. An additional feature, supporting analysis … Read more
Christie continues to make progress with its laser projectors in China, having recently supplied one of its 6P models for an installation in the Oscar International Cinema in Xi’an. The cinema comprises nine auditoriums, including one with a 24.2m-wide screen. It is the first cinema in China to use Christie’s CP42LH laser projector.
Korea’s CJ 4DPLEX (part of the CJ Group) has entered into a partnership with Cineworld Plc in Slovakia. Through this agreement, CJ is bringing its 4DX immersive cinema experience to the country. Cineworld operates three multiplexes (29 screens) across Slovakia; the first 4DX theatre is located in Cinema City Aupark, near the capital Bratislava.
According to Parks Associates, Roku still leads the US streaming media player market, with a 30% market share last year. However, Amazon is gaining, tying with Google for a 22% market share. Add Apple (20%), and the four top players had a combined 94% market share, up from 86% in 2014. Barbara Kraus of Parks … Read more
Italian broadcaster Mediaset will launch Italy’s first UltraHD sports channel on the 28th May – coinciding with the Champions League final. Mediaset Premium Sport 4k will be distributed via terrestrial broadcasting.
The Korea Times, quoting a Tesla official, has said that LG Display will “possibly” supply OLED panels for the Model 3 car. OLED-Info believes that it is more likely that this refers to displays than lighting, considering that LGD has already signed OLED display supply contracts with other car makers. Tesla is also said to … Read more
According to the OLED Association, Truly Semiconductor will begin backplane production at its G4.5 OLED fab in June, and full display production in September. The line can produce up to 15,000 substrates per month, and could double that if the first line is successful. Construction is also expected to begin on a new G5 LCD … Read more
Image: MekoSkyworth launched its newest OLED TV this year, with UltraHD resolution and HDR support. Last year, the firm said that it was aiming to sell 30,000 OLED TVs by the end of March 2016, and 200,000 a year later. According to Chinese media (quoted by the OLED Association), though, Skyworth has run into problems: … Read more
Japan’s Dai Nippon Printing has said that it will invest $4.6 million, in order to triple its evaporation mask production capacity. The firm is doing this in order to meet the demand from the expanding OLED market.
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