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Japan Display has announced plans to co-develop a backplane technology called CAAC-IGZO with Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (SEL). ‘Next-generation displays’ are the target market, including OLED displays. According to OLED-Info, SEL’s technology is called C-Axis Aligned Crystal (CAAC), and was originally developed with Sharp (hence the IGZO thin-film). The firm says that its backplane (which it … Read more
A new InFocus model, the INF7002WB, is part of the company’s ‘JTouch’ interactive whiteboard range, with UltraHD resolution and capacitive 10-point touch: a new combination of features for the JTouch series. Digital pens and gloved fingers can be used to control the display, due to very high touch sensitivity, says InFocus. The integrated whiteboard functionality … Read more
Aiptek is now selling a portable DLP projector in Germany called the Flicks Dashbon, which is designed to be a ‘party powerhouse’. The small unit (166 x 299 x 135mm) features a carrying handle and two 10W speakers; these can be used when the display is off, through a Bluetooth connection; this gives the unit … Read more
A filing at the US FCC has shown a new Nvidia tablet that is very similar to the existing Nvidia Shield. All that has been revealed is a slightly smaller chassis (120 x 215mm vs 126 x 221mm) and the connectivity: dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth LE and a micro-USB port.
Between the end of 2010 and end of 2015, digital TV penetration jumped from 40.4% to 74.6% of global households, says Digital TV Research. The figure represents an increase of about 584 million homes, and doubled the digital TV household total to 1.2 billion. Of these 584 million homes, 156 million came from households using … Read more
Two BMW speakers used a keynote address at CES Asia to lay out their vision of the future of automobile. Naturally, it will be autonomous, but it will also be a hub of personalized information that will help increase efficiency and enjoyment in the car. BMW is celebrating its 100th anniversary and BMW Group Region … Read more
If you own a smartwatch, it is quite possible that there have been occasions when you encountered difficulty in using touch to manipulate the physically small items on the display screen. A team at the Future Interfaces Group (Pittsburgh, PA), a part of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute which, in turn, is a research lab within … Read more
Cannes’ Film Festival 2016 starts today and will be the epicenter of the cinema world from the 11thof May to the 22 of May 2016. It will dazzle everyone with sparkles, innovative cinema, the future classics and of course 3D projections. The waltz of great films of 69th edition will start with an opening ceremony … Read more
The Commission has blocked the proposed acquisition of O2 by Hutchison under the EU Merger Regulation. It had strong concerns that UK mobile customers would have had less choice and paid higher prices as a result of the takeover, and that the deal would have harmed innovation in the mobile sector. Today’s decision follows an … Read more
Easitech announced today Lazertouch, the world’s first mini projector that transforms any surface into a finger-activated touchscreen. Small, weighing just 5 ounces, Lasertouch projects a tablet-sized 20-inch to gigantic 150-inch display onto any wall or surface to create a virtual touchscreen and interactive white board for meetings, presentations, 3D movies, immersive gaming, VR, and more. … Read more
Display Summit USA runs June 6-7 in Las Vegas, just prior to InfoComm, June 8-10. Early bird pricing for Display Summit expires on May 13 so register now to save $200. Exhibitors are asked to confirm your participation now as well. If you have a projection demo, we can provide a screen, complements of Da-Lite. … Read more
As SID Display Week approaches with frightening rapidity, we should be thinking big thoughts and getting ready to ask big questions of the experts — real and imagined — who will gather in San Francisco from May 22 to 27. Why, after spending lots and lots of Won to fund its return to the OLED-TV … Read more
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