LG Uses Idemitsu Materials
LG’s newest OLED TVs use materials from Idemitsu Kosan, the Japanese company has said. The firms have had a strategic OLED alliance in place since 2009.
Sharp Confirms Robotic Phone – Not a Joke
Sharp’s walking, talking ‘RoBoHoN’ smartphone (Sharp’s Phone Dances, Talks and Sings) will go on sale on the 26th May. Pre-orders are live now: the ‘phone’ costs ¥203,140 ($1,865) ex VAT, although there will also be a monthly charge of ¥980 ($9) to make use of the robot’s full features. Sharp will produce 5,000 units each … Read more
Portrait Displays Announces Design Win With ASUS
ASUS, the No.1 gaming monitor brand, today announced MG248Q, MG28UQ and MG24UQ, the latest gaming monitors in the ASUS MG Series. MG248Q is a 24-inch Full HD monitor featuring an ultra-fast 1ms response time and an incredible 144Hz refresh rate. MG28UQ and MG24UQ are 28- inch and 24-inch displays respectively, both featuring a 4K UHD … Read more
TSMC Result 14/04/2016
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported Q1 2016 net profit of NT$64.8 billion ($2 billion), down 18% YoY. Turnover was NT$203.5 ($6.1 billion), down 8.3% YoY. Financial results were impacted by the February 6 earthquake, as well as improvements in mid and low end smartphone segments.
Introducing Kindle Oasis—Our Thinnest and Lightest Kindle Ever
Eight years ago, Amazon introduced Kindle, making it possible for the first time to think of any book and start reading it in seconds. Since then, Amazon has introduced new Kindle e-readers that are smaller, lighter, and faster—all on a mission to make the device disappear so you can lose yourself in an author’s story. … Read more
NBC Olympics Selects Leyard LED Video Walls for Production of 2016 Olympic Games in Rio
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected Leyard to provide fine pitch LED video wall solutions for its production of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, which take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 – August 21. The announcement was made today by David Mazza, SVP, Engineering & … Read more
The Orah 4i is a Compact Spherical Capture Live Streaming Camera
Even a quick on-line search will reveal that there are a variety of spherical capture cameras currently available for sale. Although there is no shortage of hardware, the issue of how the video captured by such cameras can be shared is not well developed. VideoStitch (Paris, France with an office in San Francisco, CA) is … Read more
NEC to Now Offer Competitive RGB Laser Projector Solution
NEC used CinemaCon 2016 to re-energize its RGB laser projector line with a new prototype solution, budded the NC3540LS, that is capable of delivering 35K lumens. All the main cinema projector providers; Christie, Barco, NEC, IMAX and Dolby now offer RGB laser solutions. These remain high-end solutions for the Premium Large Format (PLF) market, but … Read more
Necsel Acquires PD-LD
In a letter sent to customers and suppliers, PD-LD VP Business Development, Robert Struthers said that as of 1st April 2016, PD-LD has become part of Necsel IP, Inc. “In acquiring PD-LD, Necsel adds our unique photonic packaging capabilities and scientific laser modules to their extensive line of illumination products, “ noted Struthers. Necsel is … Read more
NakedEYE is Latest and Smallest VR Camera
Several companies are moving into the VR camera space – Samsung chief among them – and this week we saw one that will be at NAB called the NakedEYE, which is impressive for its small size. The NakedEYE was built by a company called Indiecam. It is capable of shooting 360° video in UltraHD resolution, … Read more
Novasentis Gets Big-time Manufacturing Partner
At CES, I was impressed with the development-stage company Novasentis and its electro-mechanical polymer (EMP) haptic actuators. Yesterday, Novasentis and Kemet Corp. jointly announced they would collaborate on the production of film-based haptic actuators for wearable devices. “Novasentis will provide the core technology and haptic actuator film,” the announcement said, “whereas Kemet will develop the … Read more
Slow Replacements Lead to High Notebook Resolutions
The market for notebook PC displays fell 23% YoY in Q1’16. Panel makers have begun to lower production of the low-profitability HD panels in favour of FullHD types – these panels are therefore expected to enjoy high growth through 2018, and may become mainstream within the next three years, says IHS. Some panel makers have … Read more
