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A Samsung Digital Classroom in London, United Kingdom, recently received a visit from some highly prestigious guests. Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales marked the 40th anniversary of The Prince’s Trust by visiting one of the charity’s Centres in Kennington, South London. The visit saw the Royal dignitaries hear from young … Read more
COMPUTEX TAIPEI, the leading global ICT show with a complete supply chain, today unveiled its exhibitor list at a press conference in Taipei showcasing its success in representing the global technology ecosystem. Spokespersons from the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the Taipei Computer Association (TCA), the hosting organizations of COMPUTEX, convened with prominent … Read more
Michael Kors is now entering the wearables market. This fall, the company will introduce a new wearable technology accessories line, beginning with the MICHAEL KORS ACCESS display smartwatch. The launch is geared towards the fashion-focused consumer and features a smart timepiece that focuses on glamorous style and innovative design from a leader in luxury fashion. … Read more
To reduce the costs of OLED TV production, producers need to move to Gen 8 size substrates at a minimum. To get there, Aixtron has developed and is now doing demonstration runs on it new OLED deposition tool fully capable of processing Gen 8.5 substrates (2250 mm x 2250 mm). The tool set creates the … Read more
Unit demand for large-area LCD glass – i.e., that used for TVs, desktop monitors and similar applications – will fall this year, says IHS. However, area demand will continue to rise, due to increasing average screen sizes. Total LCD glass capacity is now matching area glass demand. IHS forecasts area demand for glass to rise … Read more
First previewed in January, AOC has released more information about its upcoming AGON line of gaming monitors. 10 models will be launched this year, with IPS or TN panels, curved or flat displays and either Nvidia’s G-Sync or AMD’s Freesync anti-tearing technology. Each monitor will have a flicker-free backlight. Response times will be as low … Read more
Sharp will use Rovi’s G-Guide for entertainment discovery on its newest Aquos TVs (LC-40W35), which will be launched in Japan this month. The G-Guide enables features such as tagging and search capabilities.
HannStar Display Corp. reported Q4 net loss of NT$ 1.35 billion ($41.7 million), up 91% YoY from NT$ 659 million ($20.36 million). Turnover for the period was NT$ 3.77 billion ($116 million), down 40% YoY from NT$6.27 billion ($193 million). Sequential sales increased 14% by volume of shipments, however, that failed to buoy financials.
NEC will show a new encoder and decoder pair at NAB 2016, which are able to process Super-Hi Vision (8k) video at 60 fps. They were developed with NHK of Japan. The VC-8350 encoder and VD-8350 decoder have been designed to support future 8k broadcasting services. They use HEVC and support the MPEG Media Transport … Read more
Designed for public spaces, AG Neovo’s 54.6″ PN-55D is a super-narrow bezel display, with a pixel-to-pixel distance of 3.5mm. Featuring DLNA compliance, the PN-55D can share content with other DLNA devices across a LAN – a feature AG Neovo chose to integrate specifically to support the product’s use in video walls. In addition, the display … Read more
In case you missed it, along with Apple’s newest (old profile) update to its iPhone 5 series, the company announced last week, a 9.7-inch display version of its iPad Pro line that extends the use of its battery powered pen input device (OK, they call it a pencil.) For Apple the move is further evidence … Read more
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