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Ikea Seeks Disposable Labels

Furniture store Ikea has posted a listing on Ninesigma, seeking remotely-writable, disposable labels to show country-specific information on products and packages. The (blank) labels must be able to be attached during production and updated for the sales market without physical contact. They must be made using sustainable or recyclable materials, and be low cost. Prototype … Read more

Earthquake Continues to Affect Innolux

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Innolux’s February revenues were down 21.1% MoM and 38.9% YoY, which is believed to be due to a combination of the February earthquake (Earthquake Rocks Taiwan Production Base) and Chinese New Year holiday. Revenues were NT$16.6 billion ($505 million). 6.7 million large-size panels were shipped in February: a fall of 19.3% MoM. Small-and-medium unit shipments … Read more

BenQ Combines Technologies for Colour Consistency

Two professional monitors for post-production have been revealed by BenQ, for editors and colourists requiring high colour accuracy and resolution. The PV series consists of two models: the PV3200PT (first seen at SIGGRAPH 2015) and PV270. The 32″ UltraHD PV3200PT features an IPS panel, with 10-bit colour and 100% coverage of the Rec.709 and sRGB … Read more

MicroVision Result 08/03/2016

Microvision reported Q4 net loss of $4.3 million, up 30% YoY from $3.3 million. Turnover was $1.8 million, up 25% YoY from $0.7 million. For the full year 2015, net loss was $14.5 million, down 20% Yoy from $18.1 million. Turnover was $9.2 million, up 163% Yoy from $3.5 million. commercialization of the PicoP scanning … Read more

DisplayPort Enabled on Aten’s New KVM

A new 2-port DisplayPort KVM switch from Aten, the CS782DP, has been designed for graphically-intensive applications. It supports resolutions up to UltraHD at 60Hz, and switching can be accomplished through a remote selector; mouse; or hotkeys. DisplayPort Dual Mode is supported, to directly output single-link HDMI or DVI via an externally-powered adapter. The switch also … Read more

Philips Delivers Freesync on Curved Display

EPI, the brand licensee for Philips monitors in North America, has announced a new curved (4,000R) display featuring AMD’s Freesync technology. The unit is a 27″ ‘Brilliance’ monitor (279X6QJNS), with an MVA panel. SmartImage presets are featured, which optimise content for – for instance – office, photo, game or film use. Flicker-free technology is also … Read more

US Bans Exports to ZTE

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China’s Ministry of Commerce has spoken out against the US sanctions against ZTE. The Ministry said that the move will ‘severely impair’ the commercial activities of Chinese firms. The USA announced export restrictions on ZTE and three of its affiliates this week, for the alleged violation of US export controls on Iran. US manufacturers will … Read more

Olympics Used to Test 8k, WCG and HDR

UltraHD will not be broadcast from the Olympics in Rio (IOC Has ‘No Plans’ for UltraHD in Rio) – but the format will not be entirely absent. Japan’s NHK will record at least some of the event using UltraHD and Super-Hi Vision (8k) cameras. About 130 hours of 8k footage will be sent from back … Read more