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Analogue Light Field Displays are More Convincing than Digital

Light Field Display may not be a familiar term to most people. Instead, most of us may have come into contact with applications such as virtual reality viewers, stereoscopic displays, 3-D televisions, 3-D pictures, etc. Essentially, all these systems are trying to reproduce the “light” emitted by physical objects, or “digital” objects through the use … Read more

Apple Having Patent Issues

According to Immersion, Apple’s iPhone 6, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus and Apple Watch have breached a variety of patents. Apple Insider reports that the iPhones breached Patent 8,619,051 (‘Haptic Feedback System with Stored Effects’), and Patent 8,773,356 (‘Method and Apparatus for Providing Tactile Sensations’). The iPhone 6S series breaches patent 8,659,571 (‘Interactivity Model for … Read more

Taiwanese Panel Makers Suffer in January

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AUO‘s revenues were down 5.7% MoM and 24.4% YoY in January, to NT$24.3 billion ($733.3 million). The company shipped 7.8 million large panels and 11.4 million small-to-medium panels, falling 12.1% and 11% MoM, respectively. Revenues at Innolux slipped 20% MoM and 41.5% YoY, to NT$21 billion ($633.7 million). Innolux shipped 8.3 million large panels and … Read more

Companies Revise Earthquake Impact

After the earthquake last week (Earthquake Rocks Taiwan Production Base), TSMC has said that the impact on its production would be larger than originally thought. Wafer shipments had been estimated to fall less than 1%; however, the decline is now thought to be more than 1%, due to the damage to Fab 14. Despite the … Read more

Smartphone Photography Becomes Professional

Would anyone debate that the compact camera market is being taken over by smartphones? Industry players whom I’ve spoken to certainly don’t: the digital camera market is increasingly veering towards premium models, as the demand is simply not there at the low-end. In the past few years, several companies have worked on ways to improve … Read more

Stunning Philips Afterglow movie featured in National Geographic

Already an award winning production, TP Vision’s spectacular skiing movie ‘Afterglow’, which stars four world-class free-riders in ground-breaking dramatic LED lit night-skiing scenes, has been given the ultimate accolade with a special feature in legendary magazine National Geographic – on sale now! The National Geographic article – also available on the web site –http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/15/midnight-slalom/ – … Read more

Samsung Electronics Showcases Innovations for Smarter Living at 2016 European Forum

Samsung today unveiled a range of new, innovative technologies that will make a meaningful difference to consumers’ lives at the Samsung European Forum 2016 in Monaco. The company showcased its focus on connected lifestyles across Europe, while also revealing a dynamic line-up of new products coming to the region this year – including bezel-less curved … Read more