PTC Updates Vuforia
PTC has announced new features for for its Vuforia augmented reality platform. Vuforia will now support Windows 10 devices, and the new VuMark tool.
FCC Wants to Open STB Market
Tom Wheeler, chair of the FCC, is circulating a vote for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which will be voted on by the FCC on the 18th February. The Notice deals with consumer freedom and set-top boxes. Wheeler says that ‘99%’ of pay-TV customers in the USA are ‘chained’ to their STBs, which must be … Read more
QMC Agrees Joint Venture in China
Quantum Materials Corp. (QMC) has launched a joint venture with China’s Guanghui Technology Group (GTG). GTG will invest $20 million to build QMC’s QDX quantum dot production facilities and quantum dot application development in China. The name of the joint venture, registered in Hong Kong, will be Quantum Materials Asia Co. Ltd. The company will … Read more
Philips Sale of Lumileds Blocked
Philips had been intending to sell its Lumileds LED manufacturing business to a China-led private-equity group. However, US authorities have forced Philips to cancel the $3.3 billion deal. Announced in early 2015, Philips was to sell an 80% stake in Lumileds to GO Scale Capital. However, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States … Read more
LG Display Updates Its OLED TV Plans
In its quarterly investor briefing, LG Display (LGD) outlined how its business has been developing. In Q4, shipments were up 4% to 10.2 million m², boosted by demand for bigger TV sets, while small/medium also grew, which helped blended ASPs to rise 2%, despite falling panel prices because of the change in size mix. TV … Read more
WiGIG Docking Options Developing Slowly
This week, I have been thinking at times about wireless display technology. As long term readers will know, I have been saying for some time that the eventual desktop system for all but those needing the most powerful workstations will be a mobile “brain” – be it a smartphone, tablet or notebook, and a docking … Read more
Eyevis is Double-Sided in Germany
Eyevis has celebrated a win in Germany: since August 2015, its 46″ double-sided displays have been used at 200 Jet petrol stations across the country. The custom-made displays were created for PMS GmbH, and are used to advertise tobacco products. The two sides feature one high-bright display (5,000 cd/m²), directed to the outside, and one … Read more
Ultra-Wide Will Define 2016 Panels
We have picked up some news about a new panel from LG Display which is a 37.5″ panel called the LM375UW1, with 3840 x 1600 resolution. This provides roughly a 21:9 aspect ratio, and is said to be the exact aspect ratio of some Blu-ray content. It is an IPS unit with a 14ms grey-to-grey … Read more
GFU Expects 2.4 Million UHD Sales
Hans-Joachim Kamp, chairman of the GFU in Germany, has said that HDTV has prevailed very quickly among customers due to the convincing image quality. He adds that UltraHD is developing in the same way, because of the growth of larger screens and higher image resolution. For 2016, the GFU expects approximately 2.4 million UHD televisions … Read more
New iPad Production Expected to Begin in Q2
Taiwan-based supply chain makers have reported that Apple is expected to unveil new models of its iPad Air in March. Production will start in the second quarter. The new 9.7-inch device will apparently feature an UltraHD display and up to 4GB in RAM, in addition to improved battery life.
Apple Mac Shipments Will be Flat
Apple is expected to sell 20 million Mac products in 2016, which would be a largely flat result. According to sources, shipments of Mac-series products last year were up 4%, to 20.4 million units. The company shipped 5.3 million Macbooks in Q4’15, down 7% QoQ and 4% YoY.
Immersion and Tencent Announce Agreement on Adoption of Haptics in Upcoming Mobile Game
Immersion Corporation, the leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, and Tencent, one of the leading internet companies in China, today announced an agreement to adopt haptics in Tencent’s upcoming 3D action role playing game, “Kowloon War.” Immersion will work with Timi Studios, Tencent’s in-house creative studio, to design and develop tactile effects for … Read more
