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The ET Times of Korea has reported that Samsung will invest $7.4 billion in new OLED production capacity to support a switch by Apple from LTPS to flexible OLEDs. The paper said that the firm will add capacity for 30-45K substrates per month this year, with 45K more to be added next year. AP Systems … Read more
Google has created a VR computing division and has appointed Clay Bavor, previously Product Manager of apps including Gmail, Google Drive and Google Docs, to run it. Google has already set up “Jump”, which is an initiative to create VR content using the GoPro Hero (Google Jump Captures the World in 360 Degree 3D).
Video SoC-maker, ViXS said that it has completed two private placings to provide C$6.9 million ($4.8m) that will be used to strengthen the company’s balance sheet. Analyst Comment ViXS has been through a lot of changes in the last year. Look for full coverage in our CES report next week, as we had the chance … Read more
The Microsoft Surface Book will be launched in Germany on the 18th February. An update to Android 6.0 is being rolled out to the Sony Xperia M5 smartphone now.
Samsung Creative Lab is run by Samsung Corporation as an in-house incubator to let “company employees play with ambitious ideas and turn them into full-fledged startups.” Working at the CSL for a full year, a six person team headed by Yongjin Cho have developed a system that provides full 360º hand movements and finger tracking … Read more
Pixelworks was in the Westgate hotel, in a suite. The first product that we looked at was a dongle that supports the company’s VueMagic Media Pro technology when connected to the HDMI port of a device and a USB port (for power). The company said that the dongle allows projector makers to support the app/device … Read more
DisplayLink was showing its DL-6950 chip which can support dual displays with UltraHD resolution and 60fps using the DisplayPort link in USB Type C. The company can also support that performance over HDMI 2.0 as well as supporting HDMI, HDCP2.2, gigabit ethernet and audio over Type C. The chip is also backwards compatible with existing … Read more
At the Filmwoche Munich taking place this week (12th to 15th of January), Christie® and its distribution partner ECCO Cine Supply & Services are unveiling a first, exclusive preview of Christie’s new Laser-Phosphror (LaPH) Cinema projector. The Christie CP2208-LP was designed with exhibitors in mind and fulfills all amended DCI specifications. It offers 10,000 Lumens … Read more
A long-time proponent of solid-state lighting systems, Casio unveiled a new laser-LED hybrid projector at BETT. The Core XJ-V2 is an upgrade from the XJ-V1, which was launched at BETT 2015. The only difference, however, is a higher lumen output: 3,000 vs 2,700. The major selling point of Casio’s projectors, for education, is their low … Read more
A prison in the UK – which cannot be identified – has upgraded its Eyevis control room displays with new units. The previous Eyevis screens were installed in 2009 and have been used 24/7 ever since. Ten 47″ displays (1920 x 1080) have now been installed as replacements, along with a Netpix 4900 video wall … Read more
MHL was at the show to promote itself and was, like VESA, focusing on its USB Type C “Alt” Mod. However, the group started by telling us about the latest design win – the inclusion of an MHL input on the LG UH9800, an 8K TV shown by LG at the show. This follows on … Read more
Avnet, Inc., a leading global technology distributor, today released the 10-inch Touch Display Kit, providing engineers in markets including portable instrumentation, consumer kiosks, embedded systems and industrial automation all the elements needed to develop rich and interactive GUI applications with touchscreen capability using Xilinx Zynq®-7000 All Programmable SoC evaluation and development boards. The Avnet-designed AES-ALI3-AMPIRE10-G … Read more
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