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I’m finalising this issue as we close in on the New Year celebrations. After about a week of family visits and entertaining – I think I’m looking forward to some peace and quiet, although that won’t last long as I fly to CES this weekend and then the year starts with a vengeance. We have … Read more
Vuzix® Corporation , (“Vuzix” or, the “Company”), a leading supplier of video eyewear and smart glasses products in the consumer, enterprise and entertainment markets, is pleased to announce that the company has formed a partnership with Atheer, a pioneer of AiR™ (Augmented interactive Reality) computing. The Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses now supports Atheer’s AiR Suite … Read more
To coincide with the availability of Ultra HD Blu-ray™ players in the marketplace in early 2016, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will be offering four titles on Ultra HD Blu-ray at initial launch showcasing 4K Ultra HD resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR), offering consumers a sharper, brighter and more colorful home entertainment viewing experience than … Read more
Reports from Taiwan have said that AUO’s 8.5G fab in Houli, is due to add around 25K to 30K substrates per month from the first quarter of 2016 – representing around a 5% boost in the firm’s overall capacity. AUO continues to push large panels into digital signage and meeting room displays.
IHS said that the value of the market for automotive display systems will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 11% to $18.6 billion by the end of 2021, adding almost $9 billion from the 2015 result. The data covers instrument cluster systems, head-up display systems and center stack display systems … Read more
Driven by continued innovation in vehicle connectivity and safety technologies, global revenue from automotive display systems will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 11 percent to $18.6 billion by the end of 2021. This will add nearly $9 billion in annual revenue compared to 2015, according to IHS Inc., a … Read more
Electronics360 reported on the change in UHD panel shipments with a very nice infographic. The article quoted IHS as saying that UHD TV panel demand will reach 67 million units in 2016, 67% up on 2015. Source: http://electronics360.globalspec.com/
Reuters has added to the rumours about Apple’s plans for iPhone displays. The news agency has reported the rumours that Apple is close to finalising deals with Samsung Display and LG Display for OLED displays for its phones. Reuters quotes Electronics Times and Nikkei as the sources of the rumours.
Warner Bros has said that it will release Mad Max: Fury Road, San Andreas, The Lego Movie and Pan will all be available in 4K and HDR. The company said that it would have 35 releases with that format by the end of 2016 which will be a mixture of new releases and catalogue titles … Read more
Samsung commissioned a study by Mindlab International at the Sussex Innovation Centre in the UK that appears to have shown that UltraHD images are measurably “more immersive” than HD content (although sound was also different). 24 participants (12 male and 12 female) from 18 to 65 were measured with EEG (electroencephalography), EDA (Electrodermal activity) and … Read more
Concept International of Germany is now selling the On-Lap 1303, a new USB monitor (which we think may come from GeChic of Taiwan). The monitor has a 13.3″ FullHD panel using IPS and with 300 (250 with touch) cd/m² of brightness. Contrast is 700:1 and response time is 14ms. Unusually, the monitor is available with … Read more
Zuk transparent phone shown in the summerThe Shanghai Daily reports that Lenovo has started to sell smartphones under its Zuk brand in Vietnam as, along with others, it looks for new markets to counter slowing sales in China.
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