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Total smartphone panel shipments rose 4% MoM in September, with particular growth noted in the high-end, says IHS. Shipments reached 160 million units and, while a-Si units continued to lead, LTPS TFT-LCD demand is growing. Shipments of LTPS smartphones displays rose 30% MoM to reach 51.6 million units – driven by strong demand from Apple … Read more
The popular T-Rex Café at Disney Springs, formerly Downtown Disney Marketplace, at Lake Buena Vista, Florida is a monster-sized, Palaeozoic-themed restaurant that bills itself as a ‘Prehistoric Family Adventure’. In addition to serving Caveman Punch and Raptor Rita cocktails, the menu includes such Paleo-themed delicacies as Mastadon Stuffed Chicken and Tar Pit Fried Shrimp for … Read more
AV Stumpfl has helped Disney World, Florida, to upgrade their projection show in the T-Rex Café at Disney Springs. A large section of the dining area is located underneath a night-time scene; several times an hour, a meteor shower streaks overheard, and later a massive asteroid smashes into the earth. Five UltraHD projectors, which required … Read more
The Radiforce RX850 medical monitor from Eizo (Eizo Brings Modular Monitor to RSNA) has achieved FDA 510(k) clearance for breast tomosynthesis, from the USA’s Food & Drug Administration. Litemax has raised the mean time before failure (MTBF) of its LCD modules, to 100,000 hours. The technology will be available on the Durapixel and Spanpixel ranges, … Read more
Happy birthday to Windows! Microsoft launched Windows 1.0 on the 20th November, 1985 – 30 years ago. 1.0 was the company’s first attempt to present a GUI to users (it wasn’t actually an OS, requiring Microsoft’s own disk operating system to function) and, although it had a slow start, the result is now the world’s … Read more
Volvo has signed a deal with Microsoft, to jointly develop ‘next-generation’ automotive technologies. The companies have released a video (http://tinyurl.com/pwj7bbg) showing how Microsoft’s Hololens could be used as a car is being developed – for instance, to show how the sensors work, or view the car’s framework underneath the chassis. The device could also be … Read more
Samsung’s JS9500 LCD TV has won several awards over recent weeks. Popular Science has named it at the only TV in the ‘Best of What’s New’ awards. The product has also won ‘Editor’s Choice’ and ‘Best LED TV’ from Reviewed.com. The JS8500, meanwhile, has been named in CNet‘s ‘Best TVs of 2015’ and ‘Best LED … Read more
Futaba has unveiled new flexible PMOLED panels, for small devices such as wearables. The EPW1802AA is a 1.8″ greyscale PMOLED unit, with 160 x 32 resolution. It has 600 cd/m² of brightness, a 10,000:1 contrast ratio and 35ms response time, with an SPI interface. A full-colour unit has also been announced. This is a 1.4″ … Read more
Orange Spain will lower the price of its smart TVs, from the 1st December, in order to compete with rival Telefonica (Vestel Makes Deal for Free TVs with Telefonica) and boost adoption of its bundled services. The company will sell ‘unlocked’ Samsung and LG sets, between 32″ and 43″. Discounts (up to 35%) will be … Read more
Nanotech’s UltraFlix network of UltraHD content is now available on all Samsung, Vizio and 2015 Sony UltraHD TVs in North America.
Taiwan’s Economic Daily News claims that Apple will show new 13″ and 15″ Macbook Air models at WWDC 2016, next summer. The 11″ model will be discontinued, and the new editions will be thinner than any previous generation. They will be released in Q3’16, the source claims. Huawei launched a new flagship smartphone called the … Read more
The Stela PF-55H is a high-brightness 55″ public display from AG Neovo. A full-metal chassis houses the display, featuring a moveable (wheeled) stand and tempered front glass. The MVA panel installed in the unit has a 4,000:1 contrast ratio, and the screen can reach 700 cd/m² of brightness, suiting it for use in bright environments. … Read more
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