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KDDI Develops App for Vuzix

KDDI R&D Laboratory, of Japan, has developed a custom application for Vuzix’s Android-based M100 smart glasses. The app uses the camera and HMD on the glasses to overlay augmented reality images on to the users’ view, to aid with remote support. It will be available to download from the 31st December, as an optional function … Read more

LG Slashes OLED Prices to Compete With Chinese Makers

In an effort to continue competing with Chinese LCD TV makers, LG is again pushing down its OLED TV prices. The company has committed to almost half prices in the USA before the end of the year, according to Reuters. Production improvements mean that LG has been able to lower the price of six OLED … Read more

Touch Comes to Medical With Tru-Vu

Tru-Vu has developed a 21.5″ medical monitor with a procap touchscreen. The MMZBTP-21.5 conforms to the UL 60601-1 3rd edition medical safety standard, and is designed for use on in operating rooms, on medical carts and in OEM medical systems. However, the company does not mention Dicom compliance and refers to the monitor as “surgical-grade”. … Read more

LG Promotes OLED With Massive Video Wall

The world’s largest OLED display – actually a video wall, but still very impressive – has been installed in Incheon International Airport in Seoul. LG supplied 140 55″ screens for the curved wall, which measures 13m x 8m. LG installed the screeens with French firm Wilmotte & Associes, to promote OLED technology.

Emerging Markets Boost Smartphones to 15.5% Growth

Worldwide smartphone sales were driven by continued demand for affordable models in emerging markets in Q3’15, says Gartner. Global sales reached 353 million units: up 15.5% YoY. The increased availability of low-cost smartphones in emerging markets led to small price gaps with feature phones, so an increasing number of consumers upgraded. Of the 353 million … Read more

NRDC: UHD Will Add $1 Billion to US Energy Bills

In a new report, the USA’s National Resources Defence Council (NRDC) has said that UltraHD TVs use, on average, 30% more energy than HD (1920 x 1080) models. The Council estimates that this could add $1 billion to US consumers’ utility bills, if energy-saving improvements are not expanded to all models. Not all UltraHD TVs … Read more

Amblyz Glasses Use LCD Shutters for Treating “Lazy Eye”

Once 3D TV technology for the home disappeared from the radar, many 3D glasses suppliers faced a downturn of their business outlook and started to look for other business opportunities. One of those companies is XPand, a maker of active and passive glasses for cinema, home, educations and gaming applications. Now they have found a … Read more

Rumor: Google Working on AR glasses Without a Display

When Google Glass pushed the idea of an augmented reality headset into the consumer electronics world, many saw this as the start of a new category. By now we know that several issues with the technology and social consequences made it a no-go for now. After stopping the Google Glass project some time age, Google … Read more

DVB Approves UltraHD-HDR Requirements

The DVB Steering Board has approved the commercial requirements for the next phase of UltraHD TV, which will be known as ‘UHD-1 Phase 2’. UHD-1 Phase 1 was approved in 2014, and simply covered the broadcast of UltraHD video. UHD-1 Phase 2 includes the possibility of adding additional features. One of the key new features … Read more