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QD Vision Discusses Developments and Competition

Quantum dot developer QD Vision has received a new round of investment led by Tsing Capital and BASF Venture Capital totaling approximately $22 million from both existing investors and new investors. The funds will be used to advance R&D efforts and support commercialization of new products. Quantum dots are semiconductor materials. When designed for displays, … Read more

Hyundai Virtual Guide Introduces Augmented Reality To The Owner’s Manual

Later this year, Hyundai will be the first mainstream automaker to launch an augmented reality owner’s manual app. The Hyundai Virtual Guide app is the brand’s modern take on the traditional owner’s manual, allowing consumers to use their smartphone or tablet computer to get how-to information for repairs, maintenance and vehicle features. At launch, the … Read more

LG Electronics Honored With 21 CES 2016 Innovation Awards

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA®), formerly the Consumer Electronics Association, is recognizing LG Electronics’ (LG) excellence in design and technology with 21 awards for innovative products to be on display at CES 2016 in Las Vegas from Jan. 6-9, 2016. LG received the prestigious 2016 CES® Innovation Awards in 10 highly competitive categories: Accessible Tech, … Read more

New Generation TCO Certified Aims to Further Reduce Hazardous, Unknown Substances in Electronics

TCO Development today launched the latest generation TCO Certified sustainability certification for IT products. The revision includes new criteria for reducing hazardous non-halogenated flame retardant substances and replacing them with safer alternatives. First to certify product include displays from Eizo, Dell, Lenovo, LG and Samsung. “Today there are over 40 000 chemical substances on the … Read more

LG and Samsung Secure CES Awards

LG and Samsung have both taken multiple CES 2016 Innovation Awards: 21 and 38, respectively. Winning products for LG included the 77″ UltraHD OLED TV, V10 smartphone and G Watch Urbane 2nd Edition; other winners will be announced on the 5th January. Samsung winners included the Gear S2 smartwatch; Galaxy S6 Edge+ smartphone; Galaxy View … Read more

TCO Tightens Restrictions in Seventh Generation

TCO Development has launched the seventh generation of its TCO Certified sustainability certification for IT products. The new version includes criteria for reducing hazardous non-halogenated flame retardant substances and replacing them with safer alternatives. “Our goal with the new criteria is to provide the electronics and chemical industries with an incentive to test the flame … Read more

Sony Shares First UHD & HDR Blu-Rays

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the first films that it will release using the UltraHD Blu-ray format. They will include The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Hancock and Salt. Content will be rendered with “HDR”, but Sony has not given any more details. Analyst Comment The company has meant that it supports ST.2084 PQ when it … Read more

EBU Welcomes Terrestrial Support at WRC ’15

The EBU says that it was encouraged to note that ‘the overwhelming majority’ of proposals at WRC ’15 supported a ‘No change’ policy to the 470-694/698 MHz spectrum. This is the band currently used for terrestrial TV, and the EBU was arguing against its change at the event (EBU Argues for Broadcast Spectrum at WRC-15). … Read more

DCS Explores the 4k Finish

On the 21st November, the Digital Cinema Society will explore the challenges of and solutions to finishing content in UltraHD, at an event in Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Approaches to be examined will include 5k cloud collaboration; 4k hybrid; and 4k DYI on the desktop. The event is free to attend; email [email protected] with ‘4k … Read more

Taiwanese Makers Suffer Monthly and Annual Losses

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AUO‘s unaudited consolidated revenue fell 7.1% MoM and 21.1% YoY in October, to NT$29.2 billion ($893,000). Shipments of large-size panels reached almost 8.9 million units (down 6.9% MoM) and small- to medium-size shipments fell 25.8% to just under 10.7 million units. The company is pushing embedded touch panels for notebooks and FIM products for TVs, … Read more