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Panel Inventory to Reach New Peak in Q3

LCD TV panel inventory will be higher than normal in the second half of 2015, due to softer demand and increased output, says IHS. Peak panel inventory (4.7 weeks’ worth) was reached in December 2013. Since then, inventories have been sustained at sub-four weeks. However, the situation changed in Q2 when panel makers did not … Read more

Innolux Goes Large at Touch Taiwan

Innolux will show a 65″ 8k TV panel at Touch Taiwan 2015 (26th – 28th August), in Taipei, as well as other high-resolution and integrated touch units. Designed for high-end TV use, Innolux’s 8k panel will support 3D TV and feature ‘high’ colour saturation. The unit will be joined by Innolux’s UltraHD TV panels, in … Read more

Accounting Malpractice Leads to Net Loss for Toshiba

Following the July release of an investigation into alleged accounting malpractices (Toshiba CEO Resigns Over Accounting Scandal), Toshiba says it is taking steps to restate past financial results and to finalise its results for fiscal 2014. Toshiba says it will record a net loss for last year but is yet to determine the extent of … Read more

Eizo Dims to 10 cd/m² For ATC Use

With a wide dimming range of 10 cd/m² to 650 cd/m², Eizo’s new Raptor monitors are designed for air traffic control (ATC) applications. The low and high brightness levels especially suit the monitors’ use in ATC towers, where lighting conditions can vary greatly. Both the 21.3″ RP2124 and 23″ RP2324 feature Eizo’s automated stability function. … Read more

Lenovo’s Zuk Brand Shows Transparent Prototype

Lenovo’s online-only brand, Zuk, showed a prototype of a transparent smartphone at the launch of its Z1 phone in China (Lenovo’s Z1 Features Full-Speed USB). A video, from Vidibyte Gadget Focus, has now been posted showing the phone, which apparently uses an OLED panel (according to OLED-Info). See http://tinyurl.com/ptdk3z5.

Oculus Will Focus on the Virtual Reality Market

Oculus Rift 08 2015

Wired magazine has released an interview with Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe, in which he states that Oculus will focus in the immediate future on Virtual Reality (VR) rather than Augmented Reality (AR). This distinction is often lost or even used incorrectly by many consumers. So far AR solutions like Google Glass where seen as consumer-oriented … Read more

Google Spins Off Niantic Labs

Google is spinning off its Niantic Labs activity, responsible for the augmented reality game Ingress and a location based mobile app. Ingress is a very successful augmented reality game, which has been downloaded more than 12 million times and which uses a smartphone as the play platform. Within the game, augmented reality game play is … Read more