Freesat in 19,000 New Homes
19,000 new UK homes joined Freesat in the first half of 2015, the company has said. Connected TV service Freetime enjoyed 200% YoY growth in new customers, and sales rose 48%.
UltraHD Blu-ray Licensing Begins This Month
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) will begin licensing the UltraHD Blu-ray format (BDA Completes UltraHD Blu-ray) on 24th August. As well as UltraHD resolution, the standard specifies high dynamic range, wide colour and high frame rate (up to 60fps) features.
Blu-ray Disc Association to begin Ultra HD Blu-ray licensing
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) will commence licensing the Ultra HD Blu-ray™ format starting August 24, 2015 and expects products to start shipping in times for the 2015 holiday season. The format represents the work of global leaders from the consumer electronics, IT and content creation industries and will enable consistent and reliable delivery of … Read more
Flexible OLED Manufacturing Ramps Up
In late July, LG Display announced it will invest KRW 1.05 trillion (USD 902 million) in a Gen 6 line for manufacturing flexible OLEDs (LGD to Invest $906 Million in G6 OLED Fab – subscription needed). The new line, called the E5 Line, is located at LGD’s Gumi plant. The Gen 6 size of 1500 … Read more
Google Glass App Controls Wheelchair
We spotted an article on the Health Tech Insider site about a new app that allows disabled wheelchair users to control them using Google Glass. The full article is here.
SMI Shows First Eye Tracking Upgrade for Augmented Reality Glasses
At the 2015 Siggraph Conference, SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) shows the world’s first Eye Tracking Integration for augmented reality, based on Epson’s Moverio BT-200 see-through head mounted display and on SMI’s mobile eye tracking platform. With this new solution, unprecedented quality and efficiency is brought to personalized visualization and to multi-modal, hands-free interaction with context-sensitive displays. … Read more
The AMOLED Organic Materials Market to Reach about $660 Million in 2015
IHS says that aggressive investment in AMOLED panel fabs is expected to to lead the OLED materials market to grow Thursday, August 06, 2015 Display – Display Materials & Components OLED Materials Market Tracker – H1 2015 Analysis of organic-light emitting materials used in the mass production of AMOLED and WOLED panels. Light-emissive layer materials: … Read more
Samsung Eliminates Frame Tearing With AMD
A 32″ UltraHD monitor, supporting AMD’s Freesync technology, has been launched by Samsung. The U32E850R is designed as a productivity/gaming tool, with a large screen and AMD’s anti-tearing feature. The monitor uses Samsung’s own implementation of IPS technology (PLS), with 178° viewing angles, 4ms response time and a 1,000:1 contrast ratio. Brightness is 350 cd/m². … Read more
OMAC Holds OOH Conference in Toronto
Canada’s Out-of-Home Market Association (OMAC) is hosting an OOH conference on the 28th October in Toronto. ‘Activate’ is a half-day event that will focus on OOH advertising and the role that digital plays in the sector. To register, visit http://tinyurl.com/nbuywyf.
Eptimo Brings ViewSonic to Poland
Eptimo is now offering ViewSonic thin clients, monitors and video projectors in Poland.
Touch Taiwan: ITRI to Show Foldable AMOLED
Lee Cheng-Chung, deputy general director at Taiwan’s ITRI, has said that the organisation will show a 7″ foldable AMOLED display at Touch Taiwan 2015 (26th – 28th August). ITRI’s AMOLED display will have 1920 x 1080 resolution. The panel was described as a ‘5mm’ unit, which we assume refers to the bend radius.
Everdisplay has 734 ppi AMOLED
China’s Everdisplay has developed a 6″ UltraHD AMOLED display, with 734 ppi. It is the first-such display to be demonstrated, according to OLED-Info, and is aimed at applications such as VR.
