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New 3D Tau Technology Provides 3D Viewing Experience Without Special Glasses

3D Tau today announced 3D Tau Stereo-Step-EclipseTM (SSE), a patent-pending technology that provides the ability to display video in stereoscopic 3D on a screen. Available now for license, 3D Tau SSE technology provides a full 3D viewing experience that is viewable from multiple angles without the need for special glasses or other wearable devices such … Read more

4 in 10 TV Viewers Are “Digital Enthusiasts” – Subscribe to 3+ Online Video Services Plus Cable TV

As consumers embrace and experiment with a host of new ways of watching TV content, a new GfK MRI report has identified six new TV viewing audience groups and how they combine emerging and traditional options for TV use. Click here to download additional information about this report. TV Share of Clock – the first … Read more

Flexible Technology Will Drive Display Revenues

The flexible display market is on the rise – not as a niche product, but as an increasingly-important part of the display market’s revenues. IHS DisplaySearch expects these products to represent 15% of total display revenues by 2024. As flexible OLED production continues to improve, IHS has forecast that flexible display revenue will rise at … Read more

Hannstar’s June Sales Down 36% YoY

Hannstar Display’s sales in June fell 2.5% sequentially and 35.9% year on year to NT$1.3 billion ($41.9 million), bringing sales for the first six months of the year to NT$9.4 billion ($302.9 million), down 19.9% from the first six months of last year. Hannstar shipped 30.9 million small and medium panels last month, an increase … Read more

CPT Sees Monthly Sales Decline 24%

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) reported a 3.4% month on month and 23.9% year on year drop in sales in June, to NT$3.6 billion ($115.9 million), bringing sales in the first half of the year to NT$24.7 billion ($795.5 million), 14.4% lower than the same period of last year. CPT shipped 84,000 large panels last month, … Read more

NEC Display Solutions Europe Creates New Division

Simon Jackson NEC

NEC Display Solutions Europe has appointed Simon Jackson to lead a newly created Strategic and Global Sales Division. The company said the department will “create a centre of excellence to reinforce NEC’s global proposition and expertise in delivering strategic customer projects, showcasing NEC’s scale and ability to holistically support global or cross-market customers. It will … Read more

MediaMelon and Media Excel Claim 35% Bitrate Saving

Streaming company MediaMelon, and OTT transcoding solution supplier Media Excel, have announced a product integration to improve streaming video quality and bandwidth efficiency. The combination of Media Excel’s Hero encoders and MediaMelon’s QBR streaming optimisation is said to reduce bitrates by up to 35%. It can be used for UltraHD delivery and artefact elimination. QBR … Read more

MediaMelon, Media Excel Collaborate to Enhance OTT Video Quality & Streaming Efficiency

MediaMelon, the smart streaming company, and Media Excel, a leading supplier of OTT multiscreen transcoding solutions, today announced product integration designed to improve streaming video quality and bandwidth efficiency. Service providers deploying Media Excel HERO encoders with MediaMelon QBR™ streaming optimization technology can reduce bitrates by 35%, paving the way to 4K delivery. Additional benefits … Read more

AR Glasses Help to Guide the Elderly

A €1.2 million research project in Germany has created a pair of smart glasses designed for elderly people. Created by ADAMAAS (Adaptive and Mobile Action Assistance in Daily Living Activities), the glasses are based on an eye-tracking platform from Sensomotoric Instruments. The eye-tracking system is combined with a binocular head-mounted display, which uses a miniaturised … Read more