Himax Takes Photonics Award
Himax’s 0.22″ ‘Front-Lit LCoS module’ microdisplay has won the 2015 Taiwan Outstanding Photonics Product Award, from the Photonics Industry and Technology Development Association.
Outfront Expands Transport Presence
Outfront Media is working with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to roll out new digital screens and campaigns to eight Metrorail stations in New York City. Each of the 72″ LG-MRI displays features an interactive split-screen, showing adverts and real-time customer information. The initial installation of 10 displays (each with 1920 x 1080 … Read more
3LCD Announces Market Share Leadership as #1 Projection Technology
3LCD, the world’s number one projection display technology and a trusted partner for many of the largest consumer electronics brands, announced today at InfoComm 2015 its continued U.S. market share leadership. According to the most recent data from PMA Research (PMA), 3LCD was the leader in the front projection market among the Mainstream and High-End … Read more
AMD Has Big Plans for UltraHD
During its E3 press conference, AMD showed a new Radeon R9 GPU called ‘Fury X’, with the highest memory bandwidth of any GPU, ever: 60% more than GDDR5, as well as a 4,096-bit memory interface. Clearly aiming at the hardcore gamer, Fury X supports UltraHD, as well as multi-threaded APIs such as DirectX 12 and … Read more
Dell Adds TD Azlan Austria
Dell and Tech Data’s pan-European distribution partnership has been extended and now includes Austria. TD Azlan will now distribute the full Dell Enterprise portfolio in Austria.
Bangor University Chooses Bright Epson Projector
The hall’s Grade-1 Listed status limited installation optionsEpson’s EB-Z10000 LCD projector has been installed in a lecture hall at Bangor University, in Wales. The 10,000-lumen unit is 30m from the projection screen, in a location with lots of ambient light, requiring a long-throw lens.
Tablet Joins EE’s Harrier Smartphones
EE has a new tablet in the Harrier line, joining the products under the same brand released in April (EE Has Own-Brand Products – From BenQ). Available for both consumers and businesses, the Harrier Tab is an 8″ slate with 1920 x 1080 resolution. It features 4G connectivity and a 1.5GHz octa-core processor (64-bit), running … Read more
Mexico to Acquire 4 Million More DTT Receivers
Four million more DTT receivers must be acquired by Mexico’s Secretary of Communications, to achieve its target of 10 million receivers distributed to eligible households this year. 2.8 million were sent out in April (Mexico Gives Away Almost 3 Million Digital TVs).
Inventec Predicts Falling Annual Sales
Inventec has warned that its annual revenue might decline this year from last year’s NT$435.6 billion ($13.9 billion). The company said it expects to maintain its annual shipment target of 100 million units, but because of changes to its product portfolio, sales could drop year on year. Notebook shipments are predicted to decline, while shipments … Read more
JDI Looks to Premium Panels
Japan Display aims to hold a market share between 30% and 40% in high-end smartphone panels by 2020. The news comes from JDI COO Shuji Aruga, quoted by Taiwanese media. JDI also intends to increase its non-smartphone business to over $4 billion by 2019. Reflective displays are expected to account for 20% of the business, … Read more
Wearables Set for 150% Jump
Sources in the Taiwanese supply chain have said that wearable shipments are expected to rise to 45-50 million units this year, up between 125% and 150% from the 20 million units in 2014. The Apple Watch will be a driving force behind the increase. Shipments hit 11.4 million in Q1’15, up 200% YoY.
Verlase Patent Challenges Quantum Dots and Phosphors with 2D Materials for Color Conversion
VerLASE Technologies announced today that the US Patent Office has issued US Patent No. 9,035,344 on a novel wavelength conversion technology based on Quantum Wells (QWs) formed from exfoliated 2D materials. Immediate applications include solid state lighting (SSL) and displays of all kinds, ranging from large flat panel displays to smaller smartphone and tablet screens, … Read more
