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The District Court in Dusseldorf, Germany has granted Osram an injunction against Asustek Computer in a patent infringement lawsuit. Osram had claimed that certain white LEDs, such as those incorporated in Asus’ Nexus 7 tablets, infringed one of its German patents. The court rejected Asus’ motion to stay the proceedings following an invalidity lawsuit raised … Read more
VESA has updated its Multiple Projection Common Data Interchange (MPCDI) standard, with changes intended to mitigate the colour differences that arise when blending the output of different projectors. Version 2.0 of the standard should enable greater performance in terms of colour consistency, brightness and intensity, says VESA. MPCDI was introduced in mid-2013 to standardise techniques … Read more
Forecast to grow 250% this year, smartwatch display shipments will reach a new record level in 2015, of 34 million units, says IHS. Demand for the Apple Watch will drive the increase. The display industry is still evaluating the staying power of smartwatch demand, in order to avoid oversupply in the coming year. Smartwatch display … Read more
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA®) today released Version 2.0 of the VESA Multiple Projection Common Data Interchange (MPCDI) Standard. Developed by VESA’s Multi-Projector Automatic Calibration (MPAC) Task Group, the standard creates a standard data format for multi-projector alignment systems, allowing these systems to produce data that can be easily utilized and integrated by a … Read more
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 will be released for PCs and tablets on 29th July. The smartphone version will be rolled out later. In related news, Newegg has leaked pricing information for the OS: the Home version will cost $110 and the Professional edition $150.
The observant visitor of ISE 2015 could not avoid noticing that the presence of projectors with Solid State Illumination are here, especially of those with Laser Phosphor Light is growing steadily. The replacement of professional projectors with light output of 4,000-20,000 lm with traditional light sources as UHP and Xenon has already commenced. In only … Read more
Asus revealed several new mobile products at Computex 2015 this month, during its ‘Zensation’ press event. Starting with tablets, Asus chairman Jonney Shih introduced the 7″ Zenpad 7.0 (Z370C/CG/CL), 8″ Zenpad 8.0 (Z380C/KL), 8″ Zenpad S 8.0 (Z580C/CA) and 10.1″ Zenpad 10.1 (Z300C/CG/CL) (with an optional stylus). The different model numbers refer to Wi-Fi, cellular … Read more
ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih went on stage at Computex today during the Zensation press event to unveil a stunning range of new products designed to bring harmony and simplicity to people’s personal and professional lives. Inspired by the power and beauty of nature, the Zensation theme showcases the ASUS design philosophy of incorporating diverse elements … Read more
Zeon Corporation has announced that it began mass-production of retardation films for LCD TVs, at its plant in Himi City, Japan, in February. Production was scheduled for April, but high demand prompted the company to bring the date forward. With the opening of the fifth line, Zeon’s capacity is now 95 million m² annually.
PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in April. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘4,000+ lumen’. Asus’ S1 topped the pico and personal segment, followed by three models from Aaxa: the LED Pico, P300 Pico and P3X. Optoma’s ML750 arrived in fifth place. Infocus … Read more
US sales of commercial-grade large-format (32″+) displays rose 14% YoY in Q1’15, according to new data from PMA Research. The results could have been even higher without the harsh weather conditions and labour disputes in West Coast ports impacting supply. LFD use is on the rise in airportsMultiple market segments enjoyed gains in Q1. Shipments … Read more
Technology journalist Mark Stephens (who writes under the pen name of Robert X Cringely) has written an interesting article about the Apple TV box, expected to be refreshed at Apple’s WWDC this month. Stephens expects the box to be UltraHD capable, but not UltraHD enabled. The distinction is important, as it means that Apple will … Read more
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