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It seems there is no let up in the rain here in Colorado during our ‘monsoon’ season, but at least the landscape is in full bloom with beautiful hues of green. Events and developments in educational 3D also seem to be blooming at a healthy pace. Here’s some rapid-fire news from the educational 3D world: … Read more
Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall by -6.2% in 2015 according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. This will be the fourth consecutive year of declining volume as the PC market continues to struggle with competition from tablets and smartphones and generally low demand. The market almost saw stable shipments … Read more
FlexEnable, the leader in the development and industrialisation of flexible electronics, is announcing a technology breakthrough for the manufacture of full colour, organic liquid crystal displays (OLCD), making the manufacture of glass-free LCDs both practical and cost-effective for the first time. FlexEnable has developed the only technology that enables the manufacture of a TFT array … Read more
The smart augmented reality (AR) glasses market is a combination of different technologies, from simple head-up displays (HUDs) like Google Glass that act as a second screen, readily accessible with a glance, displaying text or images, to more complex holographic display technologies like the Microsoft HoloLens or Magic Leap that provide immersive and tangible experiences. … Read more
“There’s nothing on!” – it’s a common complaint. But how many times did you stop and think about your poor pooch, sitting there as you veg out on re-runs of Gossip Girl for the nth time? Worry no more, Fido – now you have a TV channel just for you. Dog TV, intended to entertain … Read more
AMD has revealed that the massive digital sign unveiled in Times Square last year (New Times Square LED Sign Could Be Largest in the World) is driven by its own Firepro professional graphics cards. The LED screen, which has 10048 x 2368 resolution, uses three graphics cards: each responsible for six sections of the display. … Read more
Volfoni is really gunning for RealD, having officially welcomed a patent invalidation in China. China’s Patent Re-Examination Board declared that RealD’s UM patent CN 203433207U did not bring enough novelty and innovation to the market. The move follows another patent invalidation in Russia earlier this year, for the same reasons. Comment This goes completely against … Read more
LG Chemical has demonstrated the ruggedness of its flexible OLED displays by putting them under the hammer – and we don’t mean at an auction. Watch the video at http://tinyurl.com/qcnuwzh.
Everdisplay showed prototypes of an 8″ AMOLED panel for the automotive market at CES Asia last month. Credit: OLED-Info Little information is currently available. However, Everdisplay did say that the panel has 1920 x 1080 resolution, a 2ms response time and 100,000:1 contrast ratio. It is able to operate in -40° – 85° temperatures. (The … Read more
A new report on Marketsandmarkets (http://tinyurl.com/nby4szt), the digital signage market will be worth more than $23.7 billion by 2020. This represents an 8.18% CAGR over the next five years. The rise in market value (from $14.6 billion in 2014) is due to the rising demand for commercial displays; increased investments by companies; acceptance from governments; … Read more
Google Cardboard (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26) was presumed to be a simple marketing stunt. Google, however, appears to be taking the device seriously – enough that the company has released a second generation, at least. The ‘Google Cardboard I/O 2015’ can support phones up to 6″ and features a pushbutton controller, rather than … Read more
2015 will be the fourth consecutive year of declining PC shipments, says IDC, with a 6.2% fall forecast. The market continues to struggle, with competition from tablets and smartphones and generally low demand. While shipments were stable in mid-2014, thanks to the end of Windows XP, that cycle has been replaced by a reduction in … Read more
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