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This year, I’m celebrating my 21st SID Symposium(*) attendance without missing one. In an article on the Display Week microsite, I look back to the LCDs that were shown in Orlando in 1995, when the event was very different. My 1995 report did not include any reference at all to any Taiwanese, Korean or Chinese … Read more
LG has launched a cashback promotion for its UltraHD TVs in Germany. Until 11th July, customers purchasing 55″ or 65″ models of the UF9509, or 55″, 60″ or 65″ models of the UF8569, UF8559, UF8529, UF8519 and UF8509 TVs, can claim back between €200 and €450. The 70″ E705 and 80″ E805 large-format displays, which … Read more
I had a chance to visit with Imax in Toronto last Autumn where we discussed the laser projector that was in development. But the firm did not want to reveal very much about the details of the design or performance at the time. Now, there are four systems installed in theaters and in an exclusive … Read more
WayRay, a three year old Swiss based developer in the connected car space announced that it will be releasing its first two products later this year. In the middle of 2015 the company plans to release Element, a smart car tracker. In the fall of 2015, it plans to release Navion, an Augmented Reality navigation … Read more
In the first quarter of 2015, global smartphone unit demand increased +7 percent, compared to the same period last year. Sales reached 310m units, with growth down from +19 percent year-on-year in Q4 2014. This slowdown was caused by a year-on-year decline in demand for smartphones in China and Developed Asia, down -14 percent and … Read more
As smartphone panel selling prices continue to fall, display manufacturers are focused on finding ways to reduce production costs, in order to eke out profits. For example, five-inch full-high-definition (FHD) mobile phone panels experienced a drastic year-over-year unit-shipment decline of 34 percent last year, but manufacturing costs fell only 14 percent. If current price trends … Read more
Kim Dae-hyeong, a researcher at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has developed a flexible LED cell called QLED that refers to a “quantum dot light emitting diode”, as reported by The Korea Times. The article does not describe the specific technology other than that the cell is very thin (2.6 micrometer) and can be … Read more
New technologies and enhancements like high dynamic range (HDR), wider color gamut, high frame rates, and immersive audio will advance the viewing experience far more than higher solution could do alone. While the market will take time to develop ABI Research expects nearly 70% of UHD TVs to support some, if not all of these … Read more
Video and TV have been big topics for us over the last couple of weeks, with reports from satellite owner, SES, last week, and from the DTG event in London and Streaming Media East in New York this week. Next week, with Digital Signage week in London, we’ll be weighted towards DOOH and large format … Read more
Acer America today announced the U.S. availability of its Acer S1385WHne professional series projector offering short-throw technology, powerful 20W audio and wireless projection. These features and more make it an excellent fit for school auditoriums, lecture halls, classrooms, boardrooms, courtrooms and conference rooms. Thanks to short-throw versatility and a native 16:10 aspect ratio, the Acer … Read more
The Streaming Media East event took place this week and we went along to get a sense of what is going on in that area.
Continued increases in smartphone display performance is leading to rising demand for high-resolution panels with low power requirements – which are not supported by common a-Si backplanes. Worldwide shipments of sub-9″ a-Si TFT LCD panels will fall 7% YoY in 2015, says IHS, to 1.6 billion units, because of this. At the same time, AMOLED … Read more
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