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FDA Does Not Adopt Recommendations on Laser Projection

In a setback for the laser projection industry, the FDA has not taken the advice of industry experts and has issued a tentative ruling that many view does not go far enough in removing roadblocks for the smooth roll-out of laser-based projection solutions. On February 18, 2015 it published new guidance on laser illuminated projectors. … Read more

Fraunhofer IIS Does Lightfield Movie Production Test

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At the Technology Summit for Cinema, Frederik Zilly of Fraunhofer IIS told a very interesting story about the making of their first movie using light field production techniques. Over the last couple of years, his team has developed the technology for light field capture and processing using a 4×4 array of cameras creating short stop … Read more

Cellphones that can Reconfigure into a Bracelet Format

During this past week, there was patent activity that indicates a continuing interest on the part of major cellphone makers in devices that can be mechanically switched from a conventional flat form to a wearable, bracelet format. Backing up just a bit, an early patent application related to this technology was filed by Apple in … Read more

Tianma Shows 5.5″ FHD AMOLED Display Panel

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The OLED Association has released news about a new 5.5″ AMOLED display presented to the organisation by Tianma. According to the article the new AMOLED display comes with full HD resolution, a first for any mobile OLED display made in China. Source: OLED Association The report claims that is has been difficult for OLED makers … Read more

ARRIS, Charter Acquire ActiveVideo® Through New Joint Venture

ARRIS Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS) (ARRIS) and Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) (Charter) announced today that they established a joint venture that has agreed to acquire ActiveVideo® for approximately $135 million. ARRIS will own 65% of the joint venture company and will be the sales channel for ActiveVideo’s CloudTV platform. Closing of the transaction is … Read more

Samsung Productivity & Curved Displays

We spoke in a telephone interview with Phil Gaut of Samsung UK about the recent release of the firm’s curved desktop monitors (Samsung Brings its Curve to Europe) These were launched a couple of weeks ago with the support of a document endorsed by Prof. Stephen Westland, Professor of Colour Science at the University of … Read more

OLED TV: Second Wind?

A combination of company announcements, seemingly reliable reporting and just plain rumors make it reasonable to believe that OLED television is finally getting its second wind. The reliable reporting centers on LG Display increasing its panel production, with LG Electronics modestly decreasing some set prices. The rumors center on Samsung re-entering the OLED-TV business, but … Read more

Touch International Combines Day and Night Readability

US-based Touch International has expanded its range of display enhancements. The company can now design, develop and build custom dual-mode sunlight-readable LCD units, which also support night vision use. The custom displays can be up to 19″ and have an operating temperature of -30° – 85°. In night vision mode, these units comply with the … Read more

Eyevis Builds New Visualisation Wall

Eyevis and IVC Technologies are working together to build an automated visualisation wall; they are also working with the R&D headquarters of an unnamed ‘major international client’. The system will be built for research and monitoring in the medical, security and military sectors. The prototype uses Eyevis’ 58″ UltraHD LCD displays.