Trends from MWC
We have posted a review of trends and developments at MWC by Norbert Hildebrand. He covers wearables and smartwatches as well as automotive and other technology developments.
The Amazing, Shrinking LED Pixel Pitch
Not many years ago, if you went out to buy an LED sign you could choose between a pixel pitch of 6 mm (for viewing at large distances) and a pixel pitch of 12 mm (for viewing at very large distances). But over the the last few years, as seen at trade shows such as … Read more
NeuLion Adds UltraHD Streaming With HEVC
NeuLion, owner of an end-to-end distribution platform, has announced support for secure UltraHD streaming using HEVC and MPEG-DASH. Pay-TV operators can use the platform to stream live content to multiple platforms including mobiles, TVs and PCs. For the first time, the NeuLion Digital Platform and MainConcept solutions will ensure that consumer devices are UltraHD ready, … Read more
Philips to Sell 80.1% Lumileds Stake
Publishing its first quarter results this week, Philips provided an update on last month’s announcement that it was to sell an 80.1% interest in Lumileds, Philips’ combined LED components and automotive lighting business, to investment fund GO Scale Capital. The Lumileds and automotive business is now reported as discontinued operations and in Q1, the unit’s … Read more
Light Polymers Develops Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Coating for High Contrast OLED Displays
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Light Polymers Develops Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Coating for High Contrast OLED Displays April 1, 2015 South San Francisco, CA – Light Polymers is now releasing a Lyotropic liquid crystal material that can be coated on substrates such as TAC, acrylics and initially COP or directly on the OLED panel glass to improve … Read more
Light Polymers Develops Flat Dispersion Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Coating
Light Polymers announces the availability of a coatable lyotropic liquid crystal material, CF001, that has flat dispersion of retardation and can be used for compensation of LCD displays. Lyotropic liquid crystals are a unique class of materials that have the potential to revolutionize many aspects of light management in displays with better performance, simpler implementation … Read more
NEC Display Solutions Receives FDA 510(K) Clearance on MD322C8 Review Monitor
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today Food and Drug Administration 510(K) market clearance of the MultiSync® MD322C8 LCD, a high resolution display for radiology review applications in healthcare organizations. The 32-inch MD322C8 is an 8-megapixel, Ultra High-Definition review monitor which features four times the … Read more
Vivitek Introduces Two New FullHD Projectors to Create an Outstanding Home Cinema Solution
Vivitek, a leading brand of visual display products, announces today its new generation of Full HD home theatre projectors to create an authentic cinematic experience in a variety of dark or moderate lighting environments. The new H1186 and H1188 projectors deliver 2,000 ANSI lumens of brightness with a high 50,000:1 contrast ratio. Both models benefit … Read more
A New Period of Competitive Cooperation in AMOLED?
We’re publishing a day early this week, as we have a public holiday for Easter on Friday, which means a reduced number of stories this week. However, we have three good stories that made the front page. Two of them are significant enough to be in both of our newsletters, Samsung’s OLED shift and V-Nova’s … Read more
And Finally… – Vol 22 No 15
Promising to allow a user to ‘dive in’ to the action, Sony’s new wearable – Playstation Flow – completely re-imagines what a swimming level means to gamers. Now, console owners can head to the nearest pool whenever they get near a body of water in-game; using connected goggles and motion-tracking armbands, players can take on … Read more
New ZeeVee HDbridge 2920 Distributes Dual HD-SDI Channels
New ZeeVee HDbridge 2920 Distributes Dual HD-SDI Channels for HD Video and Digital Signage Littleton, MA — March 29, 2015 — ZeeVee, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of award-winning, commercial grade video distribution products, announced shipments of the HDbridge 2920, an encoder and modulator capable of delivering 1080 resolution video from high-definition serial digital interface … Read more
Barco Creates a Fashion ‘Moment’
Barco helped Canadian studio Moment Factory to create an installation called ‘The Staircase of the Muses’ for a fashion exhibition in France, by Jean Paul Gaultier. Using an HDX-W20 projector and a Moment Factory/Barco media server, the ‘Staircase’ set-up takes picture of visitors’ silhouettes and places them on the backdrop of the staircase landing, wearing … Read more
