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Light Polymers Lowers Cost of OLED Contrast Improvements

US/Taiwan-based Light Polymers has developed a lyotropic liquid crystal material (CR006) that can be coated on substrates, or directly onto OLED panel glass, to improve the contrast and readability of OLED displays. The reflective transistors driving OLED displays can cause lower contrast in bright environments. Traditionally, a linear polariser and quarter-wave plate are added on … Read more

Canatu Achieves Super-Thin Dimensions on CNB Film

A new super-thin product has been added to Canatu’s range of transparent, conductive carbon nanobud films. The device is just 23µm thick, and targets thin devices and flexible applications. Canatu claims that it has less than 0.2% haze. The film is more than 50% thinner than Canatu’s other products, enabling one-layer touch at 23µm and … Read more

Valens Launches HDBaseT 2.0 Testing Services

Testing and certification services are now available for new products using the HDBaseT 2.0 standard. The services conform to the Compliance Test Specification that was recently made available to HDBaseT Alliance members (HDBaseT Alliance Announces Availability of Compliance Testing for Spec 2.0 of HDBaseT Standard).

PMA’s February Projector Results Similar to January

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in February. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’, ‘mainstream’ and ‘4,000+ lumen’. Optoma’s EH501 held on to the top spot in the large venue category. Epson had the second- and third-best-selling models, again: the Powerlite Pro G6750Wu and Powerlite 1940W. … Read more

Expectations Positive for Benelux Signage

OVAB Europe has released its digital signage market survey for the Benelux region over the March/April period. OVAB tracks these results with its Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI). The DBCI rose to the highest level since the survey began, from 67.39 (in January/February) to 71.43 base points. The share of companies describing their current … Read more

Wrist-Worn Devices Will Lead Wearables For Years

New vendors, new devices and greater end-user awareness will drive the 2015 worldwide wearable market to new heights, says IDC. 45.7 million units will be shipped this year, says the firm, rising 133.4% from 2014’s 19.6 million. IDC expects shipments to reach 126.1 million units by 2016, at a CAGR of 45.1%. An increased focus … Read more

Consumer Shipments Boost Q4 Monitors

34 million desktop monitors were shipped in Q4’14: an overall fall of 4.4% YoY, but 1.3% higher than IDC’s forecast. Western Europe, the second-largest monitor market worldwide, experienced positive growth of 8.4%. Vendors focusing on the consumer space, like Samsung and LG, fuelled the category. Windows XP renewals also boosted shipments in both public and … Read more