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We covered the Neptune Duo handheld display/smartwatch concept last month (Neptune Reverses Watch/Phone Paradigm), and the project has now reached Indiegogo – with a few changes. The Neptune Suite adds another peripheral: a 10″ tablet-like device with a keyboard, as well as a dongle to stream to a TV. The Neptune Hub (watch) will last … Read more
A report by Nanomarkets (http://tinyurl.com/lsj7kf8) predicts that the market for silver nanowire-based transparent conductor materials will be worth $485 million by 2022. These materials are currently seeing increasing adoption in touch sensors. The market is expected to be worth about $41 million this year and $158 million in 2018. Other end markets, notably solar photovoltaic … Read more
LG will soon move its TV production in Thailand to Vietnam, for logistical ease and efficiency, an executive has told Reuters. Nipon Wongsaengarunsri, marketing director of LG Electronics (Thailand), said that Vietnam was considered the “most worthwhile” country to invest in. LG produces about 600,000 TV sets annually in Thailand, of which 100,000 are exported. … Read more
During a panel at the recent SXSW festival, Oculus VR’s Nate Mitchell announced that the latest prototype of the Oculus Rift headset (Crescent Bay) uses two OLED displays – not just one. It was revealed at CES this year that Crescent Bay used an OLED display (widely thought to be the same 2560 x 1440 … Read more
ET News has summarised information about the flexible OLED plans for LG Display and Samsung Display. LGD currently has a monthly capacity of 14,000 substrates (LGD Succeeds in Doubling Flexible Capacity), and is now said to be building a G6 line with an initial capacity of 7,500 substrates, scaling to 15,000. Construction will apparently begin … Read more
ACC Liverpool, an exhibition centre in the city, has upgraded its AV equipment with two Christie Roadster HD14K-M projectors. The projectors were supplied by Preston-based Pure AV. One is permanently installed in the main auditorium (with seating for 1,350 people) while the other can be moved, and is available for third-party hire. Projection takes place … Read more
Projection Artworks and Justso have created a projection mapping demonstration at Harrods in London. For Easter, the department store decided to map a projection onto a 1.5m-tall egg-shaped model, creating the appearance of a Fabergé Egg. Projection Artworks used its DisplayMapper software and Optoma projectors (a collaboration between the companies was announced at ISE). The … Read more
We heard about Nvidia’s Titan X earlier this month (Nvidia Reaffirms Move to Gaming Products With Streaming Console), when it was previewed at GDC 2015. Now, the company has officially announced the card at its GPU Technology Conference. UltraHD gaming will, of course, be supported by the new device. Virtual reality is also a focus. … Read more
The World Customs Organisation in Belgium has decided that Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch is a ‘mobile telecommunications’ device, rather than a smartwatch. The decision means that the product can be exported and imported between most countries without tariffs – which would be up to 10% in some countries, if the device were classified as a … Read more
Sony Corporation recorded a net profit of ¥90 billion ($746.3 million) in the third quarter of the year on turnover of ¥2.5 trillion ($20.7 billion), which compares with a net profit in Q3 of the previous year of ¥26.4 billion ($218.9 million) on turnover of ¥2.4 trillion ($19.9 billion). The 6.5% increase in turnover in … Read more
The number of digital TV homes in the LATAM region will double by 2020, according to Digital TV Research. 152 million households will have access to digital TV at this time, representing 93.6% penetration (up from just over 50% at the end of last year). Brazil will add the most digital TV homes in the … Read more
The deadline for applications to Display Week’s innovation Zone (iZone) was extended to March 27th. As committee chair Helge Seetzen explained, the show’s producer, Society for Information Display (SID) is looking to expand the prototype display technology space to some 35 booths. The group is accepting applications on its website and evaluating candidates for suitable … Read more
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