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Vivitek’s DH758USTiR is a specially-developed DLP projector for education. It is a UST model and features interactivity, using IR pens. Finger touch is supported through use of the DT01 laser curtain module. Vivitek’s Novoconnect collaboration tool enables teachers to display work from up to four students’ mobile devices using the projector. Resolution is 1920 x … Read more
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is trailling a new digital pricing display to reduce the use of paper and automatically update prices. The retailer has installed the displays in its Shoreditch Old Street Local store in London and said the trial would give the company useful insights before deciding whether to introduce it to other stores. … Read more
Asian sources have said that three major notebook vendors – Dell, HP and Lenovo – are expected to release models with on-cell touch in the first half of this year. The sources said that 14″ and 15″ products would be released. On-cell was chosen over one-glass-solution, due to higher yields and lower prices. Last week … Read more
Apple has launched a repair service for Macbook Pro notebooks affected by video issues. These include distorted video, no image and unexpected system restarts, and affect 15″ and 17″ products sold between February 2011 and December 2013 (to see a list of affected models, visit http://tinyurl.com/q57fdnt). Repairs are now available worldwide, from both Apple and … Read more
Acer‘s H7550ST, introduced at CES (Acer Attempts to Kickstart Notebook Innovation), is now available in Europe. The projector costs €840. Asian sources have said that three major notebook vendors – Dell, HP and Lenovo – are expected to release models with on-cell touch in the first half of this year. The sources said that 14″ … Read more
Samsung Electronics is to acquire LoopPay, a mobile wallet solutions provider that turns magnetic stripe readers into secure, contactless receivers. Under the terms of the deal, LoopPay will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung and the company founders, Will Graylin and George Wallner, will work closely with Samsung’s mobile division. The acquisition will enable Samsung … Read more
The subject of this Display Daily article is a technology under development at Apple and in the news during the past few days. To put this development interest into context, recall that the iPhone has a fairly large bezel located below the display that is occupied by a circular home button/touch ID fingerprint sensor. If … Read more
In a project co-funded by the seventh Framework Program of the European Union, FlexEnable, Merck and several other partners have now demonstrated the world’s first plastic LCD with active-matrix in-plane switching (IPS). It uses FlexEnable’s Organic Thin Film Transistor (OTFT) array as well as liquid crystal (LC) and organic semiconductor materials from Merck. While the … Read more
The virtual reality market has seen quite a few introductions of smartglasses that allow the user to incorporate a smartphone as the main display for the headset. Such headsets typically come at a lower price tag and less predictable performance as the smartphone display used influences the optical as well as computing performance. Now Apple … Read more
European Public Display growth was up by 16.6% on an annual basis in Q4 with 13% growth from Q3, according to the DisplayCast Public Display service from Meko. “We have seen a change in the seasonality of the European market as it has developed”, said Bob Raikes, principal analyst for the service. “For the last … Read more
The San Jose Earthquakes are aiming to maximize the game-day experience at their new stadium in Santa Clara, California, with the installation of LED video displays designed, manufactured and installed by Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota. The main display features a 13HD pixel layout to provide fans with superior image clarity and contrast of … Read more
Almost 1/3 of consumer vehicles shipping in 2024 will be equipped with some form of HUD, with the bulk of the growth driven by combiner units. “The lower manufacturing cost and smaller size of combiner HUDs will make this kind of display viable in smaller and more price sensitive vehicles. This growth will be furthered … Read more
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