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Sony SED Augmented Reality Headset on Pre-Order

After showing off its SED-E1 augmented reality headset at IFA and CES, Sony has now announced that the SmartEyeglass Developer Edition is going on sale in selected markets on 10th March, 2015. The first markets are Japan, US, UK and Germany and the device is now on pre-order in the UK and Germany. It will … Read more

Panasonic’s Prototype Headset Uses OLED Display

Panasonic has shown a VR headset prototype, with an OLED display, at a private show in Japan. The unit shows an omnidirectional image that follows head movements, similar to the Oculus Rift. Panasonic’s prototype had a 90° viewing angle and 75fps frame rate. According to the Nikkei, a decision has not yet been made about … Read more

TDMaverick Signs Pan-European Partnership with LG

TDMaverick has signed a new pan-European agreement with LG to offer the company’s full range of business and commercial displays. This will include video wall panels, large format displays ranging from 47″-105″, transflective technology and interactive displays.

The China Smartphone Market Picks Up Slightly in 2014Q4, IDC Reports

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), 107.5 million smartphones were shipped to China in 2014Q4, representing a 2% Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ) growth. This culminates to 420.7 million smartphones being shipped to China in 2014. The market also picked up in 2014Q4, where it saw a Year-on-Year (YoY) growth of 19% in 2014Q4 as compared to … Read more

OLEDs Coming for Commercial Applications

Priveview 55OLED

While LG is leading the charge to bring OLEDs to the consumer TV market, firms like Primeview are working hard to bring the technology to commercial and professional applications ranging from military and aerospace, to broadcast and control rooms, to high-end retailers. At ISE 2015, the company launched the new 55” OLED panel with HDBaseT … Read more

Corning’s New Iris Glass to Enable Thinner TVs

In the flurry of news from CES, we did not get a chance to delve deeply into an announcement of a new glass called Iris that was revealed by Corning (Corning Stays Ahead in Display Glass). In a conversation with John Bayne, general manager and vice president, Corning High Performance Displays and Advanced Glass Innovations, … Read more

Park Implies Wireless Charging for S6

Seho Park, Samsung’s lead IT and mobile engineer, has written a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/nzvhwbz) on wireless charging – heavily implying that the technology will be a feature of the Galaxy S6. He writes that, “It is expected that 2015 will be a landmark year for the growth of wireless charging deployment… With our upcoming Galaxy … Read more