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Sharp to Cut Panel Prices

Asian sources, apparently quoting Japan’s Nikkei newspaper, have said that Sharp will cut the prices of the smartphone panels it sells to China’s Xiaomi, to maintain orders. The Nikkei said that prices would be cut by between 20% and 30% this year. Xiaomi has been looking to new vendors for its orders lately, including Japan … Read more

Truly Looks to OGS and TOL Technologies

Truly Optoelectronics will increase production of OGS products for use in non-smartphone applications this year, say sources in the Asian supply chain. The company is looking at OGS and touch-on-lens (TOL) technologies for the in-vehicle and printer segments. Truly is said to be seeking to raise the OGS supply it takes from Taiwan’s Buwon Advanced … Read more

Printed OLED Trials Begin This Year, Says DuPont

DuPont’s 4.3″ printed OLED prototype DuPont’s David Flattery, director of operations at the OLED unit, has spoken to OLED-Info about the company’s work on materials and techniques. The full interview can be found at http://tinyurl.com/llplpod, but we have detailed some key points below: DuPont is still working on both solution-processed and technologies based on evaporation, as well as … Read more

ViewSonic Showcases Award-Winning Display Solutions at TCEA 2015

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solution products, will demonstrate its award-winning display solutions and technologies at TCEA Convention and Exposition, February 4-6, 2015 in Austin, TX. Providing campuses with advanced technologies that engage students, the company highlights new monitors, projectors, VDI solutions, and an interactive large format display that accommodates any school’s budget. “Whether for … Read more

Leap Motion Shows Virtual Planetarium

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As augmented and virtual reality hardware is on top of the list to be “the next big thing”, the potential use of such hardware is still under discussion. So far, general use as an information display has not been met with enthusiasm by the general consumer, as Google and other manufacturers can attest. Leap Motion … Read more

Signagelive to Announce Support for LG’s New webOS Displays at ISE2015

Signagelive, global suppliers of cloud based digital signage technology, is working in collaboration with LG Electronics to develop a LG WebOS compatible version of its innovative SoC software. Full details, including supported features and applications will be unveiled at Integrated System Europe (ISE), taking place at the RAI, Amsterdam between 10-12 February. Signagelive’s LG webOS-compatible software version will be on … Read more

NEC and Sharp Speak Out on Display Trends in Digital Signage

With Integrated Systems Europe and Digital Signage Expo on the horizon, I thought it might be a good idea to get a better understanding of the key display trends in the digital signage sector. To facilitate this, I was able to connect with Keith Yanke, Senior Director of Product Marketing at NEC Display Solutions and … Read more

Smartphone Displays Keep Getting Better, But ASPs Are Falling

Panel manufacturers are being pressured to lower smartphone display module prices, even as resolution and average sizes continue to climb, says IHS. The firm believes that mobile phone display shipments reached 2 billion units last year, while smartphone display ASPs fell 14% YoY; from $22 per module to $19. The forecast for this year is … Read more

LG Works With Signagelive

LG and Signagelive are working together to develop a version of WebOS that is compatible with Signagelive’s own SoC software. The move will expand the choice of solutions available to Signagelive’s customers. More details will be revealed at ISE. Analyst comments Samsung has done a lot of work with Signagelive, which was one of the … Read more

Imagine Communications Collaborates on UHD/4K with Sony’s Networked Media Interface Initiative

Imagine Communications, a global leader in video infrastructure and workflow management solutions serving the media networks, broadcast stations, on-line and communication service providers and enterprise markets, today announced a key industry initiative underway with Sony to enable the critical transitions to Ultra High Definition/4K, and from legacy SDI to IP-based network infrastructures. “Together with Sony, … Read more

Toshiba Result 04/02/2015

Toshiba Corporation recorded a 139% increase in net profit in Q3, rising to ¥41.1 billion ($350.1 million) from ¥17.2 billion ($146.5 million) in Q3 of the previous year, while turnover improved 6.6% to ¥1.6 trillion ($13.6 billion) from ¥1.5 trillion ($12.7 billion). For the first nine months, Toshiba’s net profit was 85.8% higher year on year at ¥71.9 billion ($612.5 … Read more