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ITO Alternatives at CES

There has been much development and even more talk about new transparent-conductor technologies to replace the brittle and not-all-that-conductive indium tin oxide (ITO), which has been the dominant technology for creating patterns on touch sensors for many years and remains so today. The most commercially advanced alternative is theClearOhm silver nanowire (AgNW) ink from Cambrios. … Read more

Display Glass at CES

You might not expect much discussion of display materials to go on at CES, but as CES increasingly becomes less of a consumer electronics show and more of an SoE (show of everything), an increasing number of technical conversations about materials, panels, chips, and components are held in hotel suites, cocktail lounges, and those pre-fab … Read more

Automotive Electronics at CES

Not many years ago, the North Hall at the International Consumer Electronics Show looked like a compact version of the the annual show put on by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA). The hall bristled with garish but beautifully executed custom vehicles, and the air pounded with powerful custom audio systems exquisitely integrated into those … Read more

VESA Issues A-DSC Call For Technology

In an attempt to standardise a coding system for the Advanced Display Stream Compression (A-DSC) standard, VESA has issued a Call for Technology (CfT). The CfT includes requirements that apply to solutions, evaluation criteria and required items to be submitted. VESA intends to standardise a visually lossless compression system for high-bandwidth video, at lower compressed bit rates than … Read more

CES 2015 Recap: Wearables and Displays

At CES 2015 this year, the energy and excitement over the exponential growth of wearable technology was palpable as you entered the exhibit hall at the Sands in Las Vegas. From giant multinational corporations such as Epson to shoestring startups that spring from university labs, hundreds of new products are poised to solve problems from … Read more

Low Information Density Display for Your Workout

In a world dominated by stories of 4K (and 8K and even higher) resolution displays, it’s good to be reminded from time to time that very small amounts of data can still be useful, and that these can be displayed on very simple devices. One extreme example of this simplicity is a wearable, head-mounted display … Read more

Semi-Smart Watch Isn’t All That Bright

Just because you’re building a digital smartwatch doesn’t mean that you have do it all digitally. The folks behind the Cogito Classic watch [http://cogitowatch.com/classic.html] have taken this strategy to heart, and come up with a minimalist design that is a hybrid of digital and analog solutions. Like most traditional wrist watches, the face is dominated … Read more

Connected Dashboard for Bicycles

At CES 2015, new display technologies in cars grabbed a lot of the media attention. That wasn’t the only transportation display story at the show this year, however. The Bosch exhibit [http://www.bosch-ebike.de/en/home/home.html] included the company’s new Nyon [http://www.connect-your-way.com/] onboard computer for bicycles. The product is designed to work with select bike models that incorporate Bosch’s … Read more

Smartphone Drives Augmented Reality Goggles

Seebright wave headset

What’s the most expensive element of a head-mounted display? In most cases, it’s the imager. If you want a high resolution imager, the costs goes up. Want a stereoscopic 3D display? That doubles the imager costs. At CES 2015, we ran across Seebright [http://seebright.com/], a California-based startup, whose founders think that they have a better … Read more

Smart Houses Find New Homes for Displays

Display panel manufacturers are seeking new outlets for their products, now that the smartphone, tablet, and television markets have matured and appear to be stabilizing. One possible application for more displays is the use in “smart home” applications. At CES 2015, we saw a number of examples of this but perhaps the most interesting was … Read more

Ultra HD Blu-ray Plans Firming Up

At CES 2015, we met with the Blu-ray Disc Association to learn more about how the specification is developing and when we can expect products in the market. It now looks as though the BDA will begin licensing the new spec in the summer of 2015 with products expected in the market by the end … Read more