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Quantum Dot Makers at CES

At CES, you could see many quantum-dot-enhanced TVs on the show floor, most of which will appear at retailers in the second half of the year. What you could not see on the floor were the makers of the quantum dots themselves. But they were there in Las Vegas, speaking with current and potential customers … Read more

iPhone 6S to Feature OLED Display?

Japan’s Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun newspaper claims that the next iteration of Apple’s iPhone – the iPhone 6S – will feature an OLED display. According to the source, a new OLED factory will build screens solely for Apple, indicating that the company is set to purchase in bulk. While OLED screens are more expensive to produce than … Read more

And Finally…Vol 22 No 04

After being a fast adopter of S3D (Display Monitor Vol 17 No 23) and UltraHD (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 41), the adult entertainment industry is prepared to cash in on a technology that seems to be tailor-made for it: VR. Utherverse, a Canadian company, is preparing to launch Red Light Centre, a multiplayer adult … Read more

Significant Warranty Savings From HP and Rockwell

According to Warranty Week, there is a small group amongst the top 200 US warranty providers (US-based manufacturers spending $8 million+ per year on warranty claims) that has consistently reduced their warranty expense rates over the last 12 years. The group, consisting of just eight companies, have saved millions – if not billions – of dollars each … Read more

Rumors of new HTC device

HTC MWC invitation

HTC has sent out invitations to a pre-MWC media event in Barcelona, starting rumours about the introduction of new products. The invitation shows a starry sky and the words ‘Utopic in progress’ – sufficiently abstract as to not give anything away! However, the HTC One M8 was launched in late March 2014, so a successor … Read more

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