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On Jan. 7, USA local time, the winner of the Annual Display Technology Award was unveiled at the world’s largest and finest consumer electronics show taking place now in Las Vegas, with the honor going to ULED, the proprietary new generation television technology developed in the research lab of China-based Hisense. This is also the third award that ULED has … Read more
The 2015 International CES® closed last week as the largest and most amazing CES in show history, breaking all records as innovators across the show floor unveiled technology services that will solve world problems and improve lives. Owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, the 2015 International CES closes today after running January 6-9. … Read more
This week, most of the team was at CES in Las Vegas, so we were unable to get a full issue out of both our newsletters, so we’ve created a combined issue, rather than missing a week. We have always promised 48 issues per year, although we exceed that each year, to allow for the … Read more
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. is presenting its vision for an immersive and interactive retail experience at NRF 2015, highlighting a range of co-created solutions suited for every retail environment, from the storefront to the showroom to the loading dock, warehouse and back office. Combining seamlessly with a diverse group of industry partners, Samsung smart signage displays, … Read more
The Galaxy A7 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 44), a thin smartphone challenging the iPhone 6, has been revealed by Samsung. Featuring a metal body and 5.5″ AMOLED display, the phone will be available in both single- and dual-SIM versions. The former will be based on a Samsung Exynos 5 chip, while the latter will … Read more
A roadmap by Digitag shows that 8k TV could be in place on Europe’s DTT platforms by 2023. The ‘Roadmap for the Evolution of DTT’ report (http://tinyurl.com/o42y8xf) predicts that consumers will see a transition to new standards taking 3-12 years, or 3-6 years in early adopter markets. The move will be to a combination of … Read more
Panasonic, an industry leader in reliable and innovative mobile computers for retail, today announced at the 104th annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show the launch of the Toughpad® FZ-R1 the industry’s first*1 7-inch all-in-one mobile POS tablet running Windows 8.1 for retail environments and to meet the changing omni-channel customer expectations while providing secure … Read more
According to DisplaySearch, now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), public display shipments grew 16% Y/Y in Q3’14, and LCD public display shipments alone grew 18%, while plasma public display shipments were negligible, as many plasma products were phased out. Annual public display shipments began to improve in Q2’14 and grew 3% Q/Q in Q3’14, … Read more
I make no apology for quoting display industry veteran, Mark Fihn of Veritas & Visus, in his memorable question “What the !??XXX is a Qwuxga?”. Mark was commenting on the ridiculousness of the acronymns used by different vendors and industry pundits to describe different resolutions. I too have railed against this habit, especially some years ago in … Read more
Sharp’s press conference was primarily used to announce progress with existing technologies, such as IGZO. However, there were some particularly interesting displays shown, which were familiar to us but hadn’t been seen before. Toshiyuki Osawa, sales and marketing officer, said that Sharp’s will showcase four breakthroughs this year that will define next-generation displays: UltraHD and … Read more
In my previous article, Whoosh. There it is!, I introduced both the value proposition and functionality behind a new product, Whoosh3D. In short, this solution is a three-pronged offer: an autostereoscopic 3D app; a 3D-enabled screen protector/anti-glare overlay for smartphones, tablets and iPads; and a screen installer. (The screen protector can serve as a permanent attachment to … Read more
On Christmas Eve, Primeview USA Inc. (New York, NY) announced it was introducing an OLED monitor targeting industrial applications. The product is being introduced in partnership with LG Display (LGD) and, of course, uses LGD glass. The initial product is a 55” industrial display, model number PRV55OLED, which will be available for delivery in Q1 2014. The display … Read more
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