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Flatfrog Laboratories is ramping up production of its InGlass touch modules for AIO PCs, which will be used by an unnamed ‘top tier’ OEM in North America. Shipments began in December. The first AIO PCs with the modules are expected to go on sale in Q1.
At BETT, Casio was launching the Core – a new laser-LED hybrid projector that is positioned for mass-market adoption. As a solid-state model, the Core has a long lifetime, with no filters or lamps to be changed. Power consumption is also lower than lamp-based models. The projector can be turned on and off in around … Read more
Xiaomi reported that it more than doubled its revenue last year, with pre-tax sales rising to almost $12 billion. The company’s mobile phone sales were 227% higher than the previous year, reaching 61.1 million handsets. In Q3 Xiaomi was ranked third in the global smartphone market behind Samsung and Apple and the company has said … Read more
Asian sources claim that Foxconn is developing flexible OLED panel technology and expects to send out 5″ samples in 2016. Reports from Japanese media say that the panels will be used on smartphones and wearables. Low-volume shipments will also begin next year. The sources say that the panels will have 400ppi and be produced with … Read more
The value of LED backlighting production will fall by about 10% this year, say Taiwanese LED makers, as TV and tablet production value falls. Both smartphones and TVs will represent about 30% of production value. UltraHD TVs require between 40% and 50% more LED chips than FullHD models. Meanwhile, as 5″ becomes the mainstream smartphone … Read more
Sensio Technologies has launched a new 3D format called Sensio 3D/4K, which is optimised for UltraHD 3D TVs. The format enables the distribution of high-definition 3D content, without stereoscopic compression loss. It is compatible with HEVC and – according to the firm – image quality is superior to all spatial compression formats. It also enables HFR … Read more
The first topic that we discussed with Sigma Designs was HDR technology. Sigma was the first company to support Dolby Vision technology in its SoCs and both TCL and Philips have shown sets that support the technology. However, the company has another design win from another significant TV brand, but was not allowed to release … Read more
The latest smart TVs using Android L will be shipped with a Blink-based rendering engine from Opera Software. The SDK 4.x series will be launched on Sony TVs and the 3.x series on TCL models. In addition to HTML5, the SDK can bring Opera’s hybrid option for HbbTV, Opera app platform and Opera browser to … Read more
It may be slightly crazy as we all dash around for CES, but the holiday (?) gave us the chance to finalise the build of the new website at DisplayDaily.com. From now on, our readers will be able to enjoy the site on tablets and smartphones and we are well set up for the future … Read more
4k – Roku, Inc.announced its plans to support 4K Ultra HD streaming for future Roku TV™ models. The company has prepared a Roku TV reference design for 4K smart TVs for license to TV OEM partners. Global TV manufacturer TCL, which released award-winning TCL Roku TV models last year, is an initial partner to build … Read more
Touch panels –Cambrios Technologies Corporation, the leader in silver nanowire-based solutions for the transparent conductor markets, and the CEM (Chemical & Electronic Material) Business Division of LG Electronics (LG), announced that LG has achieved a mass production run rate exceeding a million units per year for its silver nanowire-based touch panels. LG is currently shipping … Read more
TV – Hisense announced the development of another exciting innovation in home entertainment – the new VIDAA Max 100” Laser Cinema TV. The Hisense VIDAA Max 100" Laser Cinema TV brings an immersive cinema experience designed to exceed customer expectations in picture and sound quality, ease-of-use, price and environmental preservation. The Hisense VIDAA Max 100" … Read more
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