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Telefonica, Canal Plus Face Antitrust Probe

The proposed acquisition by Spain’s Telefonica of pay-TV company Digital+ (known as Canal+ in Spain) is to be investigated by the Spanish competition authority, the CNMC. In a statement, the CNMC was quoted as saying that the deal “could significantly hinder competition in the markets related to pay-TV, audiovisual content and electronic communications services”. In … Read more

LDM Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 46

A price and release date has been shared for Acer’s S77HK 27″ UltraHD LCD monitor (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36). It will go on sale in December, starting at £460 ($720). The Insight 4k 3DLP projector (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 25), from Digital Projection, will be launched in Q2’15. Eyevis is expanding its … Read more

Analogix TCONs Extend Mobile Battery Life

Analogix Semiconductor has developed new embedded DisplayPort (eDP) mainstream timing controllers (TCONs), as well as Panel Self Refresh- (PSR) enabled TCONs supporting UltraHD. These devices enable mobile vendors to extend battery life under ‘any’ usage conditions, says Analogix, while also providing video. The ANX1701 and ANX1772 mainstream TCONs use the Analogix Gapless architecture; this enables … Read more

Everdisplay Targets 1 Million Panels Monthly

China’s Everdisplay has told OLED-Info that it has a monthly capacity of 600,000 5″ OLED panels at its G4.5 fab. Full capacity (15,000 substrates) has not yet been reached. The company expects to increase production to 1 million 5″ panels a month by the end of the year. It will also begin to produce 5.6″ … Read more

Ingenic SoC Supports Two Screen Technologies

China’s Ingenic has developed an asymmetric, dual-core MIPS-based chip for 301, as well as a 15 x 13mm development kit. The Newton2 dev kit includes the new processor (M200), eMCP memory, power management controller, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, sensors and seven micro-connectors for peripherals. The board runs both Android and Linux. As for the M200 itself, the … Read more

Nanobattery Promises Longer Life, Faster Charging

A tiny structure called a nanopore ‘could bring about the ultimate miniaturisation of energy storage components’. Invented by University of Maryland researchers, the nanopore is a tiny hole in a ceramic sheet. It holds an electrolyte to carry an electrical charge between nanotube electrodes at either end. Each nanoelectrode includes an outer nanotube current collector … Read more

ONR Demonstrated Augmented Reality System for Training Purposes

Augmented reality headsets are typically being measured by being compared with the Google Glass device. The issue of what augmented reality can be used for is still ongoing and recent press releases favor corporate applications over consumer use. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has shown its augmented reality solution developed for the Augmented Immersive … Read more

QR COdes Used for 3D Image Transfer

A team of optical engineers at the the University of Connecticut has developed a way to securely display 3D images by scanning a QR code. The QR codes store compressed, encrypted images that can be scanned, decrypted and decompressed by commercial smartphones. Smartphones do not require an internet connection to receive the images, although a … Read more

Samsung Redesigns Simband to Echo Gear S

The second-generation Samsung Simband wearable is now in beta testing. Unlike the first Simband, this new model acts as a smartwatch as well as a fitness tracker; it has been redesigned, with a curved 2″ AMOLED display. The band is modular and features multiple health sensors. A clever feature is the hot-swappable battery, to enable … Read more