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The price of in- and on-cell smartphone modules with 1280 x 720 and 1920 x 1080 resolutions has fallen significantly this year. The lower prices began to appear in Q2, says DisplaySearch. Adoption is expected to grow quickly, largely due to robust demand for the iPhone 6. As developing markets rise and low-cost smartphones become … Read more
The question of whether linear TV is dead or stronger than ever was addressed in one of the last sessions of CCW 2015. With TV changing from the linear TV model to a more mobile and on-demand structure, the question is how healthy linear TV really is in the USA? The panel discussing this topic … Read more
Jolla, a spin-off from Nokia that pushes a mobile OS called Sailfish, has successfully crowdfunded a tablet. Actually, the company smashed its $380,000 target on Indiegogo. At the time of writing the campaign still had 20 days left to run and had raised almost $1 million. Gambling on a largely-unknown OS is a risk (that’s … Read more
JVC has unveiled a new Diamond-series TV called the DM85UZXR, set to be released in late January. Although full details are not available, it is interesting to see that JVC claims Rec.2020 coverage; full coverage is not actually possible on today’s displays. This may be the first consumer display we have seen using the gamut, … Read more
Kronos the workforce management service provider which advertises its services with “Workforce Innovation that Works” has worked with Harris Poll to create a study of the use of wearable devices at work and at home. The study looked at the use of wearable technology at work, at home and how 346 believe wearables will benefit … Read more
Earlier this month Germany celebrated 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, with six massive LED screens, on rails, moving around Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. Each screen was 11m x 4.8m, with a floor-based driving system created by WIcreations.
Plessey has achieved 120 lumens/Watt light output with its MAGIC GaN-on-Silicon LED technology. Light output efficiency was said to be greater than 50%. Engineering samples are shipping now, as well as blue die with a wavelength of 455nm. CTO Keith Strickland said, “Whilst 120 lumens per Watt for an LED may be considered ‘acceptable’ to … Read more
Kim Kyung-min, a researcher at LG Display’s R&D centre, has said that the company is planning to use a roll-to-roll method to create flexible OLED displays. Speaking at the 2014 International Workshop on Flexible & Printable Electronics in Korea, Kim said said that the R2R technology would lower manufacturing costs. LGD is iterating on the … Read more
The OLED Association (OLED-A) has predicted a 700% rise in flexible OLED capacity between 2014 and 2018. The Association predicts that the combined capacity of Samsung Display and LG Display will rise from 800,000m² next year to 5.6 million m² in 2017. SDC’s capacity will remain larger than LGD’s throughout the forecast period, OLED-A believes. … Read more
I’ve spent the last two days in Munich and I’m writing this 343 on the late Easyjet flight home. I was thinking over the last couple of days of attendance at the Fujitsu Forum and meetings with clients. At all the meetings, I heard a common theme, that the “traditional” end of year purchasing boost … Read more
A team at LCD materials maker Merck has received the 2014 Meyer-Galow Prize for business chemistry. The prize was presented for work on display advancements in smartphones and tablet PCs.
MHL has developed a new Alternate Mode for the USB-C specification. The MHL Alt Mode will enable a USB-C connector and cable to support MHL 3.0.
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