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Ofcom Trials White Space Ahead of 2015 Deployment

Ofcom has been working on techniques to use ‘white space’ spectrum since 2012 (Display Monitor Vol 18 No 48). The regulator will use the results of technology trials (currently ongoing at London Zoo: http://tinyurl.com/mv44esj) to determine whether there is any disruption to other frequency bands. Ofcom hopes to roll out white space technology across the … Read more

Nexus Player Offers Gaming Continuity

Google has unveiled the first Android TV (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 40) product: a streaming media player for films, music and videos, called the Nexus Player. Produced by Asus, the Player will also be an Android gaming device, working with a gamepad (available separately). Users will be able to continue to play the same … Read more

Sling Media and ViXS Downconvert for Multiple Streams

Sling Media and ViXS Systems have worked together on a new network transcoder, which uses Sling technology and a ViXS XCode 5190 chipset. The device can perform 2560 x 1440 to 1280 x 720 transcoding, to deliver four independent video feeds to four separate mobile devices. The transcoder is designed to work with both new … Read more

Chinese Display Makers Form Alliance

According to the Xinhua News Agency, Chinese FPD makers have formed an alliance to boost their global competitiveness. The alliance, which has not been named, was launched on 11th October. The launch event saw stakeholders discuss mergers between domestic and overseas players and the establishment of industrial clusters and national laboratories. Two members of the … Read more

India Will Beat Chinese Growth

GfK has predicted that – contrary to common belief – the Indian technology market will outstrip China’s next year. Sales of technology devices in India will reach $34.8 billion in 2015, up from $30 billion this year. China’s market – expected to grow $1.8 billion (1% YoY) – will still be the second-largest growth market … Read more

Innolux Doubts DisplaySearch Prediction

Innolux has disputed DisplaySearch’s claims that it would drop to sixth place in the automotive display market (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 39). The company claims that it shipped more than seven million automotive displays in Q1 and Q2’14 to hold second place in the market (16.8% share). Market statistics have not yet taken Innolux’s … Read more

IP to Blame for Broadcom OIC Exit – Apparently

The Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC) has not been around for long – it was established this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 28). It could be seen as a bad sign, therefore, that founding member Broadcom has left the group over an IP disagreement. Stacey Higginbotham of Gigaom broke the news after noting that Broadcom’s … Read more

Mitsubishi Chemical Doubles OLED Panel Life

Earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 13), Mitsubishi Chemical and Pioneer began to mass-produce OLED lighting modules, made with a wet-coating system. However, these had a lifespan of 15,000 hours. Mitsubishi has now developed panels with twice the lifetime – 30,000 hours – by changing the composition of the panel’s materials. OLED materials … Read more

Osram Takes on Nanoco QDs for LEDs

Nanoco has signed a 12-month agreement with Osram, to supply quantum dots (QDs) for LED lighting. LED lights are generally less ‘warm’ than incandescent bulbs, but are very long-lasting. QDs are a way to solve this, but their use of a toxic heavy metal, cadmium, has prevented their use. Nanoco’s QDs are produced without any … Read more