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Pontus Uses TOLED for HUD

The Pontus HUD 1000 is a new HUD based on a transparent AMOLED (TOLED) display from Samsung. The 64K colour display which has 360 x 112 resolution can integrate with the internal systems in the car as well as supporting an app. Features include an ambient light sensor. The device is built on an Arm … Read more

Tokyo Electron IJP is for Automotive and IT Applications

Tokyo Electron has announced a new inkjet printing system for making OLED panels. The Elius 1000 system can print the RG and B pixels at the same time and supports substrates up to G4.5 (up to 730 x 920mm), but is able to create displays at over 200ppi. That is in contrast to its earlier … Read more

iFixit Confirms Google Pixel 3 XL Features Samsung AMOLED

iFixit’s teardown of the new Pixel 3 XL smartphone from Google revealed a Samsung AMOLED display. Google has historically used LG for its OLED display technology, though as iFixit rightly points out, the presence of a Samsung display doesn’t necessarily mean that Google has cut its ties with LG altogether. Rather, it could simply mean … Read more

Grass Valley UHD RF Camera Heads Chosen by Euro Media Group

Ultra HD and HDR RF camera heads from Grass Valley have been selected by audiovisual solution provider Euro Media Group (EMG) for the capture of live sports and events around the globe. EMG says it chose Grass Valley’s LDX 86N RF wireless, shoulder-mounted camera heads to optimise its existing UHD offering and enable the company … Read more

Media Facade Lighting Chosen for China’s Gang Cheng Plaza

Digital lighting company Media Facade has embellished the new Gang Cheng Plaza in China’s Shandong Province with 6,000 metres of its M1 linear strip-lighting, as well as 4,000 of its C89 pixel lights. The plaza incorporates offices, residential areas, hotels and other facilities. The company will also be taking part in the autumn edition of … Read more

Samsung and LG Benefit from Growing OLED Demand in China

LG and Samsung are benefitting from increased demand for OLED panels from device makers in China, according to new data from IHS Markit, as reported by Business Korea. Huawei’s shipments of smartphones with OLED displays hit 6.1 million units during the first half of 2018, up from 2.9 million in the first half of 2017, … Read more

BOE Overtakes LGD’s Large-Size LCD Unit Shipments in 2018 Q3

Pulse News of Korea has reported new data from IHS Markit, revealing that LG Display is facing fierce competition from China’s BOE in the battle to lead the global large-size LCD panel market. During the third quarter of 2018, LG Display ranked first in terms of area shipments with a 21% share, with BOE on … Read more

Taking Mixed Reality to Another Level with the Samsung HMD Odyssey+

Samsung Electronics announced a new advanced display technology for the HMD Odyssey+, bringing true-to-life visuals to its entry into the Windows mixed reality space through the Windows Mixed Reality Platform that delivers an improved life-like and immersive experiences. “Samsung strives to develop meaningful innovations that deliver unique experiences to all consumers,” said YoungGyoo Choi, Senior … Read more

Samsung Launches Refreshed Odyssey+ HMD for Windows MR

Samsung has released its Odyssey+ head-mounted display, which features enhanced “anti-screen-door-effect” display technology. The new device features the same dual 3.5″ AMOLED displays with a resolution of 1,440 × 1,600 per eye but increases the pixel count to a perceived 1,233 ppi, compared to 616 ppi seen in the original model, though Samsung did confirm … Read more

Shanxi Kuntech Kicks Off Flexible OLED Project

Shanxi Kuntech has held a kick-off ceremony for a flexible AMOLED factory in China. The plan is to build a Gen 4 R&D production line and a G6 Flexible AMOLED fab with a capacity for 30,000 substrates per month by around 2021, with equipment move starting in the middle of 2020. At the event an … Read more

Google Play Movies to Offer Ultra HD Upgrades for Free?

A string of code found within the latest version of the Google Play Movies app suggests that Google may soon be following in Apple’s footsteps by allowing customers to upgrade their HD movies to Ultra HD versions free of charge. Currently, if a Google Play customer owns a movie in HD, they can’t upgrade to … Read more