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Tom Likes Asus Monitor

Tom’s Hardware has reviews the Asus ROG Swift PG27U that is an UltraHD monitor with 1,000 cd/m². Although the monitor costs $2,000, the site thinks it is ‘worth every penny’. The monitor has 384 backlight zones, like the Dell UP2718Q. The review said that for UltraHD content, it is ‘reference level’.

Constantia Flexibles Launches AR-Based Interactive Packaging Platform

Constantia Flexibles, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, is a producer of flexible packaging for the food and pharmaceutical industries. This packaging could soon be enriched with digital information experienced by consumers via smartphone, allowing brands to learn about customer shopping habits. The company has developed the “Constantia Interactive” platform in partnership with Wikitude, an independent AR … Read more

Dune Adds Projector and Media Players

Dune HD has a new portable projector and a number of new UltraHD media players. The projector is 11 x 11 cm and weighs 330gms. The image size is from 10″ to 120″ and there is a built-in battery with 7500 mAh with a USB power delivery function. 90 minutes battery operation is supported. The … Read more

Vuzix Announces November Release Date for its Blade Smart Glasses Commercial Edge Product

Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), (“Vuzix” or, the “Company”), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, is pleased to announce that the Company is ready to launch the Blade Edge commercial edition release of the Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses and expects to starts shipments the first week of November 2018. … Read more

AOC Provides Red Bull with Gaming Monitors for Esports Events

Display specialist AOC recently announced a collaboration with Red Bull Guardians and Red Bull Kumite, two esports events created by Red Bull. Guardians, a DOTA 2 tournament, took place in London on October 19th and 20th, while Kumite, a Street Fighter V tournament, will take place in Paris on November 10th and 11th. AOC’s AGON … Read more

Visionox Announces Second 6G Flexible OLED Production Line

According to OLED-Info, Chinese OLED firm Visionox has announced that it will launch a second 6G flexible OLED production line at its facility in Hefei, China, with a capacity of 30,000 substrates per month. The company is investing a total of $6.3 billion in the new line, which will take 25 months to construct. Mass … Read more

Samsung Sensor Technology Roadmap Leaked Online

Samsung’s plans to integrate sensors into its OLED display technology have appeared online, after infamous Twitter leaker “Ice Universe” shared an image from the 2018 Samsung OLED Forum in Shenzhen, China. Image: @UniverseIce via Twitter The image shows Samsung’s roadmap for new haptic technology, sound-on-display speakers and an under-display camera and fingerprint sensor. In particular, … Read more

Eutelsat SVP: “142 Ultra HD Channels Now Broadcasting Worldwide”

According to Advanced Television, Eutelsat’s Senior VP of New TV Formats, Michel Chabrol, told attendees at Mipcom that there are now 142 Ultra HD channels and services operating globally, compared to 99 back in April 2018. He added that 55 are transmitted via satellite, with the remainder made up of 85 IPTV services and two … Read more

NHK Reveals Content Plans for New UHD Channel Launches at Mipcom

Ahead of their December 1st launch, Japanese broadcaster NHK revealed more information about its two new Ultra HD channels at the Mipcom trade show in Cannes, France. As reported by Advanced Television, one of the channels will broadcast 2160p content 18 hours a day, including documentaries, drama, entertainment and sports, as well as a nightly … Read more

Fraunhofer FEP Offering OLED Microdisplay Development Kits for AR

The Fraunhofer FEP will debut a new set of tools for the independent development of wearables using OLED microdisplays at Electronica 2018, which takes place between November 13th and 16th at Neue Messe München in Munich, Germany. The small size and low power requirements of OLED microdisplays suit miniaturised, lightweight, portable systems for integration into … Read more

LDM Product Roundup Vol 25 #41

Chief has new slim display cabinets that can be less than 10cm (4″) thick, where the display is less than 70mm (2.75″) thick. The cabinets are available for 49″, 50″ and 55″ sizes. JVC now has pricing for its new 31″ monitors that it showed at NAB earlier this year. (JVC Adds HDR Monitors) The … Read more