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5G Is Everywhere – But Who is Looking at ROI?

by Bob Raikes

I’m writing this editorial on the flight back to London from MWC in Barcelona and just grateful that it is more or less on time – and flying – as earlier today, both London …

Tags:5G| Automotive| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Kyocera LCDs are for HUDs

by Bob Raikes

Kyocera International, Inc. announced a new line of LCD panels specifically designed for automotive Head-Up-Displays (HUDs). These LTPS LCDs are said to offer high light transmittance, high resolution, and the industry’s widest operating temperature …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Kyocera| LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Holovis Shows VR Training Systems

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Meko’s Matt Brennesholtz tries the Holovis unteathered 6DoF training system, including the backpack host computer. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) Holovis is a hardware agnostic company with a focus on professional training. Recently, there interests have …

Tags:Automotive| ISE 2018| Large Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Holovis Shows VR Training Systems at ISE

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Meko’s Matt Brennesholtz tries the Holovis unteathered 6DoF training system, including the backpack host computer. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) Holovis is a hardware agnostic company with a focus on professional training. Recently, there interests have …

Tags:Automotive| ISE 2018| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 07

Mitsubishi Developing “Texture Expression” Technology

by Arthur Berman

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has reported development of a “texture expression” technology that the company has named Real Texture. Although, at this time, little technical information has been publically released, one of the claims for …

Tags:Automotive| Large Display Monitor| Mitsubishi| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 07

Harman & Samsung Release Video of CES Concepts

by Bob Raikes

Ken went to see Harman at CES and there was plenty to see (Harman and Samsung Find Synergy — Really!). Now the companies have released a new video that shows some of the things …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| CES 2018| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 06

AGC Offers Infrared Transparent Glass for Automotive and Touch Panel Applications

by Norbert Hildebrand

AGC, the Japanese glass company is offering an infrared transparent glass that would work well for automotive LiDAR and infrared touch panel applications. (Cars, Yes; Display Technology, Not So Much) As was demonstrated by …

Tags:Automotive| Infrared Touch| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Audi Releases Quattro Coaster AR App for iOS

by Andrew Fenn

Audi has released a new AR app, a collaboration between Audi Norway and Norwegian creative agency POL Oslo. The Quattro Coaster app is triggered by the company’s TV adverts; when the app detects an …

Tags:Advertising| AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Hella OLED Lighting Modules Featured in 2018 Audi A8

by Andrew Fenn

Hella, a lighting and electronics developer based in Germany, has revealed that it was the company behind the OLED lighting modules featured in the new 2018 edition of the Audi A8. The vehicle’s OLED …

Tags:Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Continental and Nvidia to Partner on Autonomous Cars

by Bob Raikes

Nvidia has signed a deal with Continental, a Tier One automotive supplier, under which Continental will use the Nvidia Drive platform to develop its autonomous car platform. The companies aim to develop systems that …

Tags:Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Byton e-Car Launch Exploits Next Gen Displays

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, at the CES 2018 press day, new kid on the block, China car maker Future Mobility Corp. (FMC), launched its new electric car brand, Byton, that features a completely …

Tags:Automotive| CES 2018| Curved Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Samsung Acquires Harman and Finds Synergy

by Ken Werner

Whenever one company merges with or devours another, it predicts that a cornucopia of synergistic value will result. More often than not, it doesn’t, but since Samsung completed its acquisition of Harman in March …

Tags:Automotive| Quantum Dots| Vol 25 - Issue 04