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Continental Claims OLED Mirrors Are Safer and Fuel-Efficient

by Tom Allen

Continental has demonstrated how cameras and screens can be used to replace a car’s exterior and interior mirrors. Three cameras were installed in a test vehicle in the USA, as well as two 12.3″ …

Tags:AMOLED| Automotive| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 29

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University of Toronto Examines the Usefulness of HUDs in Cars

by Norbert Hildebrand

Head up displays (HUDs) are all the rage in new car models these days. Firstly, they look cool and secondly the most desirable high end models have them installed by the factory. From a …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Wearables In Automotive: A Solution In Search Of A Problem?

by Helen Vince

A recent study from the In-vehicle UX group at Strategy Analytics (www.strategyanalytics.com) surveying consumers in the US and Western Europe has confirmed low interest in wearables for automotive use-cases. While younger males and luxury …

Tags:Automotive| Wearables

Kenwood Supports Android and iPhone Connections

by Tom Allen

Two new after-market multimedia receivers, with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, are now being shipped by Kenwood. The Excelon DDX9902S and DDX9702S were introduced at CES 2015. They are in-car modules for entertainment and …

Tags:Android| Automotive| iOS (Apple)| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 26

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DD Technologies Starts Crowdfunding for its IRIS HUD

by Norbert Hildebrand

DD Technologies, a Vancouver, Canada-based company has started its crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo. So far it has reached around 35% of its $50,000 goal in one week. The head up display (HUD) is …

Tags:Automotive| DLP| Head Up Displays HUDs| Health and Safety| Laser Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 27

JDI Looks to Premium Panels

by Tom Allen

Japan Display aims to hold a market share between 30% and 40% in high-end smartphone panels by 2020. The news comes from JDI COO Shuji Aruga, quoted by Taiwanese media. JDI also intends to …

Tags:Automotive| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Market Shares - Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Reflective Display| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Sharp Highlights Free Form Concepts

by Bob Raikes

We were impressed with the Sharp Free Form displays that we saw at CES, but we were unable to get much more information, so we were pleased to catch up with the company at …

Tags:Automotive| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| LFD - Large Format Display| Memory LCD| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24

JDI Amazes with Range of Solutions

by Bob Raikes

I’d be tempted to say that the sheer number of things that JDI showed us was the highlight of the booth, but several of the demos were also very impressive. We started by looking …

Tags:AMOLED| Automotive| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| toshiba| Touch Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 24

AUO Wins Award and Impresses

by Bob Raikes

AUO started by showing us its 1.3″ (320 x 320 – 257ppi 350 cd/m²) plastic AMOLED and its 1.4″ “Full Circle” (400 x 400 – 287ppi 350 cd/m²) OLED which won the SID Best …

Tags:AMOLED| AUO| Automotive| Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pcap (Procap)| SID Display Week 2015| Smartwatches| Transflective Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 24

SID 2015 Round-Up

by Bob Raikes

CCDL was showing a 6mm pitch LED stereo 3D display based on a polariser over each pixel, and these have polarising filters that are arranged to alternate in chirality. The firm told us that …

Tags:AMOLED| Automotive| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Rec 2020| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24

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Automotive Displays Come of Age at SID Display Week

by Steve Sechrist

New at this years SID Display Week was the special coverage of vehicle displays. Long a niche market for LCD fabs, the space is still dominated by the top automotive component integrators like Continental, …

Tags:Automotive| Curved Displays| Haptics| Head Up Displays HUDs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015

Haptics Have Lots of Growth Opportunities (IC4)

by Bob Raikes

The next section was entitled “Evolution of the Immersive Experience” and covered a range of technologies. Immersion is a company that is “about haptics” which it sees as the feedback for touch experiences. The …

Tags:Automotive| Haptics| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Apps| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24