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Renesas and Luxoft Work together in the Automotive Field

by Norbert Hildebrand

Earlier this year, Renesas announced their RH850 microcontroller series aimed at automotive applications. The system on the chip supports instrument clusters and also includes a warp engine for a head-up display (HUD). Now Luxoft …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Renesas| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Mixed Reality Headset Demos at Canon EXPO

by Chris Chinnock

Canon has developed an augmented reality headset that they refer to as mixed reality. The currently available headset, the HMA-1, uses two OLED panels for a total resolution of 2560×1024 (dual SXGA). There are …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Canon| Canon New York 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Apple Rumors about Cars and AR Headsets – Real Enough?

by Norbert Hildebrand

The day after reporting on the Apple event that showed the company releasing the next iPhone, the new iPad Pro, a new Apple TV and a new OS for the Apple Watch, one has …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 37

JVC Steals Show With Automotive Entry

by Tom Allen

JVC Kenwood does not normally have new display products at IFA, instead focusing on audio, so we were pleasantly surprised to find enough interesting topics to take an hour of our time! The flagship …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Automotive| Blu-ray| DCI P3| Head Up Displays HUDs| IFA 2015| JVC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Projectors| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 36

The Battle for Eyeballs Goes On…

by Bob Raikes

We’re just “clearing the decks” ready for the annual dive into IFA and IBC. For those of our readers that haven’t attended them, IFA is the European equivalent of CES and is followed immediately …

Tags:Automotive| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 34

CPT Sees Hope in Automotive Displays

by Helen Vince

Chunghwa Picture Tubes’ (CPT) president, Lin Sheng-chang, has been quoted as saying that the unstable global economy and falling demand for notebook and monitor panels will lead to a weak third quarter for the …

Tags:Automotive| CPT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 35

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HUD – Not a Favorite Among New Car Buyers

by Norbert Hildebrand

J.D. Power has released its DrIVE 2015 report that probes the driver experience for new features during the first 90 days of new car ownership. The results are quite surprising in that at least …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 34

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Exploride – A new Aftermarket HUD for the Car Enters Crowdfunding Stage

by Norbert Hildebrand

The latest entry into the automotive aftermarket head up display (HUD) field comes from Exploride, an Indian/MIT startup company. It has developed a HUD based on a transparent display that pretty much mirrors all …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 34

Innolux Showcases Advanced Vehicular Display Panels

by Tom Allen

With the growth of smart car market, built-in touch screens in the car have gradually become the mainstream. Innolux Corporation (INX) is not only taking the leading role in the development of automotive display …

Tags:Automotive| Innolux| Taiwan| Touch

LG Supplies Automotive Screens to Counter Weak Sales

by Tom Allen

LG Electronics will supply in-vehicle displays to Honda and Porsche, a source has told Reuters. LG Display has already started mass production of the LCD displays for Honda, and will begin work on the …

Tags:Automotive| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 34

High Resolutions Rule Touch Taiwan

by Tom Allen

The annual Touch Taiwan show took place in Taipei this month. Focusing on touch panels and optical films, the event brings together companies from across Asia, Europe and the USA. 422 exhibitors attended, stretching …

Tags:Asahi Glass Corporation (AGC)| AUO| Automotive| Corning| CPT| E Ink| Electrochromic Displays| Events| Innolux| ITRI| LFD - Large Format Display| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 22 - Issue 34

An iCar? Why iBother?

by Tom Allen

This week, I covered the news that Apple really does seem to be moving forward with its project to build a self-driving car (Confirmation of Apple’s Autonomous Car Plans). ‘Project Titan’, as it’s known …

Tags:Apple| Automotive| Vol 22 - Issue 33