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Nvidia’s Teraflop Chip Enables Self-Aware Cars

by Vanessa Browning

In a big shift from last year, when its stand was all about gaming, Nvidia focused on automotive applications at the 2015 show. Nvidia’s new Tegra X1 chip is a quad-core device using four …

Tags:Automotive| CES 2015| CPUs| GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| Vol 22 - Issue 03

Google Lays Android Auto Groundwork

by Bob Raikes

Sources have told Reuters that Google is preparing a version of Android that will be built directly into cars. Drivers will be able to access the internet without connecting a 3G device such as …

Tags:Android| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 01

Jaguar Land Rover Shows More Ideas for Automotive HUD

by Bob Raikes

In recent months we have heard a lot about the new head up display (HUD) and 3D instrument cluster being developed by Jaguar Land Rover and that it is based on holographic projection. Now …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Holographic Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Silicon Image Announces MHL Products for Automotive Market

by Bob Raikes

Silicon Image has announced the release of MHL products for the automotive markets. MHL has become a connection of choice for many automotive infotainment systems. With over 650 million devices featuring MHL connectivity, the …

Tags:Automotive| Chips| Large Display Monitor| Lattice Semiconductor (Silicon Image)| MHL| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Gorilla Glass Targets Automotive and Alternative Applications and Technologies

by Helen Vince

Display Materials & Manufacturing – While Corning’s Gorilla Glass is aimed primarily at mobile devices, the company has set up a separate group to look at alternative uses for the product. In our exclusive …

Tags:Automotive| Corning| Glass| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Vorsprung Durch Samsung

by Raverstead

Audi showrooms in the UK are using Samsung’s Gear VR headset to demonstrate the features of the new Audi TT. Wearers can investigate the interior of the car and be taken for a drive. …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Abileah Explains Vertical Markets

by Raverstead

Adi Abileah is, these days, an independent consultant in display technology, although readers may know him from his time as Chief Scientist at Planar Systems. He gave a very interesting talk on special vertical …

Tags:Automotive| Aviation| Large Display Monitor| Latin Display 2014| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Colegrove Updates on Touch

by Raverstead

Jennifer Colegrove is from Touch Display Research and talked about touch and touchless input. She started by talking about “what’s hot” in the market, including non-touch areas. Colegrove said that she was one of …

Tags:Automotive| Cima Nanotech| Large Display Monitor| Latin Display 2014| Metal Mesh| Mobile Display Monitor| Silver Nanowire| Touch Display Research (TDR)| Touch Market| Touchless Touch| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Kyocera Takes on Automotive Challenge

by Raverstead

Kyocera has several divisions, with many display distributors located around hall A3. However, the company did have its own stand, where it was showing materials worked on by its Fineceramics division – as well …

Tags:Automotive| Electronica 2014| Kyocera| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| On-cell| Sapphire| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Tianma Takes Aim at Automotive

by Raverstead

Tianma’s stand was divided between new technologies, automotive displays and point-of-sale/medical/industrial units. We began with the automotive models. Several displays are available now. Two of these are passive monochrome LCD screens; they are called …

Tags:AMOLED| Automotive| Bistable| Electronica 2014| Head Up Displays HUDs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Tianma| Vol 21 - Issue 45

And Finally… Real driving game

by Raverstead

And finally… Baen’s self-named project on Kickstarter (http://tinyurl.com/maez99k) sounds a little bit like the Hindenburg – a lot of potential, but there are likely to be flames before it’s over… Baen is a hardware …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor