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Royole Introduces 3D AM-OLED HMD

by Matthew Brennesholtz

In a press event just before Pepcom in New York on Thursday, September 15th, Dr. Bill Liu, Royole (pronounced “Royal”) founder and CEO, introduced Royole’s successor to the 2D Royole X (Subscription required) Virtual …

Tags:Flexible Displays| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 37

OLEDs Can Fold. So What?

by Ken Werner

The idea that a folding OLED display will somehow revolutionize portable product design and create a volcanic market expansion periodically raises its ill-conceived head. A recent occurance was the presentation by UBI Research president …

Tags:Flexible Devices| Flexible Displays| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 36

Will Samsung Galaxy S8 Only be Curved?

by Milos Pavlovic

The Korea Herald has reported rumours from Korea that the next major Samsung smartphone, expected to be the S8, will only be available with the kind of curved display seen on the current S7 …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 36

SmartKem Wins Flexible Funding

by Yvette Raikes

The EU has given UK organic semiconductor company, SmartKem, a €1.8 million grant to transfer its OTFT Truflex platform to mass production of flexible displays in Asia. SmartKem is adding a further €850,000. The …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 35

ITRI and AUO Impress with Flexible OLED

by Milos Pavlovic

ITRI of Taiwan has been developing foldable and flexible AMOLED technology, which it is licensing to local panel makers, AUO and CPT. At Touch Taiwan, the organisation showed a number of demonstrations and licensee, …

Tags:AUO| Flexible Displays| ITRI| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch Taiwan 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 34

BOE To Bring Flexible Display Online

by Isaac Oburu

BOE Technology Group has revealed that China’s first flexible display production line will go into operation in 2017. The company is expected to invest $6.99 billion in its G6 AMOLED production line in China’s …

Tags:BOE| China| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 34

Heraeus Claims 1mm Radius for Flexible Touch

by Milos Pavlovic

As planned, Hereaus showed its Clevios-brand conductive polymer film at the recent Touch Taiwan event (Heraeus Celebrates Intego Partnership). The technology was developed in collaboration with ITRI of Taiwan (Heraeus and ITRI Collaborate on …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch Taiwan 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 34

Biocompatible touchpad

A Stretchable Touch Pad is Under Development

by Arthur Berman

One possible scenario for future human-computer interactions envisions touch panels that are stretchable. Even more visionary are concepts that utilize touch panels that are biocompatible in order to allow integration with the human body. …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Wisechip Promises Transparent PMOLED in 2016

by Tom Allen

Wisechip has said that it will show flexible (40-60mm bend radius) and transparent PMOLEDs at Touch Taiwan. Mass production will begin this year. Image: OLED-Info

Tags:AMOLED| Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch Taiwan 2016| Transparent Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Apple to Refresh iPad Pro in 2017

by Tom Allen

Ming-chi Kuo, an KGI Securities analyst with a respectable track record on Apple predictions, has said that the company will launch as many as three iPads in 2017. In an investor note, Kuo said …

Tags:AMOLED| Apple| Flexible Displays| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Lenovo Teases Flexible Devices for IFA

by Tom Allen

A teaser for Lenovo’s IFA 2016 presence talks about new tablets and new modules for the Moto Z smartphone – and clearly shows flexible displays. As well as “a new chapter in tablets”, the …

Tags:Flexible Displays| IFA 2016| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Samsung Needs “More Time” for Foldable Phone

by Tom Allen

At the launch of the Galaxy Note 7 in New York this month, Samsung Mobile business president Koh Dong-jin said that the company “needs more time” to develop a foldable smartphone. “We really want …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 31