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PlayStation VR Gets Permanent Price Drop in US and UK

by Andrew Fenn

Sony has announced a permanent price drop for PlayStation VR in the US and the UK, which takes effect from March 29th. Consumers can now pick up a PSVR bundle at prices starting from …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Rigor in Educational VR

by Len Scrogan

Something may be percolating in educational circles. A development of special interest to me, something I call the impending AR/MR/VR rigor movement, could be on the rise. In a previous article, I wrote, “The …

Tags:Education| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 13

LeEco Failure Hits Truly Profit

by Bob Raikes

We have reported on the struggles of LeEco to survive (LeEco Still Struggling to Survive) and now Truly Semiconductor has said that it will have to right off $71 million because of a doubtful …

Tags:Financial Data| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 12

ICDM Considering SID Support

by Bob Raikes

The ICDM, which is working on display measurement, has a proposal, to be voted on during the SID Display Week in May to get financial support from the SID for a three year period, …

Digital CRT Tube Resurrected

by Bob Raikes

We spotted an interesting article on a CRT numeric display tube that is called the Nimo. It never really caught on as there were many options at the time – all of which did …

Tags:Back Panel| CRT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Ten OLED Companies Launch OLED Licht Forum in Germany

by Andrew Fenn

Ten companies and research institutes from the OLED industry have teamed up to launch the OLED Licht Forum, announced at the Light + Building trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany last week. The companies involved …

IHS: Market for Organic OLED Materials Grew in Second Half of 2017

by Andrew Fenn

The market for organic materials used to manufacture OLED display panels jumped during the second half of 2017, according to IHS Markit. Revenue was estimated to be $355 million in the second half of …

HTC Has Terrrible Q4

by Bob Raikes

HTC had a poor Q4 in 2017 with a loss of NT$9.8 billion ($337.4 million) on revenues of NT$15.7 billion ($536 million). The company did a deal to sell its smartphone engineering group to …

Tags:Financial Data| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 13

TiVo and Tru Optik Make Viewing Data Available for OTT Targeting

by Andrew Fenn

TiVo has announced a new deal with Tru Optik, the audience intelligence and data-management platform built for OTT television, designed to extend TiVo’s linear TV viewership data to the brands, agencies and publishers that …

Foxconn Acquires Belkin and Its Sub-Brands in Nine-Figure Deal

by Andrew Fenn

Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT), a subsidiary of Foxconn, and Belkin have announced an agreement under which FIT has agreed to acquire Belkin—as well as it’s sub-brands Linksys, Wemo and Phyn—for approximately $866 million. The …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 12

Samsung Issues Software Update for Gear S2 Smartwatch

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has released a major software update for its Gear S2 smartwatch. Enhancements include the optimisation of icons and widgets to better suit the Gear’s circular display, along with a new shortcut widget providing …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| Software| Vol 25 - Issue 12

The Stuff That Makes Your Entertainment Enjoyable

by Andy Marken

“Look, all I’m asking, is for you to just have the tiniest bit of vision. You know, to just sit back for one minute and look at the big picture.” — Ellie Arroway, “Contact,” …