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5G Is Everywhere – But Who is Looking at ROI?

by Bob Raikes

I’m writing this editorial on the flight back to London from MWC in Barcelona and just grateful that it is more or less on time – and flying – as earlier today, both London …

Kyocera LCDs are for HUDs

by Bob Raikes

Kyocera International, Inc. announced a new line of LCD panels specifically designed for automotive Head-Up-Displays (HUDs). These LTPS LCDs are said to offer high light transmittance, high resolution, and the industry’s widest operating temperature …

HC Semitek Announces New Semiconductor Facility

by Andrew Fenn

Chinese LED developer HC Semitek has announced it will invest CNY10.8 billion ($1.7 billion) to build a new semiconductor and device centre at the Yiwu Information Optoelectronic High-Tech Industrial Park. The scope of the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 10

IDC: Global Wearables Market Grew 10.3% in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

The worldwide wearables market continued its upward trajectory in both the fourth quarter of 2017 and the full year, with total shipment volumes reaching new records. Moreover, thanks to a surge in smartwatch shipment …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 09| Wearable Market

Light Phone 2 Plans to Use E Ink Display

by Bob Raikes

Light Phone 2 is a new project on Indiegogo intended to create a new simple phone, based on an E Ink display that can be used for text messages and notifications. The phone is …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Kodak Projectors are Very Small

by Bob Raikes

Eastman Kodak Company announced the availability of three new portable projectors from its North American brand licensee, C+A Global: the Kodak Pocket Portable Projector, Pocket Pico Projector, and Pocket Wireless Pico Projector. The DLP-based …

Virtualitics Closes $7 Million Series B Funding Round

by Andrew Fenn

Virtualitics has announced the close of a $7 million Series B round of equity funding led by Centricus, a global investment platform, with participation from existing investor The Venture Reality Fund and other private …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 08

IDC: Android to Increase Dominance

by Andrew Fenn

As we have previously reported, according to IDC, worldwide smartphone shipments declined 0.5% in 2017, the first year-on-year decline the market has experienced since the introduction of smartphones. Smartphone companies shipped a total of …

New Galaxy Dominates the Samsung Booth

by Bob Raikes

Our main news on the S9 and S9+ was the report from the Samsung press event (Samsung’s S9 Launch Emphasis is on Camera), but, of course, we went to the booth. There were the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 09| Wireless Charging

MWC Not So Exciting for Displays

by Bob Raikes

Once again, MWC claimed a success with 107,000 attendees (including exhibitors, contractors and media) from 205 countries. The organisers said that 7,700 visitors were CEOs, up from 6,100 in 2017. There were 2,400 exhibiting …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Apple Granted Patent for OLED Touch-Screen Keyboard

by Andrew Fenn

An Apple patent, which the company applied for back in 2015, was granted last week, revealing the potential for an Apple-branded OLED touch-screen keyboard or dual-display laptop device. The patent details two versions of …

Formula 1 OTT Service Coming to Web, Amazon, iOS and Android

by Andrew Fenn

Formula 1 will launch its OTT platform, named F1 TV, early on in the 2018 championship season. The platform will offer commercial-free live streams of each race with multi-language commentary. In addition, the service …