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Immersive Media at IBC

by Bob Raikes

Rob Koenen, VP of the VR Industry Forum gave a talk about immersive media and we had gone along to hear about lightfields. Unfortunately, the event over-ran and we had another commitment, so we …

A tip of the Hat for Royole’s Flexible OLED Display

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Royole’s Michael Williams wears a top hat with a Royole flexible OLED Display. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) Royole Corporation was at the recent Pepcom event in New York to talk about their flexible OLED technology. …

Tags:AMOLED| Fabric & Textile Displays| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 37

The Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The fifth Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit (EWTS) will be held October 9-11, 2018 in Austin, Texas. This meeting will bring together people who are using or are considering using wearable technology in the enterprise. …

Sears Sells Off Assets to Deal with Multi-Billion-Dollar Debts

by Andrew Fenn

Department store chain Sears in the US is formulating a restructuring plan to deal with its ongoing debt problem. The company is looking to sell $1.75 billion worth of assets and $1.5 billion of …

Pixelworks Powers AirTV’s Recently Launched DVR Features

by Andrew Fenn

Pixelworks transcoding technology is powering AirTV’s new Local Channels DVR, which allows users to watch live and recorded local channels in and out of the home, with no subscription required to access recorded local …

Apple Adjusts iPhone XR Production Ratio as Pegatron Suffers Issues

by Andrew Fenn

Staffing shortages, low yield rates and delayed shipments of key components at have caused Apple to shift a significant proportion of orders for iPhone XR handsets from Pegatron to Foxconn, Digitimes according to a …

Global SVoD Subscriptions to Reach 777 Million in 2023

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide paid SVoD subscriptions will increase by 409 million between 2017 and 2023 to total 777 million. Eleven countries will have more than 10 million SVoD subscriptions by 2023. Together, China and the US …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| SVOD| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Fraunhofer Highlights Codecs, LightFields and Packages

by Bob Raikes

The Fraunhofer had a number of demonstrations of interest. First, we heard about the new JPEG XS ‘mezzanine’ codec designed for contribution applications and optimised for around 6:1 or 8:1 compression. It was developed …

DisplayMate Makes XS Test

by Bob Raikes

DisplayMate’s Ray Soneira has published its review of the display on the new iPhone XS Max. The new phone has more brightness, better accuracy and 22% more display area. As usual with Apple displays, …

Tags:iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Testing| Vol 25 - Issue 37

WaveOptics Opens New North American Headquarters

by Andrew Fenn

WaveOptics, a designer and manufacturer of diffractive waveguides for Augmented Reality (AR) wearables and smartglasses, has opened a US headquarters in Los Angeles. The move will allow the company to support its US customer …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 25 - Issue 37| Waveguide Display

DSCC Predicts 173% Shipment CAGR for Foldable Displays

by Andrew Fenn

Display Supply Chain Consultants has released a report dedicated to the foldable display market and its technology. The report projects that the foldable display market will start out slow, reaching 3.1 million units in …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 38

Dolby Vision Gathering Support

by Bob Raikes

Dolby was not showing anything new in its video and Dolby Vision technology, but was concentrating on highlighting the adoption of the technology which is now being supported by 18 different consumer electronics brands …