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EBU Guides its Members on HDR

by Bob Raikes

The EBU has released guidance to its members on developments in HDR. The announcement suggested that the document might be downloadable generally, but seems to be only available to paid-up members. Analyst Comment Joining …

Samsung Patents A Rollable OLED Screen

by Bob Raikes

The LetsGoDigital blog has spotted an interesting patent from Samsung on the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) database that covers a rollable display device with a fingerprint sensor. The claims are here and the …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Samsung C-Lab to Reveal Creative New Projects at CES 2018

by Bob Raikes

Since MWC, (MWC 4YFN Show Buzzes) we have reported several times on Samsung’s Relúmĭno app that it has developed via its C-Lab start-up initiative – and which is designed to help those with challenges …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Android for Some Sony TVs Delayed Again

by Andrew Fenn

The Android 7.0 update for early 2016 and 2015 models of Sony TVs has been hit with further delays. Released for late 2016 and all 2017 models back in May 2017, the update was …

Tags:Android| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 01

GPUs Develop Strongly in 2017

by Bob Raikes

Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has just released in annual review of GPU developments for 2017. The report is available free to subscribers to Jon Peddie’s TechWatch, or costs $100 to others. In spite of …

Vuzix Partners with Powershelf on AR Smart Glass Retail Solution

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix has announced a strategic partnership with Powershelf to deliver a comprehensive, wearable IoT solution for stocking retail store shelves. “Powershelf Stock-to-Sight and Pick-to-Sight, powered by Vuzix” uses AR and AI technology, providing a …

Garmin Introduces the Vívofit 4 Activity Tracker

by Andrew Fenn

Garmin has announced the Vívofit 4, a daily activity tracker with a battery life of up to one year with no charge. The device features an 11mm x 11mm, sunlight-visible, transflective, eight-colour memory-in-pixel display …

Lawsuits Filed Against Apple After iPhone Slowdown Admission

by Andrew Fenn

Apple is facing legal action after its recent admission that modern software updates have purposefully slowed down older iPhone models. Apple said that this was done to preserve battery life. The iPhone 7, released …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 01| warranty

Full Screen Displays Head for Quarter Billion

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell has reported that almost a quarter billion ‘full screen’ displays have been sold in 2017, with nearly 200 million in the second half of the year. Samsung is by far the biggest supplier, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Oppo Plans Sim-free Phones for Japan

by Bob Raikes

Oppo of China, owned by BBK) is planning to start to sell its phones without SIMs in Japan in the spring of 2018 according to Reuters. The company is reported to be planning to …

Tags:Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Japanese Glass Maker Sold for $158 mn

by Milos Pavlovic

An Indian company, Vedanta, led by Anil Agarwal, has bought a controlling stake in AvanStrate, a Japanese specialist in LCD glass substrates for small medium panels and with products to support substrates up to …

Tags:Glass| India| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Pico Has Standalone VR Headset

by Bob Raikes

Pico said that a press conference held in its global headquarters in Beijing, it showed the Pico Neo which it claims as the world’s first mass-produced standalone VR device with six degrees of freedom …

Tags:CES 2018| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 01