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Fujitsu Seeks Partner For Mobile Phones

by Yvette Raikes

Fujitsu has said again that it is considering several possibilities for its mobile phone operation. The company made the business a separate unit in February 2016 and has sought a partner since then to …

BOE Formalises JV Plan

by Bob Raikes

The ET News in Korea reports that the deal between BOE, Kopin and Olightek Opto-Electronic Technology to build a production line to be dedicated to OLED-based microdisplays has been approved by the board of …

QMC Claims no Detioration in 1000 Hrs in QD LED Design

by Bob Raikes

Quantum Materials Corp (QMC) of the US said that its cadmium-free quantum dots have surpassed a 1000-hour continuous durability test in a remote LED application. The testing has been conducted with red and green …

HTC Confirmed as Pixel 2 Maker

by Bob Raikes

Filings with the FCC have confirmed that HTC will be making the smaller version of the Google Pixel 2 smartphone. The phone is also expected to have a feature called “Active Edge” which is …

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Foxconn Plans Three More Lines on Wisconsin LCD Campus

by Yvette Raikes

Foxconn is to build three ancillary facilities in Wisconsin, USA, on a campus where a $10 billion LCD factory is due for completion in 2020. The company will add a back-end packaging line, a …

Friedrich and Poynton Hold Colour Correction Workshop

by Yvette Raikes

Colour scientist Charles Poynton and calibration specialist Florian Friedrich are holding a 2-day workshop for Up.grade 2017 at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie in Berlin on 25th and 26th September. The workshop will be …

Users Positive about AR/VR in Store

by Bob Raikes

We have previously reported on the test project being run by Saturn in Germany (“HoloTour” at PoS – Saturn is based on Augmented Reality). Now the company has released the results of a survey …

Tags:AR/VR| MediaMarkt (Saturn)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Further Reforms Cause Drop in Indian PC Market

by Yvette Raikes

Overall Q2 PC shipments to India were 1.75 million, down 18.9% QoQ and 18% YoY, according to IDC. Consumer shipments were 0.81 million, down 22.6% QoQ and 22.7% YoY. Commercial sales went down 15.3% …

Chinese Smartphone Shipments Down in Q2

by Yvette Raikes

Smartphone shipments to China were 94.1 million in Q2’17, down 11.8% YoY although similar to Q1, according to Digitimes Research. Chinese shipments were 28.9% of the global number. In particular, the top three telecom …

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Facebook / Oculus Files Patent for AR Headset

by Norbert Hildebrand

Oculus is best known for the Oculus Rift headset that catapulted Facebook to the forefront of virtual reality. In recent months, Facebook management has made several statements indicating interest in AR in addition to …

HTC Lowers Price for Vive Headset

by Norbert Hildebrand

Sales for virtual reality headsets have not been overwhelming so far. One potential obstacle is the price that makes buying a VR headset more of an investment rather than an impulse buy. HTC is …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Kopin’s ‘Elf’ Headset Delivers High Res Images

by Bob Raikes

We spotted an interesting article on the Road to VR blog which highlights that a development platform headset being developed by Goertek, based on Kopin’s design and microdisplays, is a very light unit and …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Kopin| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 31