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IHS: Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Hit Record $120.8 Billion in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Global semiconductor industry revenue grew 4.4% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2018, reaching a record $120.8 billion, with growth occurring in all application markets and world regions, according to IHS Markit. Senior analyst …

IDC: Smartphone Sales Slacken in EMEA — Vendors Take a Wider Aspect View

by Andrew Fenn

The EMEA mobile phone market continues to lose steam, according to IDC. Total smartphone shipments in the total European market including Russia and the CIS were marginally lower than in the same quarter last …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Reducing the Negative Effects Associated with VR Headsets

by Arthur Berman

A variety of negative physiological effects have found to be been associated with the use of virtual reality headsets. To combat these effects, Lemnis Technologies (Singapore) has developed and has just made available a …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Siggraph 2018| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 32

GEC Offers Live Demo of Mobile Phone Environmental Benefits Calculator

by Andrew Fenn

The Green Electronics Council is developing an “Environmental Benefits Calculator” that measures the environmental and cost benefits of purchasing sustainable Epeat-registered products. It will launch for the mobile phone category in September and expand …

Tags:EPEAT| Mobile Display Monitor| Power Consumption| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Grabb-It Brings Digital Out-of-Home Advertising to Car Windows

by Andrew Fenn

A start-up called Grabb-It, based in San Francisco, United States, has launched a digital out-of-home advertising platform which involves installing projection equipment in cars and using it to display adverts in rear passenger windows. …

3M Takes Two Companies to Court Over Gaming Touch Screens

by Andrew Fenn

3M and 3M Innovative Properties have filed a patent infringement lawsuit in federal district court in Las Vegas, US against South Korea-based Tovis, its subsidiary Tovis North America and Scientific Games. The suit alleges …

Toronto Transport Commission Spending Over $900,000 on Bus Info Displays

by Andrew Fenn

Toronto’s Transit Commission (TTC) has announced it will install a pair of 29″ ceiling mounted passenger information displays in each of its 525 buses over the next two years, at a cost of $918,750. …

Tags:Canada| Mobile Display Monitor| Transport| Vol 25 - Issue 32

US Retailer Developing Virtual Reality Shopping Experiences

by Andrew Fenn

Walmart filed two patents back in January, indicating that the retail chain is developing a new virtual reality shopping concept, where VR device owners can shop in a virtual Walmart from the comfort of …

Insta360 Opens Pre-Orders for New 8K 360° Camera

by Andrew Fenn

Insta360 has launched its Pro 2 six-lens professional VR camera. The device shoots 8K-per-eye 3D 360° video and offers stabilisation, monitoring and post-production features, and delivers 8K VR to viewers regardless of whether they …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Google and Imax Shut Down Two VR Centres and Put VR Camera on Hold

by Andrew Fenn

Google and Imax have shut down two of their seven location-based VR centres. Whether the remaining five locations remain open or not is, apparently, still open for debate. The development of the Imax VR …

Siggraph 2018 Introduction

by Bob Raikes

I have pencilled in a trip to the annual Siggraph conference for something like fifteen of the last twenty years, but each year there was a reason why I was unable to get there. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Siggraph 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 32

UBI: Rapid Growth in 2018 Q2 for OLED Emitting Material Market

by Andrew Fenn

According to UBI Research, the OLED emitting material market totalled $230 million in the second quarter of 2018, increasing 19.3% quarter-on-quarter and representing flat growth compared to the second quarter of 2017. OLED panel …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| Vol 25 - Issue 32