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Augmented Reality System tested by US Naval Research

by Norbert Hildebrand

The ONR (Office of Naval Research) as part of the US Navy has been working on an augmented reality training headset for years and now they have shown the results of their work at …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Training| Vol 22 - Issue 22

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 23

by Tom Allen

Demonstrating the importance of digital signage security, hackers recently took control of a large billboard in Atlanta, replacing the scheduled content with an image that could normally be found in the dark depths of …

Flexible AMOLEDs Provide Differentiation

by Tom Allen

Flexible AMOLED display shipments will equal more than 11% of rigid AMOLED shipments this year, according to IHS. The market is growing as vendors shift from rigid display production. Samsung Display and LG Display, …

Oculus Connect 2 Comes to Hollywood

by Tom Allen

Oculus VR has announced Oculus Connect 2 – an event for engineers, designers and developers from around the world, where they can learn about the future of the Oculus platform. This year’s event will …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Lenovo Challenges Google

by Tom Allen

Lenovo has unveiled a bevy of new devices at an event in Beijing, including a Chromecast rival. First are three new laptops for consumers: the Z41 and Z51 are for multimedia use, and the …

Truly Expects to Begin AMOLED Production in Q1’16

by Tom Allen

Truly Optoelectronics expects to begin AMOLED production at its own facility in Q1’16. The Chinese company has said that construction of the G4.5 fab will be completed in June, and equipment will be installed …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Oculus Acquires Surreal Vision

by Helen Vince

Oculus has announced its acquisition of Surreal Vision, a UK-based company which has been working to refine software that can accurately and quickly build 3D maps of physical environments, which it calls simultaneous location …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Foxconn Looks at India for Expansion

by Tom Allen

Foxconn chairman Terry Gou has said that the company is aiming to develop between 10 and 12 facilities in India, and could spend “a few billion dollars” on them. “A lot of our customers, …

Gionee Packs in Dual Batteries for Four-Day Lifetime

by Tom Allen

A new smartphone from Gionee has appeared in a TENAA listing in China. The M5 is the successor to the M3, featuring two batteries and four days of lifetime. The display is a 5.5″ …

Tags:Batteries| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Updating the Humble Game Boy

by Tom Allen

When the thing that you take away from this image is that he named his Pikachu Platypus, you know that you’re of the Game Boy generation.A Belgian student, known as Raz, has built what …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nintendo Consoles| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Funding Sought for High-End Smartwatch at CES

by Tom Allen

Credit: CnetA titanium-body smartwatch prototype, running Android 4.4, was recently spotted at CES Asia. The Rockioo Watch is currently being funded on Kickstarter (http://tinyurl.com/oa8hfqq). It has a 1.63″ OLED display (320 x 320) and …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Tianma Dramatically Raises LED Life

by Tom Allen

Tianma NLT America’s new TFT LCD displays feature long-life LED backlights – lasting for up to 100,000 hours. Available in 8.4″ and 10.4″ sizes, the displays have 800 x 600 resolution and are intended …