Mobile Display Monitor – Page 834

Seabear Announces H3 outdoor smartwatch and HUD for Diving

by Norbert Hildebrand

Seabear is an Austrian company that is “developing devices that are rugged, waterproof and reliable – for research, professional and recreational diving” and is bringing two new diving-related products to the market. The first …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| PMOLED| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 05

QD Vision Granted RoHS Exemption

by Tom Allen

The European Commission has granted an exemption to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS 2) Directive for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) to QD Vision for its cadmium-based quantum dots. The EC stated, ‘Colour-converting LEDs using quantum …

BBC Gives Public Insight Into Future of Broadcast

by Tom Allen

The BBC has opened its innovation labs up to the public – sort of – in the form of a website called BBC Taster (http://tinyurl.com/nc73f46). Users can visit the site and see what the …

UDC, LG Display Sign 7 Year OLED Agreement

by Helen Vince

Universal Display (UDC) and LG Display (LGD) have signed a new OLED technology license agreement and supplemental material purchase agreement which both run through until the end of December 2022. Under the terms of …

Display Module Output Rises 5% in 2014

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA) has said that the value of global display module output reached about $82.6 billion last year. The figure was a 5% YoY increase, from just under $78.9 …

Tags:Components Market| Large Display Monitor| LCD Modules| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Acer Still Sees Opportunities in Smartphones

by Tom Allen

At a supply chain conference in January, Acer CEO Jason Chen said that the company will continue to look for business opportunities in the smartphone market. The smartphone business is not profitable for Acer …

Quarter of a Billion Connected Cars by 2020, Says Gartner

by Tom Allen

There will be more than a quarter of a billion connected cars on the road by 2020, making them a major element in the Internet of Things, says Gartner. The IoT will grow 30% this …

Tags:Automotive| Gartner| Internet of Things IOT| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Chemsec Quits RoHS Group

by Tom Allen

The International Chemical Secretariat, Chemsec, has left the European Commission working group charged with updating the list of banned substances in the Restriction of Hazardous Substances directive (RoHS) in electronics. Chemsec said that it left the …

Nurulize Develops Virtual Reality Environment

by Norbert Hildebrand

We have been reporting diligently on every new virtual reality device being developed, but we have had less to report on content for such devices. Nurulize is developing virtual realities that can be experienced …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Continental Shows Flexible AMOLED Display for the Automotive Market

by Norbert Hildebrand

Continental, the German based automotive supplier, has shown a curved AMOLED display for in-car use as the main information display. The news was published first by OLED-Info.com and hints at either an LG or …

Tags:AMOLED| Automotive| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Sulon Shows Cortex AR/VR Headset

by Norbert Hildebrand

Sulon has been developing its head-mounted display solution since 2012 when the Canada-based company was founded. While it has meanwhile worked on a developer kit for game developers, the headset is now available for …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Competitive Pressure Drives OLED Panel Pricing Down

by Norbert Hildebrand

According to an article published by Digitimes, Samsung’s OLED panel pricing for handsets is approaching LCD pricing levels and will reach parity in 2015. The report continues that in 2013 the price premium per Samsung …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Pricing| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 05