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Dodocase and Fove Show Virtual Reality

by Raverstead

Virtual reality is a big topic for the market these days and many companies besides Oculus are following the trend. At Engadget Expand virtual reality did play a significant role with two companies, Dodocase …

DisplaySearch: Smartphone Growth Moves Out of China

by Raverstead

NPD DisplaySearch’s Q3 smartphone results – specifically regarding top Chinese vendors – indicate the outlook for the market as a whole, writes Tina Teng in a blog post (http:/ /tinyurl.com/q962w2d). Smartphone shipments reached 305 …

Gesture User Interface Design Advances

by Raverstead

The use of gesture user interfaces was discussed by several speakers at TGM. Presenters from AMS and XYZ Interactive addressed the hardware and software necessary to implement gesture user input systems. For its part, …

Tags:Gesture Recognition| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TGM 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Tamagotchis Arrive in the 21st Century, Thanks to LG

by Raverstead

Well, this is new. LG is really pursuing the idea that the smartphone is the most personal device that people own, with its new lineup of ‘Aka’ (pronounced Aw-kuh) handsets. Each of the four …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Sharp Achieves New Pixel Density

by Raverstead

There have been two stories lately about high-resolution panels developed by Sharp. First is a continuation of the UltraHD smartphone panel rumour that we covered last month (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 43); this …

And Finally – CNN Lets Down Microsoft

by Raverstead

Ouch. Microsoft is going to be very upset with CNN, we feel. After (presumably) paying for the Surface Pro 3 tablet to be used during programming, the presenters were found to be using the …

Engage Expands Flux Lounge

by Raverstead

Engage Productions’ Flux Innovation Lounge, in London, has undergone a refit with nine new LG displays. The 55″ screens form an interactive wall in the venue. An 84″ UltraHD touch display and three additional …

IDTechEx Forecasts 8km² Area Demand for MO Backplanes

by Raverstead

IDTechEx has released a new report focusing on metal oxide (MO) backplanes. These are in use by both Sharp and LG (IGZO), and are being prototyped by Chinese companies such as BOE. 7km² of …

Samsung Presents Golden TV at Christie’s Auction

by Raverstead

Samsung has designed and released a one-off version of its curved 78″ UltraHD TV. The product, covered in gold lacquer paint, will be auctioned by Christie’s during the company’s autumn auction in Hong Kong, …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Wearable CAGR Tops 50% to 2018

by Raverstead

US market researcher TechNavio has released a new report on the global connected wearable device market (http://tinyurl.com/oyy8rzb). The firm believes that the market will grow at a 54.11% CAGR between 2014 and 2018, driven …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45| Wearable Market

5G Will Offer Speed and Capacity

by Raverstead

Rahim Tafazoli, the head of the UK’s 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) at the University of Surrey, has said that capacity, not speed, will define 5G networks. The technology will be user-centric, offering low latency …

CEA Re-Christens UltraHD (Again), Brings Back 4k

by Raverstead

Multiple trade associations have agreed to use ‘4k UltraHD’ or ‘4k UHD’ as common terminology to describe TVs meeting the CEA’s UltraHD guidelines (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26). As well as the CEA …

Tags:CTA (was CEA)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)