Vol 21 – Issue 41 – Page 3

Acer Removes Flicker From Prosumer Models

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Acer’s prosumer CB display range, which began with the CB280HK (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 30), has grown with the addition of the CB270HU and CB290C. Both feature Acer’s flicker-free backlight technology, sRGB gamut …

Evonik and Holst Centre Commercialise Soluble TFTs

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Evonik and the Holst Centre have been working on a new semiconductor technology called iXsenic S for the last two years. The soluble Oxide-TFT material is now being used in mass production by ‘a …

Samsung to Market 60GHz Wireless in 2015

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Samsung has said that it will commercalise 60GHz wireless products next year. Data transmission speeds are as much as five times faster than today’s Wi-Fi (4.6Gbps). A 1GB film can be transferred in ‘less …

Blackberry Returns to Classic Form Factor

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A leaked image, apparently of the Blackberry Classic smartphone, shows a return to the company’s traditional physical keyboard form factor. Image source N4BB claims that the phone will have a 3.5″ LCD screen; 720 …

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Philips Promotes Soft Blue – AOC Looks to Mobile

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MMD had a single booth, but with Philips monitors on one side and AOC on the other. On the Philips side, there was nothing since our meeting with the company at IFA (confirmed by …

AOC’s USB Monitor is Very Portable

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AOC’s new ‘myConnect’ monitor is a 17.3″ model targeting users of portable PCs such as netbooks. Like last year’s E1659FWU (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 32), it is designed to enable these workers to …

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Short Film Supply Will Restrict Polariser Growth

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The market for polarisers will reach 400 million m

Samsung’s 14″ OLED Panel Suggests Laptop at IMID

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The International Meeting of Information Display (IMID) exhibition took place in Korea recently, with a range of products on show from both LG Display and Samsung Display. According to local media, SDC was due …

Openwave Claims Further Optimisation of HEVC

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Openwave Mobility, based in California, has announced a new technology designed to ease UltraHD video transmission over mobile networks. ‘Dynamo’ apparently works with all types of transmissions but is optimised for HEVC video. Openwave …

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Barco Escapes to Europe

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Barco is working with Belgium’s Kinepolis to brings its panoramic, three-screen cinema concept, Barco Escape (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37), to Europe. Visitors to Kinepolis’ locations in Antwerp and Brussels can now watch …

Prestigio Challenges with High Performance

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Electronica 2014 takes place in Munich between 11th and 14th November. We will be at the show to bring you all the important coverage! Crystal Display Systems will show new display products, including a …

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Elo Brings Robust Touch to Curved Surfaces

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Designed for the casino gaming industry, Elo’s newest touchscreen product is particularly interesting for its shape: it is curved from the top to the bottom. The aptly-named Intellitouch Curve is robust enough to handle …