Vol 21 – Issue 41 – Page 5

HTC Smartphone Production Moves Out-of-House

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HTC will outsource part of its smartphone production to contract manufacturers, CEO Peter Chou has said.

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Ouigo Innovates with Slabs of Glass

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Ouigo is a Taiwanese company that has an unusual technology. The company has developed a glass-based tiled projection screen. It can be used in any arbitrary tiled configuration and allows a projector to be …

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Mitsubishi Begins New Cube Rollout at Infocomm

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A new slimline DLP projector cube has been unveiled by Mitsubishi Electric at Infocomm MEA. The VS-60HS12, like the newest 70 Series cubes, uses an LED light source with an average 50,000-hour lifetime. The …

Postconsumer Plastic Demand and Price Rise

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OEMs are beginning to specifically ask for recycled plastic to use in an increasing number of new components, says the USA’s EPEAT. The organisation claims to have been a key driver in the move, …

Mitsubishi Chemical Doubles OLED Panel Life

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Earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 13), Mitsubishi Chemical and Pioneer began to mass-produce OLED lighting modules, made with a wet-coating system. However, these had a lifespan of 15,000 hours. Mitsubishi has …

Samsung Looks to China for AMOLED Adoption

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Samsung Display will supply OLED panels to Chinese smartphone brands, according to local media. Both Huawei and Oppo are said to be talking to Samsung about the technology.

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ODHitec Looks for Distributors

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ODHitec is a specialist display supplier from Korea that has been working on high brightness sunlight-readable technology and also transparent displays. It had an impressive demonstration of the ability of its special 3.5″ to …

Kiosk London Exhibitors Praise Quality Over Quantity

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Every year, HF Media & Events organises two shows in one: Kiosk London and Digital Signage London, which take place in London’s Barbican Centre. It is a small event, and two hours were more …

TCO Phases Out Old Criteria

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As TCO Development updates its TCO Certified criteria, older versions are phased out. Several documents will be retired in 2014: * TCO ’03 Displays FPD (1st December) * TCO ’06 Media Displays (30th November) …

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Osram Takes on Nanoco QDs for LEDs

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Nanoco has signed a 12-month agreement with Osram, to supply quantum dots (QDs) for LED lighting. LED lights are generally less ‘warm’ than incandescent bulbs, but are very long-lasting. QDs are a way to …

960 x 540 is New Nokia Resolution

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A dual-SIM Windows Phone smartphone from Nokia has passed through the USA’s FCC. The ‘RM-1090’ (or possibly RM-1091) is roughly the size of the Lumia 830, with a 5″ display and 960 x 540 …

Panasonic Highlights Projection & UltraHD

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Panasonic was in the main Gitex area rather than in the Infocomm space. The first product we looked at was the ET-D75LE90 ultra-short throw lens that the company showed at Infocomm – this was …