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IHS Acquires NPD DisplaySearch

by Super User

The NPD Group has signed a definitive agreement, to sell its DisplaySearch and Solarbuzz businesses to IHS Inc. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions. Completion is expected in or around the second …

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Parade Brings DisplayPort SST to UltraHD Tcon

by Super User

A new UltraHD timing controller, using embedded DisplayPort (eDP) v1.3, has been developed by Parade Technologies. The DP667 is said to be the first Tcon for UltraHD LCD panels that support the use of …

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Bringing Tactile Feedback to an In-Air Screen

by Super User

In-air touchscreens have been seen before – usually featuring a projector and water vapour (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 1, Vol 21 No 17). However, there has been little sensation of feedback. A team …

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eMagin Contract Dramatically Improved OLED Performance

by Super User

In October (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41), eMagin announced that it had been awarded three new R&D contracts, totalling $6.8 million. The company has now revealed that $6.45 million of that total is …

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LG Presents Display Products at Flux Lounge

by Super User

Engage Productions’ Flux Innovation Lounge in London will host new products from LG at an event on 6th November. As well as a videowall made of nine 55″ LCD displays – with an IR …

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Orange Posts TV Subscriber Increase

by Super User

Orange has added 600,000 new TV subscribers over the last 12 months. Almost 7 million of the company’s 15.8 million broadband customers are taking a TV service. 5.9 million of these are in France; …

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Eizo’s Medical Monitor is “Future-Proof”

by Super User

A prototype modular medical monitor from Eizo, which we saw at UKRC this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 24), is now available worldwide. The RadiForce EX270W is a 27″ LCD model, with a …

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Parade Extends Jitter-Cleaning to HDMI 2.0

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To promote the use of the HDMI 2.0 standard, Parade Technologies has released a jitter-cleaning repeater chip called the PS8409. It is designed to remove clock jitter and data jitter/skew from an HDMI 2.0 …

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Optically Writable 3D LCD Developed by HKUST

by Super User

Hong Kong University for Science and Technology (HKUST) published the result of its research, originally shown in a paper at SID, into an optically rewritable 3D LCD. The display is basically a normal LCD …

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Everdisplay Targets Multiple Mobile Sizes Next Year

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Everdisplay has shown two new AMOLED panels at an event in Shenzen, China. The first is a 1.63″ unit for wearables, which will enter mass production in Q2’15. The company also showed a prototype …

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