Vol 21 - Issue 49

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4Ever Captures and Tests Phase 2

by Raverstead

France’s 4Ever consortium has captured a basketball game and music concert (the Transmusicales music festival in Rennes) using the UltraHD Phase 2 format (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 35). These events tested the higher …

Tags:4k| France| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Dynamic Focus on 24″ Full HD LCD Monitors

by Raverstead

This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 24″ Full HD category, covering models with resolution of 1920 x 1080 and sizes from 23.5″ to 24.4″ wide. There are 16 brands featured in …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| dynamic focus| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Other Demos from VT MÄK, Leidos, Aegis, SAIC and Intelligent Decisions

by Raverstead

VT MÄK Showcases Wargaming & First-Person Simulation VT MÄK (MÄK) (Cambridge, MA), a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), didn’t announce anything new, but it created several demos to illustrate how its …

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Intel Collaborates with Luxottica Group on Wearable Tech

by Raverstead

Just after we reported on the use of Intel processors for the second generation Google Glass device, Intel announced that it has entered into a multi-year collaboration on wearable tech with the Luxottica Group. …

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LCFC Targets 15 Million Shipments

by Raverstead

LCFC Electronics of China is a Lenovo/Compal joint venture. Asian sources have said that the company expects to ship 15 million notebooks this year. Five million were shipped in Q3 and another 5 million …

Tags:Compal| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| ODMs & OEMs| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Canatu Achieves ISO Certification

by Raverstead

ISO 9001:2008 Certification has been achieved by Canatu. The certification was awarded by DNV GL, in Finland. ISO 9001 is a quality management standard; certified organisations are required to show that they meet the …

Tags:Back Panel| business| Canatu| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Mixed Results for Taiwan’s Notebook Makers

by Raverstead

There were mixed results for Taiwan’s major notebook manufacturers in November. Acer reported a 1% month on month increase in sales in November to NT$28.5 billion ($913.7 million), though this was down 7.3% year …

Tags:Acer| Asus| Compal| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| ODMs & OEMs| Quanta| tablets| Taiwan| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Sony Integrates Playstation Services in Android

by Raverstead

Sources speaking to Mobile Geeks have said that mass production of Sony’s Android TV products (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 29) will begin in January, with release dates beginning in February. As well as …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 49

AMD’s Omega Upscales to UltraHD for FullHD Display

by Raverstead

AMD has announced a new driver for its GPUs and APUs that challenges Nvidia technologies. Replacing Catalyst 14.9, the Catalyst Omega driver is said to raise GPU performance by up to 19% on high-end …

Tags:5K (5120 x 2880)| AMD| Chips| Game Playing| GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Christie Shows Benefits of 120fps for Simulation…

by Raverstead

For several years, Christie Digital has showcased demos at I/ITSEC to demonstrate the benefits of moving to 120fps display solutions for reducing motion artifacts. Last year the company had a nice side-by-side demo showing …

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Video Highlights from I/ITSEC 2014

by Raverstead

We were able to interview several companies during I/ITSEC 2014. Boeing was in the JVC booth at I/ITSEC 2014 showing its updated CRVS (constant video resolution simulator) with a new IG using COTS hardware …

Tags:Christie| Eyevis| Fujitsu| I/ITSEC 2014| JVC| Large Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Laibao Looks to Smartphones

by Raverstead

Laibao Hi-Tech, a Chinese firm, currently produces glass-based touch panels. Next year, it has said that it will extend this production to film-based units for smartphones. The company is targeting monthly shipments of 2 …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Touch| Vol 21 - Issue 49