Vol 22 – Issue 11 – Page 11

Razer Switches LCD For OLED on Open-Source Headset

by Tom Allen

Photo credit: CNetRazer has shown a new prototype of its OSVR headset, first seen at CES (Razer Strikes Nvidia’s Shield). The original used an LCD display, which has now been changed for an OLED. …

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Samsung Reaches Pre-Order Record

by Tom Allen

Samsung has said that pre-orders for its new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones have reached record levels. 20 million orders had been placed by mobile operators at the end of the weekend following …

Sony Agrees Licensing With Microvision

by Vanessa Browning

Sony has licensed Microvision’s PicoP laser beam scanning (LBS) pico projector technology. The company will pay an $8 million upfront license fee, as well as royalty payments. Microvision and Sony have been working together …

CPT’s Monthly Sales Down 21.4%

by Helen Vince

Chughwa Picture Tubes (CPT) reported a 21.4% month on month and 18.4% year on year fall in sales last month to NT$3.8 billion ($120.2 million). February’s result brought sales to date to NT$8.6 billion …

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Thumbs Up! Takes a Lesson From Tier Ones

by Tom Allen

An American company, Thumbs Up!, has introduced its own VR headset – although it doesn’t have a display. In the style of Google Cardboard the Samsung’s Gear VR, the Immerse Virtual Reality Headset is …

LG Defends HDR OLED, Promises Product in 2015

by Tom Allen

John Archer, writing for Forbes, has discovered that LG plans to launch an OLED HDR ‘solution’ this year. OLED has been criticised recently, mainly by LG’s competitors who do not have their own OLED …

SID Adds Automotive to 2015 Display Week

by Tom Allen

SID’s Display Week will run from 31st May to the 5th June in San Jose this year. New to the 2015 show will be the addition of vehicle displays. There will also be technical …

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MPEG Introduces DisplayPort Patent License

by Tom Allen

MPEG LA has introduced a licence for the DisplayPort patent portfolio. The licence covers a variety of digital interface standards used to connect AV sources between products. Initial DisplayPort technology owners include Hitachi Maxell, …

JCDecaux Result 12/03/2015

by Helen Vince

JCDecaux SA has released its full year results, posting an EBIT of €303.1 million and turnover of €2.8 billion, which compares with an EBIT in the previous year of €219.6 million and turnover of …

Module Competition Drives Down Smartphone Costs

by Tom Allen

Global shipments of mobile phone display modules will rise just 4% YoY in 2015, says IHS, to 2 billion units. The result will be stronger competition among manufacturers of these units. Chinese makers are …

TV Panels Get Bigger and More Feature-Rich

by Tom Allen

Sources at Innolux and AUO expect UltraHD TV panels to represent more than 30% of 50″+ LCD units shipped this year – a trend seen in December. Innolux also expects its wide colour gamut …

Rumour: Apple Settles on Oxide

by Tom Allen

The newest in a long chain of rumours regarding Apple’s 12.9″ iPad has appeared. According to sources in Asia, the tablet will use Oxide TFTs and enter mass production in Q3’15. Samples are being …