Vol 23 – Issue 06 – Page 3

Mitsubishi’s ‘Aerial Display’ Projects Large Images in Mid-air

by Tom Allen

At its annual R&D Open House event in Japan, Mitsubishi presented an ‘aerial display’ that is able to project images measuring up to 56″ diagonally in mid-air. Mitsubishi describes the two key components of …

Forth Dimension Displays to Present a Paper

by Isaac Oburu

Forth Dimension Displays has announced it will present a paper at this year’s Electronic Displays Conference. The event will be held in Nuremberg, Germany from the 24th – 25th February. The paper is entitled …

FPD Equipment Spend is Rising

by Tom Allen

Spending on FPD equipment will reach $11.2 billion this year, says IHS, its highest level since 2011. Two trends are driving the growth: a rush to expand high volumes of flexible AMOLED panels, for …

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Why the Future of Virtual Reality Isn’t Movies or Video Games

by Tom Allen

New Frontier presented almost five times as many virtual reality works at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival as it did at the 2014 show according to an interesting article from Indiewire. Viewing expanded to …

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Asahi Glass Result 05/02/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Asahi Glass reported full year 2015 net profit of 42.9 billion Yen ($375 million), up 105% YoY, from 15.9 Yen ($139 million). Turnover was reported at 1.32 trillion Yen ($10.7 billion), down slightly by …

Barco’s Flagship to be used in Berlinale

by Isaac Oburu

Barco’s flagship laser projector will screen a selection of movies at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). The flagship projector is the DP4K-60L, and will be set up at Friedrichstadt-Palast venue: Europe’s largest …

Record-Breaking Display Coming to Bristol

by Tom Allen

The Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee will see a new large-format LED display installed this year, using LEDs from DigiLED. It is DigiLED’s largest-ever project, consisting of four main screen surfaces measuring 19.2m x …

Eutelsat Communications Result 17/02/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Eutelsat Communications reported first half 2015 net profit of €188 million ($210 million), up 17.0% YoY. Turnover was up €774 million ($869 million), up 1.5% YoY. The Video Applications segment reported an increase of …

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Eizo Cares About Colour

by Tom Allen

Eizo’s newest 24.1″ ColorEdge monitors are the CG2420 and CS2420, featuring slim bezels (39% smaller than predecessors’), a carrying handle and Eizo’s own ColorNavigator 6 software. ColorNavigator is intended for users requiring a variety …

Tags:Colour Management & Processing| Desktop Monitors| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 06

Liberty and Vodafone (Finally) Go Ahead

by Tom Allen

After some on/off speculation (Vodafone Mulling Liberty Global Acquisition and Liberty/Vodafone Deal Off the Table), Liberty Global and Vodafone have agreed to merge their operations in the Netherlands. The merger will create a joint …

Samsung Begins S7 Panel Production

by Isaac Oburu

According to reports, Samsung has started the production of AMOLED panels for its anticipated flagship Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones. These are expected to be launched on Sunday, the 21st February, at …

2016FLEX to Attract More Experts

by Isaac Oburu

The 15th Flexible and Printed Electronics Conference and Exhibition (2016FLEX) that will be held at the Monterey Marriott California. Organisers expect over 600 attendees. The event is to be held between the 29th February …