Vol 23 – Issue 14 – Page 5

iDklic Expands With 260 New Partners

by Tom Allen

iDklic, a Belgian provider of screens for pharmacies, is expanding its network. To date, more than 1,300 have been installed across Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Ireland. 260 more pharmacies have now signed with the …

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PC Decline at Worst Point in Nine Years

by Tom Allen

Global PC shipments fell 9.6% YoY in Q1’16 – the sixth consecutive quarter of declines. Shipments reached 64.8 million units: the first time that they have fallen below 65 million since 2007, says Gartner. …

Minnesota Vikings and More at Pepcom

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I attended a Pepcom media event in New York on April 7th and saw some of the latest technology. Three things, in particular should be of interest to Display Daily readers. First, the Minnesota …

Daqri Acquires Holographic Projection Provider Two Trees Photonics

by Chris Chinnock

One of the leaders in enterprise-focused augmented reality, Daqri, has acquired one of the leaders in holographic projection displays, Two Tree Photonics. Together, the two will pursue advanced helmets for AR, Head-up Displays (HUDs) …

Christie Highlights Reduced Noise of L/P Projectors

by Bob Raikes

Christie was highlighting the D12WU-HS projector which is a single chip DLP unit that uses a laser phosphor light source and which we reported on from ISE (Christie ‘Solves Laser Colour Balance’) The company …

Dimensional Touch Responds to Pressure

by Phillip Wright

Yesterday, I highlighted the technology that Apple has introduced to add an element of pressure sensitivity to the touch input sensor of its iPhones. Of course, that has encouraged others to go in this …

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Apple Moves Touch On with Pressure

by Phillip Wright

With the introduction of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Apple has provided users with a force sensing touch user interface enabling new input modalities that also incorporate haptic feedback. I recently briefly assessed …

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University Prints OLEDs on Paper

by Tom Allen

Research at the University of Sheffield in the UK has led to the possibility of new ways to display information on product packaging. Working with Cambridge-based Novalia, the University describes packaging with printed electronics …

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ICDM Launches File Formats Workgroup

by Tom Allen

The International Committee for Display Metrology has announced a new workgroup, for file format management and standardisation. Based in OpenEXR, Workgroup 4 aims to develop a file format standardisation effort for displays and related …

UK Picture Quality Complaints Fall to 0

by Tom Allen

UK regulator Ofcom has said that complaints about picture quality on public broadcasters’ channels have faded to almost nothing – in fact, there have been no complaints in the last three years. Ofcom is …

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Corning Seeks Lighting Designer

by Tom Allen

Corning and OLEDWorks have launched a contest, seeking ways to integrate OLEDWorks’ lighting panels into functional luminaires. Each of the five winners will be awarded up to $10,000 each. More information at http://tinyurl.com/jb26n7p.

Molecular Glasses Has Bold OLED Claims

by Tom Allen

US OLED material developer, Molecular Glasses, has said that its phosphorescent host material has been shown to raise OLED lifetime by up to 1,500%. The material has an external quantum efficiency of 20%, and …

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