Vol 23 – Issue 15 – Page 7

LG Uses Idemitsu Materials

by Tom Allen

LG’s newest OLED TVs use materials from Idemitsu Kosan, the Japanese company has said. The firms have had a strategic OLED alliance in place since 2009.

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Sharp Confirms Robotic Phone – Not a Joke

by Tom Allen

Sharp’s walking, talking ‘RoBoHoN’ smartphone (Sharp’s Phone Dances, Talks and Sings) will go on sale on the 26th May. Pre-orders are live now: the ‘phone’ costs ¥203,140 ($1,865) ex VAT, although there will also …

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TSMC Result 14/04/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported Q1 2016 net profit of NT$64.8 billion ($2 billion), down 18% YoY. Turnover was NT$203.5 ($6.1 billion), down 8.3% YoY. Financial results were impacted by the February 6 earthquake, …

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The Orah 4i is a Compact Spherical Capture Live Streaming Camera

by Arthur Berman

Even a quick on-line search will reveal that there are a variety of spherical capture cameras currently available for sale. Although there is no shortage of hardware, the issue of how the video captured …

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NEC to Now Offer Competitive RGB Laser Projector Solution

by Chris Chinnock

NEC used CinemaCon 2016 to re-energize its RGB laser projector line with a new prototype solution, budded the NC3540LS, that is capable of delivering 35K lumens. All the main cinema projector providers; Christie, Barco, …

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OLED Suppliers Seeking New Opportunities with Apple Watch

by Sweta Dash

With Apple’s star power, smartwatch markers were hoping to move the market from niche to mainstream after the first shipment of the Apple Watch in April 2015. OLED suppliers were also hoping the Apple …

Nanoco Result 12/04/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Nanoco group reported widening of first half 2016 net loss at £5.24 million ($7.5 million), up by 65% YoY from £3.15 million ($4.5 million). Turnover for the period was £290,000 ($417,600), down 82% YoY …

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ViewSonic Adds New Size to Pen Displays

by Tom Allen

ViewSonic has added a new product to its pen display series, which help to digitise paper-based processes such as recording signatures. The new 7″ unit, PD0711, joins the larger PT1080 (launched in September) and …

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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 15

by Tom Allen

The WSD-F10 Casio smartwatch will be available in Germany this June. German tablet manufacturer MAS Elektronik AG has introduced a 4G 10.1″ tablet called the Telepad 10A3 4G, in its Xoro brand. Described as …

Barco Lobby Experience Effort Moving into Higher Gear

by Chris Chinnock

Two years ago at CinemaCon, Barco introduced their Cinema lobby concept – essentially a digital signage solution tailored for the cinema industry. In a call just prior to CinemaCon, Greg Patrick, VP Digital Cinema …

Barco Releases High Contrast Cinema Projector at CinemaCon

by Chris Chinnock

Barco used CinemaCon to unveil a new cinema-class projector using RGB laser illumination that has been optimized for high contrast. Contrast will double from 3000:1 in the 3-chip DLP RGB laser projectors used in …

The Relationship Between 3D Cinema and Headaches

by Arthur Berman

Researchers from University of Tartu (Tartu, Estonia) have investigated the link between 3D movies and the occurrence of headaches. Although there have been a few previous reports on this subject, the team stated that …

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