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MicroVision Result 27/04/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Microvision reported Q1 2016 net loss of $3.6 million, down 10% YoY from $4 million. Turnover was $3.7 million, up over 4 times YoY from $0.9 million.

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Nintendo reported 2016 year end net profit of 137.4 million yen ($1.2 million), down 62% YoY from 353.5 million yen ($3.3 million). Turnover was 504 billion yen ($4.7 billion), down 8.2% YoY from 549 …

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Fraunhofer Uses FEP to Boost OLED Resolution

by Bob Raikes

Fraunhofer’s FEP (Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology) is to present two papers at the forthcoming SID event on a new way of creating OLEDs with very high pixel density using …

Nintendo’s Next Console is Coming…Later

by Tom Allen

Although Nintendo’s financial forecast for the next year is down, the company did share some interesting news: a launch date for its next console, the Nintendo NX. Unfortunately it is much later than anyone …

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HTC Signals Future is in VR

by Tom Allen

HTC has led the creation of a fund for virtual reality startup firms, called Vive X. The $100 million fund – established with unnamed partners – will help new companies bring their products to …

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Chinese Glut Hurts Panel Maker Prospects

by Tom Allen

IHS has said that LCD panel makers are at risk of incurring ‘deep losses’ this year, as Chinese makers ‘aggravate already severe oversupply’. The comments were made at a display conference in Asia. The …

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iWedia Creates UHD STB with DMT

by Tom Allen

iWedia and Digital Multimedia Technology have collaborated to produce an UltraHD IPTV/OTTT hybrid set-top box, running Android TV. It uses iWedia’s Teatro-3.5 STB software for Android TV, running on DMT’s hardware. The box itself …

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VR @ SXSWedu: The BAD News about VR in Education

by Len Scrogan

At the recent SXSWedu conference, over 6,000 international attendees, exhibitors, thought leaders, and other innovators in the education space gathered in Austin to get a glimpse of the future of innovation in schooling. In …

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Samsung Slips in Large Area

by Tom Allen

Samsung Display’s share of the global large-size (9″+) LCD market has fallen, so that the firm is now placed fifth: behind LGD, BOE, AUO and Innolux. These counterparts have expanded their production of low- …

Opinions Differ, but Agree – 2016 Will be VR’s Year

by Tom Allen

The two most hotly-anticipated virtual reality headsets – the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift – have been launched worldwide and are now shipping to (a few) lucky customers. Analysts are very excited about the …

Barco Enjoys Rising Bookings

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Barco has released a trading update for Q1’16. Incoming orders booked totalled €208.8 million: a 10.3% YoY rise. The order book stood at €350.5 million, up from €339.7 million in Q1’15. Total sales for …

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Thales Demonstrates a Large Size In-Flight Entertainment System

by Arthur Berman

Looking to improve the passenger in-flight entertainment experience, aerospace company Thales (France) has developed a 21.3-inch HD LCD touchscreen display system that is designed to fit into the back side of an airplane seat. …

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