Vol 23 – Issue 18 – Display Daily

Challenges in the Public Display Market

by Bob Raikes

It’s been a very busy week at our company as we finalised our quarterly data for the Public Display and Desktop monitor markets and Tom was at a UK TV event, as well as …

EMEA Public Display Sales See New Value High

by Bob Raikes

Sales volumes in the EMEA Public Display market slipped back in Q1 2016, by 4.7% on a quarterly basis, but 8% up over Q1 2015, according to Meko’s DisplayCast Public Display service as the …

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Thinking Big Thoughts

by Ken Werner

As SID Display Week approaches with frightening rapidity, we should be thinking big thoughts and getting ready to ask big questions of the experts — real and imagined — who will gather in San …

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The European Commission has blocked the proposed merger of O2 and Hutchinson, which operates the Three network, in the UK. The Commission was concerned that the move would have led to less choice and …

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Augmented Reality Faces Challenges, Says Zervos

by Tom Allen

Harry Zervos, principal analyst with IDTechEx, presented a talk about eyewear. Virtual reality is already popular, he said, and augmented reality is growing in two stages. For now, it is tied to smartphones; the …

FlexEnable: Which Wearable Will Win?

by Tom Allen

We last talked to Paul Cain of FlexEnable at MWC 2016 (FlexEnable Curves an LCD Around the Wrist), and he was presenting at the IDTechEx Show on the topic of ‘Ubiquitous Displays and Sensors’. …

Kazlas: “Quantum Dots Are the Only Path to Rec.2020”

by Tom Allen

Peter Kazlas is director of advanced product development at QD Vision, which produces Color IQ quantum dots; these began to be shipped in early 2013. Color IQ optics use red and green QDs with …

Sony Calls for New Printing Methods

by Tom Allen

Kazumasa Nomoto from Sony covered the topic of TFTs for displays, specifically with regards to flexible and ePaper types. There are three ‘levels’ to flexible displays, which the industry is progressing through (and towards) …

Futaba Aims at Automotive with PM-OLEDs

by Tom Allen

Futaba’s Burkhard Jaeger discussed the expansion of the firm’s flexible PM-OLED range, which are produced for wearables. Futaba entered the OLED market after acquiring TMC in 2011. Futaba PM OLED roadmap – Click for …

OLEDWorks is Working to Raise OLED Efficiency

by Tom Allen

Click for higher resolutionOLEDWorks took over Philips’ OLED lighting business around one year ago, and is now working on advancements in the space. Eric Meulenkamp, formerly of Philips, is a general manager of the …

Lenovo Second Tech World Coming to San Francisco

by Tom Allen

Lenovo will host its second annual Lenovo Tech World conference on the 9th June in San Francisco. Topics to be covered will include VR, connected devices and the cloud. The firm will launch the …

Lenovo’s Low-Cost Rugged Laptops are for Education

by Tom Allen

Lenovo has announced two new laptops for the K-12 education sector, at its annual Accelerate Partner Forum. The N23 and N42 boast rugged features like reinforced ports, strong hinges, a spill-proof keyboard and anti-peel …