Vol 23 – Issue 26 – Page 3

Flex Revenue Will Grow 300% to 2022

by Tom Allen

Demand for ‘innovative’ flexible displays will rise along with the popularity and penetration of wearable and mobile devices. IHS predicts that flexible display revenue will climb more than 300% between 2016 ($3.7 billion) and …

Blu Offers Three-Day Battery

by Tom Allen

The newest flagship phablet from US-based Blu boasts a massive battery and corresponding battery life. Aptly known as the Energy XL, the 6″ handset has a 5,000mAh battery and is said to last for …

Retailers in Favour for VR

by Tom Allen

A survey by Context has shown that VR is a category ‘for retailers to lose’, in Europe. The survey showed that most consumers (26.3%) and gamers (23.2%) would prefer to buy VR HMDs at …

Médiakiosk Plans Newsstand Modernisation

by Tom Allen

JCDecaux subsidiary MédiaKiosk has renewed its contract to design, supply, install, maintain and operate digital kiosks in Paris. The contract began on the 1st July and will run for 15 years. In the process, …

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Optoma Upgrades Home Theatre

by Tom Allen

Optoma has unveiled its new DLP home projector in the USA, the HD142x – successor to the HD141x (Optoma…And Cinema Speeds to Gaming Projector). Colour and lamp life have been improved. Optoma has added …

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Ingram Micro Cuts 900 Staff

by Tom Allen

Ingram Micro is reducing its workforce at its facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The plant, which is used for wireless repairs and logistics, currently employs almost 1,300 staff. Ingram is planning to cut 937 …

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Foxconn Subsidiary Takes Stake in AIS

by Tom Allen

Foxconn subsidiary Ennoconn Corporation has acquired a 60% stake in American Industrial Systems (AIS). Ennoconn intends to use the acquisition to compete in the industrial IoT market.

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Xiaomi Switches to Premium Pricing

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi’s co-founder Li Wangjiang has said that the company will launch a ‘high-end’ smartphone this year, costing between CNY4,000 ($600) and CNY5,000 ($750). Local media claim that the phone will be the Mi Note …

Incom Fused Fiber Optics Powers Lytro Light Field Camera

by Chris Chinnock

Fused fiber optics provider Incom has told us recently that they are a key component supplier to Lytro and their new cinema light field camera debuted at NAB 2016. What are fused fiber optics …

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Can’t Stop Drinking the QD “Kool-Aid”

by Barry Young

The many reports of Quantum Dots (QD) saving LCD TVs from the emergence of AMOLEDs tend to superficially use the extended color space and the higher luminance of LCDs as their key arguments. There …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| LCD displays| OLEDs| Quantum Dots| Vol 23 - Issue 26

SMPTE Presents HDR Workflow

by Tom Allen

Raymond Yeung will join as a guest speakerSMPTE will run a webcast on the 14th July dealing with HDR. Specifically, the event will present a workflow system for mastering HDR content for theatrical and …

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ITU Builds on Rec.2020 With HDR Standard

by Tom Allen

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has developed and published a new HDR standard (aka Recommendation) for television broadcasting. The standard was developed by the ITU’s Radiocommunication sector (ITU-R), working with industry stakeholders. It builds …

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