Vol 23 – Issue 32 – Page 3

TI’s Minidock Design Carries USB and Power

by Tom Allen

Texas Instruments has introduced a USB-C and Power Delivery minidock (51 x 102mm) reference design, which can support USB data, power, video and audio signals. The reference design can take power from a USB-C …

HP Prepares New Gaming Models

by Tom Allen

During Gamescom in Germany, HP revealed several new products, two of which feature gaming displays. One is a 17.3″ notebook with a choice of two of Nvidia’s new 10-series mobile GPUs, and the other …

Stratacache Acquires Scala for Global Expansion

by Tom Allen

US digital signage hardware, software and services provider Stratacache has acquired Scala, the digital signage platform developer. The deal combines the USA’s (Stratacache) and world’s (Scala) largest signage companies. Stratacache says that its strong …

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Toshiba Result 12/08/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Toshiba reported Q1 2016 net profit of $774 million. Turnover was $11.7 billion. The company reported its first quarterly net profit in six consecutive periods, although turnover was still in decline on account of …

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AR/VR Will Grow at More Than a 180% CAGR

by Tom Allen

IDC projects worldwide revenues from augmented (AR) and virtual (VR) reality growing from $5.2 billion this year to more than $162 billion in 2020. This represents a CAGR of 181.3% over the five-year period. …

A Day with Charles Poynton

by Chris Chinnock

I recently had the opportunity to attend a workshop with Charles Poynton, a renowned mathematician and video expert. The informal workshop took place in New York with just a few others, providing a great …

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Arris Looks at UHD and HDR

by Tom Allen

Arris will hold an UltraHD/HDR webinar on the 25th August, at 15:00 BST (GMT+1). The discussion will revolve around the delays facing a mass HDR rollout, such as low penetration and the ongoing development …

AOC Chooses IPS and VA for UHD Monitors

by Tom Allen

MMD, as AOC, has added two UltraHD monitors to the 77 Series. Both the 27″ U2777PQU and 31.5″ U3277PWQU are flicker-free, with 10-bit colour (real 8-bit + FRC) and 100% sRGB coverage. Both screens …

Peerless Supports UWS’s Rotating Video Wall

by Tom Allen

The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) has recently opened a new atrium and reception area, using a rotating mount from Peerless-AV and a display from NEC. The new video wall, in UWS’s …

Shirts Display Pollution Status

by Tom Allen

Nikolas Bentel, a designer in New York City, has released a range of shirts that change colour in the presence of pollution, according to Mark Fihn’s Flexible Substrate. Bentel worked with Autodesk to develop …

Tags:Fabric & Textile Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 32| Wearable Market

TV Change Doesn’t Fit the Human Brain

by Bob Raikes

It’s often said about we humans that we are very bad at understanding and dealing with exponential change. And yet, that is the nature of a lot of the changes in the technology world …

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Actions Designs for Personal 3D HMDs

by Tom Allen

Actions Semiconductor, of China, has released a chipset called the V100 for personal 3D cinema headsets. It is an all-in-one chip, featuring a MIPS32 processor, an integrated video engine, display subsystem and audio engine. …