Vol 23 – Issue 51 – Page 3

Huawei to Use Pegatron & Quanta for Notebooks

by Bob Raikes

Huawei is reported to be planning to try to sell two million 13.3″ and 15.6″ clamshell notebooks in 2017 and will be supplied by Pegatron and Quanta, according to unconfirmed reports from Taiwan. The …

Tags:Huawei| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 23 - Issue 51

Zaxel to Show 8K 120Hz 10 Bit Server

by Bob Raikes

Zaxel Systems said that it would be in the Central Hall (18226) with China America Electronics Corporation Ltd (Catronics) booth at LVCC Central Hall, showing an 8K server that will be driving a CEC …

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Could Samsung Help Other TV Makers with QDs?

by Bob Raikes

An un-named official from Samsung Electronics is reported to have said “We expect more electronics makers would manufacture quantum dot TVs after the trade show and we will share our technology and know-how with …

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LG Looking at Two Stack OLED

by Bob Raikes

OLED.Net has reported that LG Displays showed a new OLED stack that it is investigating to boost the output of 2017 OLEDs. The site reports that LG claimed a boost of gamut from 90% …

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Huawei Looks to be Top Chinese Smartphone

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese reports say that Huawei is expected to ship around 90% of its target of 140 million smartphones (126 million), as it has hit competition from vendors including Oppo and Vivo. The company has …

So, Who Said that OLED would be 68% of TVs?

by Bob Raikes

We spotted a story that the Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA) (a Taiwanese trade association) had said that 68% of TVs would be OLED by 2020. We started to try to track …

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Foxconn Boosts Stake in Smart

by Bob Raikes

Foxconn has increased its stake in Smart Technologies Inc by a $60 million investment through Foxconn Singapore Pte which will take the firm’s stake in Smart to 84.2% after completing an acquisition of the …

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Transparent OLEDs Still Rolling out in Projects

by Bob Raikes

Planar has released a case study of the use of a transparent OLED by the Minnesota Vikings, a team from the American NFL. The displays are used to give information about the uniforms worn …

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Superdry Puts Interactive Display in Berlin

by Bob Raikes

Design company, SeymourPowell of London, has created a new interactive virtual dressing room for the Berlin flagship location of Superdry. The installation uses a display and camera to track customers and allow them to …

Tags:Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 23 - Issue 51

Do You Need a Wi-Fi Rear Mirror?

by Bob Raikes

We noticed that App-Tronics has a new “Smart Nav 5a mirror” that has GPS, radar detection, and a ‘front-viewing’ DVR. The ‘mirror’ has a 5″ display with 800 x 480 resolution (although this is …

Tags:Automotive| GPS| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 51

Samsung and YouTube Expand HDR Support

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has worked with YouTube to ensure that the YouTube app on the firm’s Smart TVs will support HDR content streaming. The update started rolling out just before Christmas and will apply to all …

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Samsung Updates Notebook 9 Line

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has new versions of its Notebook 9 with a 13.3″ or 15″ display and with the 13.3″ claimed to be the lightest in its class at 1.8lbs (0.81kg) and with a slim bezel …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Notebooks| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 51