Vol 24 – Issue 08 – Display Daily

2017 MWC Not Great for Handsets

by Bob Raikes

Well, the numbers are in and the 2017 MWC was up 7% on last year in terms of visitors, at 108,000. 2,300 companies were there as exhibitors. Organisers said that 55% of attendees held …

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MWC 4YFN Show Buzzes

by Bob Raikes

Away from the main show at the older exhibition centre in Barcelona, Montjuic, the organisers held a special event called “Four Years from Now”, or 4YFN, that was designed for technology innovators from academia …

Nokia Buzz is About 3310 – Go Figure!

by Bob Raikes

Nokia brand licensee, HMD, was on the Nokia booth to show off two lines of phones. The attraction of the brand was clear as on the first day, the booth was one of the …

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SmartDisplayer Working on Credit Card Displays

by Bob Raikes

Tucked away in the back of one hall was a small company, Smart Displayer, based in Taiwan, which is working on bank and smart cards that use E Ink EPDs (or LCDs). The company …

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Elliptic is Behind Xiaomi Mi Mix

by Bob Raikes

We met with Elliptic Labs which is a specialist in ultrasound and was in a good mood as it has been working with Xiaomi on the Mi Mix which uses Elliptic’s ultrasound system for …

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Bosch Sensortec Laser Scanner Looks Good

by Bob Raikes

Bosch Sensortec was showing a new MEMs-based laser scanning projector at the show, the BML050. The basic engine supports 854 x 480 (although higher resolution can be achieved, up to around 720P) and the …

ABox42 & Zattoo Collaborate

by Bob Raikes

Although they are independent companies, ABox42, which makes STBs and Zattoo, which is a TV service provider, they are both based in Germany and collaborate a lot, so were sharing a booth at the …

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Hisense Adds E Ink to Smartphone

by Bob Raikes

Somehow we missed it at CES, but Hisense showed the A2 phone at MWC again, so we caught up. The smartphone is unusual in having a 5.5″ FullHD AMOLED main display, with a touch-enabled …

HP Working on Mirror Displays

by Bob Raikes

HP Enterprise had a big booth, but HP Inc had a more muted presence, attending Showstoppers and the Pepcom event. There was also a group in the new technology area of the show and …

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Korea Telecom has Impressive 360 Deg VR Baseball

by Bob Raikes

Korea Telecom had an extreme VR set-up. Image:Meko Korea Telecom (SK Telecom) had this Virtual Reality ‘experience’ which was provoking very strong responses from participants! The system rotated around and bumped while the users …

Tianma Shows Flex & VR Panels

by Bob Raikes

Tianma had a meeting room to show its latest display products. The company does attend a number of the major trade shows (SID/Electronica/CES/MWC at least) to meet with clients. Tianma’s flex oled with touch …

TCL Promotes Alcatel and Blackberry Brands

by Bob Raikes

TCL divided up its stand between the Alcatel products and the BlackBerry area. We started by looking at the Alcatel area and the first new product was the Idol 4 Pro. However, a bit …