Vol 24 – Issue 21 – Page 5

JDI Reflective Display is For Digital Signage

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Tatsuya Yata and seven of his colleagues from Japan Display Inc. (JDI) presented a paper (74.2) titled “Development of a Novel Reflective Display System with Multi-primary Color for Digital Signage” on Friday morning of …

Exciting Times….

by Bob Raikes

This week is a bit shorter than some of our issues as we are beavering away to produce our SID report. We still have a lot to do, so it will be early next …

Kopin at SID and AWE

by Matthew Brennesholtz

While Kopin Corporation did not have an official presence at SID’s Display Week exhibition, I visited them in their suite at the nearby JW Marriott hotel where I was hosted by Greg Truman, Head …

European Desktop Monitor Market is Positive

by Bob Raikes

The European Desktop market saw some year on year growth from 2016 in Q1 by 3.6%, although the market was down from Q1, a typical seasonal decline according to Meko’s DisplayCast service. On a …

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Asus & Dell Update Windows Holographic Headsets

by Bob Raikes

At the Computex show, Microsoft showed a number of Windows ‘Mixed reality’ including updates from Asus and Dell. Microsoft is talking of the platform using the Microsoft Holographic brand. Asus (left) and Dell (right) …

WiGig VR Devices Expected in Q3

by Bob Raikes

WiGig chip maker, Peraso Technologies, has said that it expects to see wireless VR headsets using the technology by Q3 or Q4. The company also expects to see WiGig-enabled games consoles, gaming PCs and …

Display Week’s AR/VR Business Conference

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On Wednesday of AR/VR Week (excuse me, Display Week), the OLED Association and Veritas et Visus presented an AR/VR Conference as part of the SID Business track. There were about 22 speakers in four …

ADB Enhances its 4th Generation vuTyme IRE Solution

by Bob Raikes

ADB has upgraded its vuTyme 4.4 In Room Entertainment (IRE) system that is designed for hospitality applications, at a range of different tiers from economy to luxury, the company said. The system has three …

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Worldwide Shipments of AR/VR Headsets Rise Q1 2017

by Alan Spencer

According to IDC, worldwide shipments of AR and VR headsets continued to rise with a total of 2.3 million units shipped in the first quarter of 2017. IDC is also forecasting triple-digit growth for …

Vestel Releases Full Toshiba Range of TVs

by Bob Raikes

Vestel announced new TV products under the licensed Toshiba brand in Europe. There are several series. The Entry series is available in 24″, 28″, 32″, 39″, 43″ and 49″ sizes. Features include three HDMI …

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Infocomm ‘Heads Up’

by Bob Raikes

The news for Infocomm has started and Socionext said that it plans to demonstrate a new chip, the SC2M50 or “M50” that will encode video using the HEVC codec in UltraHD with 60 fps …

Ultravision Wins Paris Project

by Bob Raikes

Ultravision International said that it has completed installing an outdoor LED display at the Châtelet-Les Halles commuter rail station in central Paris and it is expected to be seen by 37 million visitors as …