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MDM V24 #23 Product Roundup

by Bob Raikes

Lenovo has now started shipping the ThinkPad X1 Yoga notebook which has either an OLED or LCD display with 2560 x 1440 resolution or a FullHD touch LCD. The OLED verson costs $125 more …

Is Video over IP Ready for NAB and InfoComm?

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Recently I wrote a Display Daily titled “VR/AR Standards – Are We Confused Yet?” Then I attended a SMPTE meeting on the growing body of standards for Video over IP… One of the problems …

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Multi-Display Survey Now Open

by Bob Raikes

Our friends at Jon Peddie Research are conducting a survey on multiple monitors and are looking for input. It only takes a couple of minutes, and respondents can get highlights of the results. The …

Four New Projectors from BenQ

by Bob Raikes

BenQ has released four new DLP projectors for mainstream business and education use. They are the MS531 (€399 – 800 x 600), MX532 (€499 – 1024 x 768), MW533 (€499 1280 x 800) and …

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Foxconn Sees Revenue Drop in May

by Alan Spencer

Foxconn has reported a 13.3% drop in revenues for May 2017, compared to April 2017, with consolidated revenues of $9.26 billion for the month, which represents a 5.27% drop compared to the same month …

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Radiant Opto-Electronics Sees Increased Revenues in May

by Alan Spencer

Radiant Opto-Electronics, the manufacturer of backlight units, has reported revenues for May 2017 totalling $137.36 million. This represents a rise of 8.76% compared to the previous month, and a rise of 41.77% compared to …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Nanolumens Goes into Battle Over Patents

by Bob Raikes

NanoLumens announced that it has filed patent infringement lawsuits against LED display manufacturers PixelFlex, of Nashville, Tennessee; InFiLED USA, of Marietta, Georgia; DetaiLED Solutions, of Marietta, Georgia; and Gable Company, of Baltimore, Maryland for …

Epistar and Everlight See Slight Growth in May Revenues

by Alan Spencer

Epistar, the LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker, and Everlight Electronics, the LED packaging service provider, have reported revenues of $73.25 million and $78.36 million respectively for last month. This represents a rise for …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 23

RaphTime is Developing a Mixed Reality HMD

by Arthur Berman

RaphTime (Beijing, China) is developing a mixed reality HMD product called the RT Fusion. Similar to the more prominent HoloLens HMD from Microsoft, the RaphTime device is see-through, overlaying video imagery on a view …

The Hardest Sell at SID Could Find Life at Infocomm

by Steve Sechrist

In what was undoubtedly the “hardest sell” at the recent SID Display Week, we found a resurrected Interferometric (Mirasol-like) single pixel prototype featuring a high bright color saturated, tunable pixel lit entirely by reflected …

Tags:display technology| MEMs Displays| Reflective Display| SID Display Week 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Sharp Sues Hisense Over ‘Shoddy’ Products

by Bob Raikes

Sharp has brought a legal action against Hisense, which has a contract to use the Sharp brand for TVs in the US, claiming that the company has broken FCC regulations on emissions and FTC …

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MirageVision to use DVDO for Outside TVs

by Bob Raikes

MirageVision of the US has added DVDO UltraHD processing to its outdoor TV systems. As well as selling these to home owners, the company sells them to sports stadiums, resorts, zoos, yachts and sports …