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LG Display Suffers Accident & Fab Close Down

by Bob Raikes

LG had a fatal accident at its P8-1 panel fab in Paju, Korea and the fab has been shut down for repair and for the authorities to investigate the problem. The plant is expected …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| LG Displays (LGD)| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Projection Mapping Comes Home

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Projection mapping is currently mostly the province of professionals in the AV business, preferably professionals with clients with deep pockets since multiple high-end projectors are often required. Siriusly Creative, LLC wants to change that …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| LED Projectors| Projection Mapping| Vol 24 - Issue 24

What does AR and VR Mean for the Display Industry?

by Norbert Hildebrand

While AR and VR are tow of my favorite topics in the display industry right now, I want to add some of my views to the current industry landscape. This article looks at the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Display Industry| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Microsoft Thinks True Mixed Reality is Five Years Away

by Bob Raikes

Although Microsoft is developing ‘Mixed Reality’ headsets with PC OEMs based on the Holographic platform that are expected to be here later this year, Microsoft XBox boss, Phil Spencer told Time in an interview …

Tags:AR/VR| Game Playing| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| The Metaverse| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Will GearVR get to 2000ppi?

by Bob Raikes

The OLED Association has published reports suggesting that the GearVR may have a very high definition display in the headset – perhaps as much as 2,000ppi. It is also said to be working on …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Resolution| Samsung| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Rtings Measures Image Sticking

by Bob Raikes

Readers interested in TVs may or may not be interested in a reviews site that we only heard about recently. It’s called Rtings.com and seems, on the face of it, to be very careful …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Note 8 in August in New York

by Bob Raikes

Reuters reports that Samsung is planning a launch of the Galaxy Note 8 for August in New York. The report said that the screen would be a bit bigger than the 6.2″ display used …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Yota Ready For V3

by Bob Raikes

We reported on Russian phone maker, Yota, several times up to 2015 when it showed the YotaPhone 2 – which had an OLED on the front and an E Ink display on the back. …

Tags:EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Mood Media Files for Bankruptcy

by Bob Raikes

We missed it a few weeks ago, but we heard that Mood Media (otherwise known as Muzak) filed for bankruptcy in New York on May 18th 2017. Since then, Mood Media has sold its …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 24 - Issue 24

LG To Use More OLEDs on Phones

by Bob Raikes

LG is looking to raise its sales of smartphones and the first phone that it is looking to is the V30 which is widely reported to be launched towards the end of Q3, with …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Lenovo Shows Foldable Notebook Concept

by Bob Raikes

At an event in New York, Lenovo showed a foldable notebook concept. This is just a concept and only exists as a rendering, not a prototype and Lenovo also said only that the machine …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 24

AOC Announces New Pro Range of Monitors

by Bob Raikes

MMD has released five new monitors in its Pro-line, two with 24″ diagonal and three at 27″. The 24″ (23.8″) units (I2490VXQ and I2490PXQU) have FullHD resolution and two of the 27″ versions are …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 24 - Issue 24