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CPT Sees Demand for 18:9 – Moves to Automotive

by Bob Raikes

Chunghwa Picture Tube of Taiwan has told local Taiwan sources that there is a strong move to 18:9 displays among Chinese mobile phone brands and the company will start shipping at the end of …

Tags:CPT| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium LCDs| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 24

ALTBalaji Available on Opera TV

by Alan Spencer

ALTBalaji, the Indian digital platform has announced that its content is now availability on Opera TV. This means that all smart TVs, Blu-ray disc players and set-top boxes powered by Opera TV, will provide …

Tags:India| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Digital Pay-TV On the Rise in Latin America

by Yvette Raikes

Digital pay-TV penetration in Latin America was 85% in 2016, according to Dataxis. It is forecast to reach 94% by 2022, while analogue pay-TV will be on the way out. Growth has been attributed …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| Vol 24 - Issue 24

African OTT Success Depends on Mobile Distribution

by Yvette Raikes

OTT TV and video will still be an immature market in sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, according to Digital TV Research. Revenue will reach just $640 million for the 35 countries by then, but this …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 24

The Art of Virtual Reality

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On June 21st, I attended the press preview of “The Art of VR.” This exhibition, whose public dates were June 22 & 23, was hosted by Sotheby’s in New York and was presented by …

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

Broadband AR Film for Flexible Displays

by Norbert Hildebrand

An international collaboration between the University of Central Florida (CREOL), the National Taiwan University, and the National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan developed a flexible broadband AR film. The new AR film is based on …

Tags:Anti Glare| Mobile Display Monitor| Sunlight Readable Displays| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Auto Display Growth and Driver Preference

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, IHS recently reported touch display panel shipments in automobiles will reach 50 million units this year and global revenue for display systems in cars will hit a whopping plus …

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Vive X Holds Demo Days for 33 VR Startups

by Alan Spencer

Vive X, HTC’s $100 million VR/AR accelerator program, has held three separate demo days globally, where more than 33 start-ups from eight countries showcased new innovations in hardware, entertainment, enterprise solutions and tools and …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Epson 4000 Projector Supports HDR

by Bob Raikes

Epson US has announced a new Home Cinema 4000 projector that supports HDR10 HDR technology and with Epson’s ‘4K Enhancement Technology’. The output of the 3LCD unit is 2,200 Ansi lumens and contrast claimed …

Tags:Epson| Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| Vol 24 - Issue 24

CES Unveiled Paris Returns This October

by Alan Spencer

The Consumer Technology Association has announced that CES Unveiled Paris will be held on 24th October, providing tech stakeholders and innovative companies a platform to network and showcase their latest breakthroughs. Last year, some …

Epistar Cautious on Speed of MicroLED Development

by Bob Raikes

Digitimes reports that Epistar President Jou Ming-jiunn has said that it is working on microLED technology with sizes of 20 to 30 micros, but that development may take another year or two to appear …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 24

Sky Takes Minority Stake in V-Nova

by Alan Spencer

Sky plc is taking a minority equity stake in V-Nova, a provider of video compression solutions. The value of the investment is £4.5 million ($5.7 million). V-Nova already has a number of investors, including …