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Aledia Uses Nanowires for MicroLEDs

by Bob Raikes

This week I was in Grenoble in the Alps and took the chance to visit Leti, the major French R&D. At the exhibition, I also caught up with a LETI spin-off, Aledia, which has …

Tags:France| MicroLED| R&D (Research & Development)| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Sharp Developing 8K Processing

by Bob Raikes

The Nikkei Asian Review has reported that Sharp is working with Astrodesign to develop 8K video processing. Developing demand for 8K displays is part of Sharp’s mid-term plan as well as developing the supply …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 24 - Issue 25

New J/V in Taiwan for OLED Drivers

by Bob Raikes

INT Tech and UltraChip (which claims it will have market share of more than 90% in EPD drivers in the second half of 2017) have set up a J/V to develop drivers for OLEDs …

FreeWheel Council for Premium Video Expands into Europe

by Bob Raikes

Following on the development of the FreeWheel Council for Premium Video (FWC) in North America, the FWC announced its European launch, extending its remit to champion the premium video industry on an international level. …

iNDemand Broadcasts Live Bout in 4K UHD over SES Platform

by Alan Spencer

SES has announced the first UltraHD live pay-per-view sports event broadcast by iN Demand over the SES Ultra HD distribution platform. On 24th June, martial arts bouts were transmitted live from New York’s Madison …

The GenBasic VR Headset

by Arthur Berman

GenBasic (apparently a brand name of the Shenzhen Big Bread Technology Co., Ltd.) is now offering a product called the Quad HD Android All-In-One Virtual Reality Headset – HXSD Edition. The “All-in-One” in the …

Tags:Android| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 25

PMA Research Shows Top-Selling Projectors in US

by Alan Spencer

PMA Research has posted their top five projectors for May for the US in a number of categories. Mainstream projectors for AV and IT distributors has Epson on top with a trio of models, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Projectors| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Allwinner Releases New HDR SoC for STBs

by Bob Raikes

Chip maker, Allwinner Technology has officially released the H6, the most advanced processor in the H-series range. The H6 is described as a high-performance, high-quality 4K HDR set-top box SoC that is for use …

Tags:Chips| Large Display Monitor| Semiconductors| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Quick Search: VR and Educational Research

by Len Scrogan

Quick Search: Research is a series dedicated to unpacking some of the emerging research on 3D, VR, and other dynamic visualization technologies. See my introductory discussion on this topic, entitled the Research Chase. In …

Tags:Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 25