Vol 24 - Issue 27

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Jawbone On the Way Out, Intel Fires to Wearables Group

by Andrew Fenn

Fitness devioe maker, Jawbone has started to liquidate its assets following a period of poor sales and financial difficulty. When asked about this, the company has replied “No comment”, although its website was still …

Tags:Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27| Wearable Market

An Investigation into Factors Affecting 3D Visual Fatigue

by Arthur Berman

A duo of researchers lead by Ph.D. student Mohammed Alhaag within the Industrial Engineering Department at the King Saud University (Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) have conducted a study to compare the extent of …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Human Visual System (HVS)| R&D (Research & Development)| Visual Ergonomics| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Display Summit Open for Registration

by Alan Spencer

The Display Summit will take place on 4th and 5th October in Sterling Virginia at the Rockwell Collins facility. Presentation and panel discussion sessions will focus on advanced displays, component technology, visualisation and simulation, …

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Smartkem OTFT Heading for Implementation

by Bob Raikes

SmartKem will be supported by the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) in an EU-funded project called Flextrans which is intended to accelerate the process for developing its Organic TFT (OTFT) technology. The companies have …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Organic TFTs| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 27

NanoLumens to Host Public Display Security Webinar

by Andrew Fenn

US LCD display manufacturer NanoLumens will host a webinar next month, detailing the company’s top 10 tips for protecting public display networks from hackers. Named Public Display of Infection, the webinar will provide attendees …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Security| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Google Glass Continues in Enterprise

by Bob Raikes

Google has confirmed that it has been continuing development of its Google Glass product and has an Enterprise Edition that it will sell to businesses. Google has been working with companies such as GE …

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ViewSonic PA503 Has Three Variations

by Bob Raikes

ViewSonic has released three new models in its PA503 series which are the PA503S-SVGA (€349), PA503X-XGA (€419) and PA503W-WXGA (€429). Brightness is 3,600 Ansi lumens and contrast is 22,000:1. The lamp-based projectors (10,000 hours) …

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LG Starts Partner Program for Architects and Interior Designers

by Bob Raikes

LG Electronics in the US has developed a new Pro Design programme to support professional installations and is intended to help architects, designers and consultants that want access to information and help in developing …

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Sigmaintell Sees High Inventory and Declining Panel Prices

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell of China said that shipments of TVs globally in the first half of 2017 were 100.69 million, down 6% on the first half of 2016. The company also said that inventories of the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| TV Set Market| Vol 24 - Issue 27

New CBS Gameshow Breaks Largest Touch Screen Record

by Andrew Fenn

A brand new CBS game show where contestants play a super-sized version of Candy Crush hasn’t even started yet and it’s already breaking records. The new show has achieved the Guinness World Record for …

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Displays for the Brain – Part 3

by Kenneth Li

After I started on this month’s article, I decided to make it Part 3 of the series – Displays for the Brain As I described in Part 1, Part 2, and some of my …

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UBI Says that OLED is the Best Automotive Display

by Bob Raikes

UBI Research of Korea is optimistic that OLED will increasingly penetrate the automotive market. In a post on OLEDnet, the company said that a Chinese preference for very colourful displays would help the technology …

Tags:AMOLED| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27