Vol 24 - Issue 30

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CR & Microsoft Dispute Reliability of Surface Products

by Bob Raikes

Consumer Reports (CR) in the US said that it was removing its recommendation of four of Microsoft’s notebook products and “cannot recommend any other Microsoft laptops or tablets because of poor predicted reliability”. The …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Articles Feature Information about DisplayPort

by Bob Raikes

We recently saw a number of interesting articles about DisplayPort, and published by hub-maker StarTech. The first article gives a brief overview of the DisplayPort Alt-Mode. A second article covers the MST mode that …

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Dates Announced for International HDMI Plugfest

by Andrew Fenn

The International HDMI Plugfest will take place from the 25th to the 29th of September, at Presto Engineering’s Caen offices in Normandy, France. The event allows creators of HDMI hardware and software, such as …

Tags:Back Panel| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Testing| Vol 24 - Issue 30

New VR Consumer Study from Strategy Analytics

by Andrew Fenn

A new report from the User Experience Strategies service at Strategy Analytics has revealed some interesting consumer information regarding the virtual reality industry. “Virtual Reality: Who are VR owners and VR Intenders?” explores the …

Tags:AR/VR| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 30

UniPixel Signs Deal for Equity Credit

by Bob Raikes

UniPixel said that it has entered an equity purchase agreement that gives the company the right to “put,” or sell, up to 13.1 million shares of common stock to L2 Capital for an investment …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Unipixel| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Sharp Creates Commercial Director Role

by Yvette Raikes

As its Visual Solutions Business grows, Sharp has created a new role of Commercial Director. The first person to be appointed to this role is Birgit Jackson (previously Sommerer). Before this, she was head …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| sharp| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Sony Updates 3LCD Projectors

by Bob Raikes

Sony has released four new D-series projectors to replace current models. The new VPL-DX221, VPL-DX241, VPL-DX271 and VPL-DW241 models are based on 3LCD technology with a 215W UHP lamp. Full screen contrast is 4,000:1 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Transsion Launches New Phones in India

by Bob Raikes

We recently saw a reference to Transsion Holdings, which has an HQ in Shenzen in China, and is building a new HQ there. The company is reported to have made 80 million handsets in …

Tags:India| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 30

DVB Approves New Sub-Title Specification

by Bob Raikes

The DVB steering board has approved a new specification for subtitling for broadcast TV and which will be based on the W3C Timed Text Markup Language and will run alongside the current bitmap-based technology …

Tags:DVB| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Standards| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Samsung to Invest in Cynora

by Bob Raikes

A Korean blog has said that Samsung has decided to invest in Cynora of Germany. The Investor puts the level of investment at €100 million. Analyst Comment We recently reported that both Korean panel …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| Samsung Display| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Ultra-Short Throw Projectors as TVs in Micro Apartments

by Kenneth Li

Over recent years, many projector makers have introduced ultra-short throw projectors with the goal of enabling large display areas with the compactness of a projector and without the need for a large room, i.e. …

Tags:Home Theatre| UST Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Oculus “Summer of Rift” Sale Extended

by Andrew Fenn

The Oculus “Summer of Rift” Sale that began last month has been extended by “a few weeks”. The sale was originally due to end around August 21st, but due to high demand, the company …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 30