Vol 24 – Issue 31 – Page 3

LG Upgrades LED Projectors

by Bob Raikes

LG said that it will show new ProBeam UST (model HF85JA) and MiniBeam (model PH30JG) LED projectors for home cinema use at IFA. The ProBeam UST supports FullHD resolution and can display a 100″ …

Philips’ Roadshow Comes to London

by Yvette Raikes

As part of its European Roadshow 2017, Philips Professional Display Solutions will be visiting the Novotel Hotel in Hammersmith, London, on the 20th and 21st of September. The company will be showing its professional …

ImmersiaTV to Show Synchronous Content at IBC

by Milos Pavlovic

ImmersiaTV plans to show technology in the Future Zone at IBC to allow the use of conventional TV sets, companion screens/tablets, and AR/VR headsets while providing a synchronous, coherent viewing experience across all of …

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Wisechip TADF Video Uploaded

by Milos Pavlovic

Kyulux has uploaded a video from the recent TADF workshop that includes a talk by Dr. York Tsai of Wisechip, which has adopted the company’s material for passive OLEDs. Kyulux & Wisechip to Commercialise …

Mercedes Pushes the Boat Out on Concept Design

by Bob Raikes

Mercedes has shown a new concept car at a show in Pebble Beach, California, that has a wrap-around fibre-optic display in the cockpit. The electric Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet uses four electric motors to …

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Emerging Markets Spur Smartphone Growth in Q2

by Bob Raikes

Global sales of smartphones to end users reached 366.2 million units in the second quarter of 2017, a 6.7% increase over the second quarter of 2016, according to Gartner. In the smartphone operating system …

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Korean TV Panel Demand To Fall

by Milos Pavlovic

The Chinese paper, the Economic Daily News (EDN), quoting IHS as the source, has reported that panel purchases from the top Chinese TV makers will grow by 17% in Q3 and by 14% in …

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Vol 24 #31 Product Round-up

by Bob Raikes

3M has developed a new High Clarity privacy filter that is designed to work better with displays that have higher resolutions. The filter is claimed to have “30% more clarity” than previous products and …

Netflix is King in the Netherlands

by Yvette Raikes

In July, Netflix was accessed by 3,942,000 Dutch people using a smartphone, a tablet or a PC, according to GfK. That equates to 27.5% of the population aged 13 or over, more than all …

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Intel VR Gaming Boot Camp

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The stereotypical view of a video game designer is a 25 year old male who has been heavily into video games since he was 11. At 14 he created his first video game to …

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LDC Dates Set for 2018

by Bob Raikes

We heard recently that the LDC (Laser Display and Lighting Conference) will be held in Yokohama, Japan on 24th – 27th April 2018. The event took place in Germany in 2016, but was in …

Fujitsu Seeks Partner For Mobile Phones

by Yvette Raikes

Fujitsu has said again that it is considering several possibilities for its mobile phone operation. The company made the business a separate unit in February 2016 and has sought a partner since then to …