Vol 24 – Issue 34 – Page 2

LG and Samsung to Invest $30 Million in Cynora

by Alan Spencer

Cynora, a German provider of organic emitter materials for OLEDs, has confirmed that LG Display and Samsung Ventures have invested in the company. (Samsung to Invest in Cynora) Cynora is developing a new type …

Chinese Handset Makers Look to LGD for OLEDs

by Bob Raikes

Business Korea reports that four Chinese smartphone makers are planning to adopt flexible OLEDs from LG Display in new smartphones in 2018. Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi are all said to have confirmed plans …

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Shuttle Announces Partnership with Quividi

by Andrew Fenn

Shuttle has announced a new deal with digital signage analytics firm Quividi. The new agreement will see the two companies work together to create digital signage players with on-board Quividi audience analysis tools. Quividi’s …

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3D Projection on Show at Leo Baeck Institute

by Andrew Fenn

Stolen Heart: The Theft of Jewish Property in Berlin’s Historic Center, 1933–1945 is an installation at New York’s Leo Baeck Institute. The exhibition, which features a 3D projection-mapped video table controlled by a BrightSign …

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TiVo Releases Survey Figures for Pay-TV and OTT Subscribers

by Alan Spencer

TiVo has released findings from its 2017 subscriber survey of pay-TV and OTT services across the US, Europe and Latin America. The study revealed that respondents watch an average of 4.4 hours of video …

Moto Z2 Force: A Smartphone Without Gorilla Glass

by Ken Werner

Note: I am delighted to yield most of my space today to the distinguised technology journalist Barbara Krasnoff. I will return briefly after Barbara has had her say. — Ken Werner “Corning’s Gorilla Glass …

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PlayNitride Getting Closer to Micro LED Production

by Norbert Hildebrand

MIcroLED displays are often seen as the future challenger of OLED displays, with the emphasis on ‘future’. Many start up companies and technology developers are working on the issues surrounding these alternative LED displays …

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The Waiting’s Over:Apple Shows the X

by Bob Raikes

Much of the news from the Apple press event this week was not a surprise as there have been an uncharactertistic number of leaks. However, there were some surprises from the company in the …

Barco Residential’s new Medea 4K is ‘Entry Level’

by Bob Raikes

Barco has announced a new projector for home use, the Medea 4K, with a new optical engine and light source that is joining the Barco Residential range as an ‘entry level’ UltraHD laser projector. …

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TI DLP UHD Reference Design Available

by Bob Raikes

Texas Instruments has released the DLP660TE chipset reference design for its UltraHD DLP. The DLP chip is a 0.66″ unit and the reference design can support brightness up to 5,000 Ansi Lumens. TI sees …

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Apple TV App Finally Leaving the US

by Andrew Fenn

Following the announcement of the new UHD-capable Apple TV and the launch of tvOS 11, the company has also unveiled plans to release its previously US-exclusive TV app in other territories, starting later this …

ClickShare Achieves Six-Figure Milestone

by Andrew Fenn

Barco’s award-winning wireless collaboration system ClickShare has now been shipped to over 300,000 businesses, the company has announced. ClickShare is part of the distribution portfolio of 5,000 resellers around the world. The company stated …