Vol 25 – Issue 01 – Page 6

Japanese Glass Maker Sold for $158 mn

by Milos Pavlovic

An Indian company, Vedanta, led by Anil Agarwal, has bought a controlling stake in AvanStrate, a Japanese specialist in LCD glass substrates for small medium panels and with products to support substrates up to …

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Pico Has Standalone VR Headset

by Bob Raikes

Pico said that a press conference held in its global headquarters in Beijing, it showed the Pico Neo which it claims as the world’s first mass-produced standalone VR device with six degrees of freedom …

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German Consumers Remain Positive

by Bob Raikes

GfK reported that consumers in Germany were in a positive mood at the end of 2017, although the propensity to buy ranking is slightly down on a monthly basis, although up on last year …

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Delta Electronics Becomes First Taiwanese Firm to Pass SBTi

by Andrew Fenn

After achieving a 50% reduction in energy intensity in 2014 from 2009, Delta Electronics has passed the SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative) evaluation, becoming the first company in Taiwan, as well as one of …

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Christie Tries to Separate from the Herd with New Apex 0.9mm LED Video Wall

by Chris Chinnock

Christie has added a new 0.9mm pitch model to their Apex lineup of LED video walls. They are not the first to commercialize 0.9mm cabinets as they wanted to be sure they could deliver …

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Sega and StarVR Collaborate on VR Arcade Experiences in Japan

by Andrew Fenn

Sega and premium VR solutions provider StarVR have announced a collaboration to bring StarVR arcade experiences to existing Sega Game Center locations throughout Japan. StarVR will work with Sega to roll out its VR …

Vuzix Issues Letter to Shareholders

by Bob Raikes

Vuzix Corp., the supplier of smart glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies, mailed a letter to its shareholders that brought investors up to date on recent news including the investment round (Vuzix Raises $12.5 …

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German Cinemas Install Europe’s First Sony 4K Laser Projector

by Andrew Fenn

Sony Digital Cinema 4Khas confirmed the sale of Europe’s first 4K laser dual projection system to German cinema operators; two SRX-R815DS systems have been purchased by Cinecitta’ Nuremberg, one of Europe’s largest multiplexes. A …

OLED TV To Dominate TV High End

by Bob Raikes

We saw some interesting data and a forecast quoted by Business Korea which attributed the data to IHS Markit. At the time of reporting, we hadn’t got confirmation of the data, but will update …

LGD Gets Approval For China G8.5

by Bob Raikes

As expected, the Korean Government has approved the plan by LG Display (Korean Government to Formally Approve LGD China Plan). This will be the first time that a Korean company has built a production …

Denso Looking at JOLED Investment

by Bob Raikes

A number of news sources in Japan and including Reuters have suggested that Denso, the Tier One automotive component supplier, is considering a $440 million investment to help JOLED get into production with its …

Apple TV 4K Gets Dynamic Range and Frame Rate Switching

by Andrew Fenn

Apple TV 4K can now switch dynamic range based on the source with the release of tvOS 11.2 and its Match Content setting, a feature that was not enabled when the device first launched. …