Vol 25 – Issue 30 – Display Daily

Mobile Challenges

by Bob Raikes

This week, production was a challenge, as a family commitment meant that I was away from the office on Thursday and Friday. I was in a tent in the Oxfordshire, UK, countryside and, sadly, …

Samsung Unpacked 2018: The Galaxy Note 9 is Here

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung took to the stage today to officially launch the Galaxy Note 9, alongside its new Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Home smart speaker and enhanced integration with Bixby voice control and Spotify music across the …

Taiwan Small Panel Shipments Up in July

by Yvette Raikes

Monthly shipments of small and medium panels for the four main Taiwanese suppliers were up 6.0% MoM and 14.6% YoY to 115.249 million. Hannstar Display saw turnover for July of NT$1.6 billion ($52.9 million), …

Blackbird Technologies Settles Patent Infringement Case with Lenovo

by Andrew Fenn

In March 2016, Blackbird Technologies filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Lenovo in the US District Court for the District of Delaware on a patent relating to a computer display system that transforms from …

US-China Trade War Causes American TV Maker to Close

by Andrew Fenn

Element Electronics, a TV maker based in South Carolina, US, has announced it will lay off the majority of its staff and close its Winnsboro plant, due to the ongoing US trade war with …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TV Production| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Conviva: Smart TVs Losing Viewing Share to Streaming Boxes

by Andrew Fenn

One of the most interesting aspects of streaming TV in 2018 is the diversity of devices viewers can use to stream video, Conviva says. The company classifies devices into three groups: mobile (smartphone and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| TV Viewing| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Large Taiwan Panel Suppliers See Better July Sales

by Yvette Raikes

Monthly shipments of large panels for the four main Taiwanese suppliers were down 2.2% MoM but up 17.9% YoY to 21.11 million. AUO posted July sales of NT$25.8 billion ($841.8 million), down 8.5% YoY. …

Compal Announces Sale of Its Stake in Notebook Firm to JVP Lenovo

by Andrew Fenn

Back in 2012, Compal Electronics purchased a 49% stake in Lienpal Hefei, a notebook manufacturing joint venture with Lenovo, for $147 million. Compal announced this week that it will sell its 49% stake in …

The Resolution of Light Field Displays – Inside and Outside the Virtual Reality Room

by Kenneth Li

I wrote a couple of articles last year related to Light Field Displays (LFD) and called them Pixel Ray Displays (PRD). The question was: Are they Waves or Rays? I know that “real” holograms, …

Tags:Light Field Displays| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Epson Releases New HDMI 1.4 and USB-C Moverio Smart Glasses

by Andrew Fenn

Epson has launched its new Moverio BT-35E Smart Glasses. Featuring an interface unit with HDMI and USB-C ports, the glasses can be used for several applications including enterprise drone piloting, remote field support and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Epson| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Magic Leap One: Creator Edition is Available Now

by Andrew Fenn

Long-awaited mixed reality headset Magic Leap One: Creator Edition is available now in select locations throughout the US, priced at $2,295. We now know the device is powered by an Nvidia six-core Parker processor …

BBC to Commemorate World War One with First VR Proms Experience

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC has announced it will release its first VR experience to honour the centenary of World War One, as part of its annual Proms concert season in London. “Nothing to be Written”, which …

Tags:AR/VR| BBC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 30