Vol 25 – Issue 31 – Page 4

Digital Projection Chosen for Automotive Firm’s New Digital Meeting Space

by Andrew Fenn

Austrian automotive company, Magna Steyr, recently collaborated with solutions architect, Ortlos Space Engineering, on a new digital meeting space. A 134˚ curved back wall transforms into a 7.3m wide by 2m high projection surface. …

Strategy Analytics: AR is Taking Off But Dedicated Headsets Remain Grounded

by Andrew Fenn

Consumers are becoming accustomed to AR technology on their smartphones through apps such as Snapchat and Pokémon Go, yet AR headsets such as Google Glass and Microsoft HoloLens remain a niche product, with sales …

AR on the Road is Getting There

by Bob Raikes

Most technologies that are successful and widely adopted depend on a killer app’, something that is enabled by the technology and not enabled without it. AR has been looking for such a an application …

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UDC Result 13/8/2018

by Yvette Raikes

Universal Display Corporation posted Q2 net profits of $10.8 million, down from $47.2 million a year ago, on revenue which dropped to $56.1 million from $102.5 million. For the first half there were profits …

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SmallHD Focus OLED

by Bob Raikes

SmallHD has a two new(ish) 5.5″ OLED touch-enabled monitors for DSLR and mirrorless cameras with FullHD resolution (402 ppi) and 350 cd/m² of output. The gamut is 105% of NTSC and the monitor has …

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IHS: Shipments of Flexible AMOLED Panels to Exceed Rigid Panels by 2020

by Andrew Fenn

Amid growing demand for AMOLED panels for smartphones, shipments of flexible AMOLED panels are expected to account for more than 50% of total AMOLED panel shipments by 2020. According to IHS Markit, shipments of …

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BOE to Begin Trial Production of Micro LED

by Andrew Fenn

According to a report from ET News, BOE will commence trial production of micro LED panels for AR/VR applications in early 2019, at Kunming BOE Display Technology, a facility jointly owned with the government …

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Lextar Begins Trial Production of Mini LED Backlighting Devices

by Andrew Fenn

In the second quarter of 2018, Lextar began trial production of ultra-thin mini LED backlight technology for notebooks and LCD gaming monitors, plus automotive, commercial and medical displays, at a new factory in Chuzhou, …

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Astro Brings First Live Ultra HD Broadcasts to Malaysia

by Andrew Fenn

Malaysia’s first live Ultra HD broadcast has taken place. Media company Astro is showcasing live Premier League at branches of its partner food-and-beverage outlet Souled Out all over the country. Both the number of …

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Digital TV Research: US SVoD Subs to Reach 208 Million

by Andrew Fenn

The number of SVoD subscriptions in the US will climb from 132 million in 2017 (111.5% of TV households) to 208 million in 2023 (173% of TV households), according to Digital TV Research. Principal …

Report: US STB Energy Efficiency Agreement Saves $3.5 Billion

by Andrew Fenn

Consumers have saved $3.5 billion and more than 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been avoided as a result of the voluntary set-top box energy conservation agreement among pay TV providers, …

Tags:Energy Star| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Perovskite Quantum Dots – The Future? Or Just a Fad?

by Peter Palomaki

By now you have almost certainly heard a thing or two about perovskites either in quantum dot (QD) form or in larger crystallite sizes. Display geeks love them because they have incredibly narrow linewidth, …

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