Vol 25 - Issue 39

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Bang & Olufsen Releases Augmented Reality App for iOS

by Andrew Fenn

Bang & Olufsen has launched its new AR Experience app for iOS, allowing customers to visualise what the company’s products will look like in their homes. Users select a product, scan their surroundings with …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Bang & Olufsen (B&O)| Mobile Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 39

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E Ink to Display Latest Innovations at Ceatec 2018

by Bob Raikes

E Ink said that it would have a wide range of applications of its technology on its booth at Ceatec, which takes place from October 16-19, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. FES Watch U, by …

Tags:E Ink| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 39

VueReal Receives $8.5 Million for MicroLED Development

by Andrew Fenn

VueReal, a developer of technologies for micro- and nano-devices, has received $8.5 million in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada, bringing its investment total to over $26 million. The company will use the funding …

Tags:Canada| Microdisplays| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 39

BOE Producing OLED Samples for Samsung Galaxy Watch?

by Andrew Fenn

BOE is nipping at the heels of Samsung Display and LG Display by creating OLED display samples for Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Watch, an anonymous industry source told ET News earlier this week. In the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Sharp Officially Announces First Smartphone with Flexible OLED

by Andrew Fenn

Sharp has formally announced its first smartphone to feature a flexible OLED display, the Aquos Zero, which will ship in Japan and Taiwan during the fourth quarter of 2018. The company first teased the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 39

The Trouble with HDR10

by Bob Raikes

Yoeri Geutskens has updated his venn diagram which shows who is doing what in HDR. He has also written an interesting article that highlights that although HDR10 is well specified in terms of how …

Tags:4k| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Smartphones to Ship Under 1.5 Billion Units Worldwide in 2019

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes Research predicts that global smartphone shipments will come in below 1.5 billion units in 2019, with Samsung, Apple, Huawei and Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo remaining the top-six vendors worldwide. The top-four are expected …

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Study Finds 43% of OTT Apps Are Discarded After a Month

by Andrew Fenn

New data from mobile marketing and user engagement specialist CleverTap indicates that 43% of all OTT video apps are deleted a month after download. The study found that these apps see a churn rate …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Viaccess-Orca Partners with RedSo on Android OTT Solution

by Andrew Fenn

Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection and data solutions, has partnered with RedSo, an Asian mobile app development company, on an end-to-end OTT solution for pay-TV operators and …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Security| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Interbrand Lists its Top 100 Brands

by Bob Raikes

Interbrand put out its annual brand rankings and the list saw six of the top ten from the technology world. Apple was top, followed by Google, Amazon and Microsoft. Samsung was sixth (up from …

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Another Reason AR Glasses Have a Tough Time

by Norbert Hildebrand

While we are still waiting for Augmented Reality Headsets to create a new market segment that can drive the display industry for years to come, we have to realize that this development may take …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Human Visual System (HVS)| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 39