Volume 21 – Page 11 – Display Daily

ODG Announces R-6 and R-7 Smartglasses

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

Augmented Reality – The Osterhout Design Group (ODG) was in the news some time ago for selling augmented reality related IP to Microsoft. Whoever thought that this was a way for ODG to get …

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Successful Mobile Ad Design Depends on GDP – Says Todacell

by Norbert Hildebrand Don't Use

Mobile Displays – Todacell is an international advertising network with offices in the US, Europe and Israel. The company found that there were some inconsistencies in advertising response which they could not explain -what worked …

Trumbull’s MAGI Cinema Solution Discussed at TIFF and IBC

by Chris Chinnock Don't Use

Digital Cinema – Back in early May, I wrote an article about the first public debut of Doug Trumbull’s new cinema capture solution call MAGI (First Screening of 4K 3D 120 fps Content Coming …

Samsung, LG To Pay $19 million in Brazil LCD Cartel Case

by Super User

Samsung and LG have signed agreements with Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) to pay approximately $19 million to settle a cartel investigation involving the Brazilian LCD market. The two companies had been …

Sony Considers Indian Manufacturing Plant

by Super User

Indian media claims that Sony is considering establishing a manufacturing plant in the country. The Economic Times of India quotes Sony’s Indian MD, Kenichiro Hibi. Hibi apparently said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stress …

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SVoD Popularity Will Rise Rapidly in Europe

by Super User

More than 20% of European TV households will pay for VoD packages (subscription VoD, or SVoD) by 2020. Digital TV Research forecasts that the overall figure will be 59.4 million (20.7%), up from 18 …

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Haptic Technology Approaches $52 Billion by 2018

by Super User

The haptic touch technology market will grow at a CAGR of 41% between 2013 and 2018, ending the forecast period with revenues of almost $51.8 billion. Smartphones and virtual interfaces will be the main …

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Canon’s Newest Projectors are Portable

by Super User

Canon’s newest LV projectors all feature a filter-free design and long-life (6,000-hour in eco mode) lamp, to prolong their lifetime and reduce maintenance. The five models (LV-WX300, LV-X300, LV-S300, LV-WX300ST and LV-X300ST) are 1DLP …

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CSR Pursued by Microchip

by Super User

Microchip Technology, of the USA, has approached UK-based Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) with an acquisition offer. CSR announced that it had rejected Microchip’s preliminary offer as too low, according to the EE Times. Microchip …

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Fujitsu Decodes HEVC, Encodes H.264

by Super User

The MB8AL2030 (aka HD62) is a SoC supporting HEVC decoding, from Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe. It is intended for use in home entertainment and in-care infotainment systems. An H.264 encoder is also built in. The …

Apple’s Invitation Gives Nothing Away

by Super User

Invitations have been sent out to an event on 9th September by Apple, effectively confirming the previously-rumoured iPhone 6 launch date. Unlike the company’s previous invitations, there is no hint of what will be …

Crystal Display’s 70″ Touch Monitor Precedes 84″

by Super User

A 70″ touch display has been launched by Crystal Display Systems in the UK, with an 84″ to follow ‘soon’. The CDS-700SLT is a slim (89mm) product featuring 10-point (IR) touch and automatic temperature …

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