Volume 21

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Source: Osterhout Design Group

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 …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

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 …

Tags:Advertising| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

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 …

Tags:3D Acquisition| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Opinion| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Microsoft Germany Names New CEO

by Super User

Microsoft has named Alastair Bruce as the new CEO of Microsoft Germany. Bruce replaces Thomas Schroder, who is leaving the company to join mobile operator Vodafone.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Garmin Chooses Futaba for Wearable

by Super User

Garmin has introduced a new fitness tracker and notification display called the Vivosmart. It is a wrist-worn device with a 1.4″ curved passive OLED from Futaba, with 128 x 16 resolution (the same as …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Garmin| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

LG Presents Display Products at Flux Lounge

by Super User

Engage Productions’ Flux Innovation Lounge in London will host new products from LG at an event on 6th November. As well as a videowall made of nine 55″ LCD displays – with an IR …

Tags:Back Panel| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Orange Posts TV Subscriber Increase

by Super User

Orange has added 600,000 new TV subscribers over the last 12 months. Almost 7 million of the company’s 15.8 million broadband customers are taking a TV service. 5.9 million of these are in France; …

Tags:France| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Eizo’s Medical Monitor is “Future-Proof”

by Super User

A prototype modular medical monitor from Eizo, which we saw at UKRC this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 24), is now available worldwide. The RadiForce EX270W is a 27″ LCD model, with a …

Tags:Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Medical| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Microvision Signs $1.5 Million Module Agreement

by Super User

Microvision has entered into a $1.5 million agreement with an unnamed Fortune Global 100 customer, for display module services. The companies will focus on commercialisation activities over several phases, including production readiness, initial production …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Microvision| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Silicon Labs Claims Industry’s Smallest Tuner IC Footprint

by Super User

Silicon Labs’ new Si2151 and Si2141 are the sixth-generation of the company’s TV tuner ICs. Developed for the global hybrid TV and digital TV markets, they support digital and analogue broadcasts and comply with …

Tags:Chips| DTV| DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Tuners| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Smartphones Reach New High as Xiaomi Joins Top Vendors

by Super User

Global smartphone shipments remained above 300 million units in Q3’14, having reached that point in Q2. According to IDC, new releases and an increased emphasis on emerging markets were key. In total, vendors shipped …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21