Volume 21 – Page 23 – Display Daily

Imagination Designs New MIPS for Android L

by Super User

Imagination Technologies has refreshed the ageing MIPS architecture with a new 64-bit processor, the MIPS I6400. It is a multi-core SoC with integrated graphics and simultaneous multithreading; up to four threads per core, simultaneously, …

Sharp Chooses Metal Mesh for Large-Format Touch

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Although we missed it at the time, we have heard about several new products demonstrated at Touch Taiwan last month by Sharp. They used metal mesh rather than ITO, a proprietary controller chip and …

Medion Impresses With Specs and Price

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Medion is the consumer brand of Lenovo. This year it was showing several notebook/tablet hybrids designed for mobile and extended use, in the Akoya range. However, our eyes were first caught by the larger …

Volfoni Chosen by Asia Cinema

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Volfoni’s Smartcrystal Diamond 3D technology has been installed in the showroom shared by Walt Disney Studios and Sony Pictures Releasing, at Asia Cinema’s Moscow location. The passive 3D system uses a ‘triple beam’ technology, …

LG Lays Down Gauntlet to Samsung Signage

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LG actually had new products, which was pleasing to see after mostly being presented with older models and upgrades elsewhere in the hall. The first thing we saw was a demonstration of LG’s WebOS …

Armada Brings RDK to SoC

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A new quad-core SoC, supporting UltraHD, has been developed by Marvell. The Armada 1500 Pro 4K (88DE3214) uses an ARM CPU and a ‘multi-core’ 3D graphics processor. UltraHD content can be played at 60fps, …

Apple Looks to LG for AMOLED

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The Apple Watch uses an AMOLED screen, we reported last week (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36). Asian sources now claim that these screens are being supplied by LG Display. Shipments are expected to …

Nvidia Accidentally Confirms HTC Nexus

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The Nexus 9 tablet will be built by HTC, Nvidia has accidentally revealed. HTC’s involvement was rumoured earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26). A paper filed with the US International Trade …

Pay-TV Has Declined Since USA’s Digital Switch

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About 84% of US households take some form of pay-TV service, according to the Leichtman Research Group (LRG). While the number of subscribers has remained fairly flat since 2010, the number of households has …

LG Chem Claims LED Efficacy for OLED Lighting

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LG Chem claims to have developed an efficient, long-life OLED lighting panel., comparable to LED devices. While fluorescent panels reach 100 lm/W efficacy and a 20,000 hour lifespan, LED lights can exceed 100 lm/W …

HP’s “Chromebook Killer” is Pricier Than Expected

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The Stream 14, HP’s answer to the Chromebook, was first uncovered this year by German website Mobile Geeks (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 33). HP has now confirmed the existence of the laptop, which …

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Flexible Device Work to be Discussed by Fraunhofer

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Fraunhofer FEP will present the results of its works on flexible electronics at Plastic Electronics 2014 (7th-9th October in Grenoble, France). As well as displays, the institute has examined devices such as flexible lighting …