Volume 21 – Page 54 – Display Daily

Companies Look to UltraHD at Ceatec

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Ceatec takes place in Chiba, Japan, from 7th – 11th October this year. Mitsubishi will bring its laser-projection TVs to the show again this year. A prototype UltraHD model was displayed in 2013 (Display …

Dow to Build Cadmium-Free QD Plant in South Korea

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The Dow Chemical Company is to start construction of what it claims is the world’s first large-scale, cadmium-free quantum dot manufacturing operation at the company

Flexible Substrate Production Cost Cut by Two-Thirds

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A technique that bonds a polymeric film to glass, in a way that means it can be ‘easily’ removed by applying heat, has been developed by the Suga Laboratory of the School of Engineering …

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Passport is Only Blackberry’s First Phone

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After the launch of the square-shaped Blackberry Passport, the Canadian company has said that it already has another unusual device under development. Blackberry will look to introduce at least one unconventional device each year. …

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Gestures Detected Through GSM Reflections

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A research project at the University of Washington, called Sideswipe, demonstrates a way to control smartphones through gestures – without adding power-hungry components. Some smartphones today use cameras for 3D gesture sensing. However, they …

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Age UK Chooses Amscreen

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Amscreen has supplied 150 AM24 LCD displays to 150 Age UK charity stores. The screens supply live news and weather. They also highlight products and services offered by the charity. The screens are fitted …

Quantum Dot TVs Under Development in Korea

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LG and Samsung are working on quantum dot TVs, claims Korea’s Digital Times. Both companies are working on products that may be released next year. Display Daily Comments Samsung could use a QD-LCD TV …

Apple Named World’s Most Valuable Brand

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Apple is the world’s most valuable brand, according to Interbrand’s ‘Best Global Brands’ report. The brand is worth almost $119 billion (up 21% YoY), ahead of second-place Google ($107 billion, up 15%). Coca-Cola ($81.5 …

LG to Combat Google and Samsung With WebOS

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Google has Android Wear, Samsung has Tizen – and now it appears that LG is getting into the wearable OS market. According to a developer website, found by The Verge, LG is working on …

‘Crumpled’ Graphene Used in Stretchable Supercapacitor

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A research team in the USA has devised a way to create a stretchable supercapacitor, which can be used to store large amounts of energy. ‘The development of flexible electronic devices, such as wearable …

‘FingerShadow’ Saves OLED Power

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A paper published by Microsoft Research (http://tinyurl.com/nqvq736) has shown a new way to conserve power on mobile devices. Recognising that the screen is the most power-hungry component in a smartphone, Microsoft researchers have developed …

Lenovo’s Yoga Tablet Updates Add a Projector

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A new line of tablets, including updates to last year’s Yoga Tablet, have been shown off by Lenovo. As well as Stand, Hold and Tilt modes, the Yoga Tablet 2 adds a ‘Hang’ mode, …