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Samsung Display Hides Away

by Super User

Samsung Display had a private area in Hall 14 and we went around to see the range of products. Showing where the priorities lie for the local sales people in the Display business, we …

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Himax to Develop AR Glasses With Optinvent

by Super User

Himax Display, which manufactures LCOS microdisplays for Himax, is to enter a partnership with Optinvent – producer of the Ora Smart Glasses. The companies will aim to produce ‘next-generation’ AR glasses, using Himax’s LCOS …

Tags:AR Glasses| LCOS| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

B&O Hopes to Move You…to a Larger Size

by Super User

Earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 19), Bang & Olufsen launched its new Beovision Avant 55 TV: ‘The one that moves’. Designed to fade into the background of the room when not …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Apple…Missing Sapphire Appears on Watch

by Super User

Apple did not disappoint at its recent event by announcing ‘one more thing’ – the Apple Watch. The name is not the iWatch, as the trademark is held by another company. Nevertheless, the Apple …

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Sony Issues Another Profit Warning

by Super User

Sony has issued its third profit warning in six months and the sixth since Kazuo Hirai was appointed CEO in 2012. The company said that it now expects to record a full year net …

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Holotronica Shows 3D/2D Hologram Gauze

by Super User

UK-based Holotronica has developed a 3D display solution called Holo-Gauze. As well as creating a polarised 3D projection system, the transparent metallic gauze can be used to show 2D hologram effects, when viewed without …

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DACH Signage On The Rise

by Super User

The OVAB Europe Digital Signage Business Climate Index in the DACH region rose slightly, to 54.55 points, in September and October, compared to the last Index in July and August (50.4 points). Additionally, Germany, …

Tags:Digital Signage| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

LG’s WOLED Pushes Yields Past 80%

by Super User

In a meeting with CNet, LG’s global communication Director, Ken Hong, has said that OLED TV yields now exceed 80% – thanks to the WOLED technology it purchased from Kodak (Display Monitor Vol 16 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21| WOLED (White OLED)

ZTE Takes Phablet to the Mid-Range

by Super User

The ZMax phablet, from ZTE, is a mid-range device with a 5.7″ display (1280 x 720) and 3,400mAh battery – lasting for two days on average, the company claims. Android 4.4 runs on a …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Sony Bundles Nanoflix for 300 Hours of UltraHD

by Super User

Nanotech Entertainment has signed an agreement with Sony, which will put Nanotech’s ‘Ultraflix’ UltraHD video library app on all of Sony’s 2014 UltraHD TVs. A total of 9 TVs, ranging from 49″ to 85″, …

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Sharp Shares MEMS-IGZO Mass-Production Target

by Super User

Since committing to an investment in Sharp at the end of 2012 (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 49), Qualcomm has been working with the Japanese company to develop a display using both Pixtronix’s MEMS …

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Partners Drive Down LG’s OLED Price

by Super User

Finally appearing on LG’s product pages, the 65EC9700 (known as the EC970V in Europe, seen in Display Monitor Vol 21 No 27) is to go on sale in the USA this month. The TV …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21| WOLED (White OLED)