Apple Manufacturer Quanta Reaches Deal to Build AR Displays

Quanta Computer Inc., one of Apple’s main manufacturing partners, has struck a licensing agreement with augmented-reality component maker Lumus Ltd. to make lenses for smart glasses.

Israel-based Lumus designs displays for AR glasses that will project information into the wearer’s field of view. As part of the deal, Quanta will manufacture the lenses for Lumus and then have the option to produce the component for leading consumer technology companies, Lumus Chief Executive Officer Ari Grobman said. Quanta led a $45 million investment in Lumus in late 2016. Several of the largest technology companies, including Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp., are developing AR hardware.

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Dangerous displays of force between North Korea and United States

The rhetoric is pretty harmless.

The North Korean foreign minister calls Donald Trump "mentally deranged and full of megalomania" at the UN today.

Add this to "dog" and "dotard" (senile old man) and you get the picture.

Trump has had his say of course, branding the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a "rocket man on a suicide mission".

Were there not the potential for a serious conflict it would all be vaguely entertaining. But what is less harmless are the increasingly worrying displays of strength by both sides.

In response to North Korea's repeated missile launches and nuclear tests, the Americans have now sent bombers close to its east coast in an attempt to deliver a clear message about the military options open to the Pentagon.

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Absen introduces new LED display range

Absen has announced the launch of the A27 series of LED displays, which the company claims delivers the ‘best of both worlds’ to advertising, retail, corporate and all fixed installation environments.

The new series comprises four 27.5in diagonal models: the A2725, the A2719, the A2715 and the A2714, with a respective pixel pitch of 2.54mm, 1.906mm, 1.58mm and 1.46mm, boasting a 3,840Hz refresh rate and high brightness of up to 1,000 nits.

Designed to be as standardised, simple to use and easy to set up as an LCD screen, the A27 series boasts dot-to-dot FHD for 16:9 4K resolution, HDMI interface/APP control, and ADA-compliant, VESA compatibility for front installation into any space. It also institutes black matte SMD LEDs for crisp contrast complementing a vivid and uniform display quality that is rich in colour detail, thanks to a 110% colour gamut. Premium chip technology maintains complete detail and a high contrast ratio even in low light images.

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Wake Forest, Daktronics announce LJVM Coliseum display upgrades

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest Athletics and Daktronics announced Tuesday (July 11) their partnership to bring 35 LED displays to the LJVM Coliseum. The installation of more than 5,000 square feet of LED displays will be completed this summer and will enhance the fan experience starting with 2017-18 Demon Deacon home games.

The entire project will use a total 4.8 million LEDs while it would take 133 60-inch televisions to cover the five centerhung displays.

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Samsung Still The Top Maker Of Smartphone Displays In Q1

Samsung is still the number one top maker of smartphone displays in the first quarter of 2017, based on the market data released by industry tracker IHS Markit. One of the reasons for this remarkable performance is the company’s considerable growth in shipments of flexible organic light-emitting diodes or OLEDs. Samsung Display’s sales in the first quarter of 2017 amounted to more than $3.5 billion which represents 27.2 percent of the global market. Industry insiders believe that this overall growth is significant because this quarter is regarded as an “off-season” for the display industry. In keeping its top slot, Samsung Display has beaten Japan Display which only accounted for 17.8 percent of the international market. The third slot was taken by LG Display Co. while the fourth place went to BOE Technology Group of China.

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E Ink demos a foldable 10.2 inch display, among other things

E Ink is probably best known for making the paper-like electronic displays used in Kindle, Nook, and Kobo-style eBook readers. But the company also makes displays used for industrial and commercial products including digital signage and whiteboards.

Today the company announced that its E Ink Prism displays are now available in seven color options, allowing designers to build interactive displays into architecture.

And recently the company showed off a new foldable grayscale display that could be used for eBook readers that fold up… like a book.

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ISRAELI TECH FIRM TURNS PARKED CAR WINDOWS INTO VIDEO DISPLAYS

Cars windows made from 'liquid' glass could be used as screens for localized targeted information and advertising, according to an Israeli start-up.

Technology company Gauzy worked with German carmaker Daimler Benz to develop its opaque screens. It debuted the smart glass at the Autobhan Expo Day in Stuttgart in February.

Gauzy developed a method to bond sheets of flexible plastic material containing a liquid crystal layer to car windows which become clear when an electric current is passed through them, but are opaque without it.

The company aims to use its technology for smart messaging based on where the car is parked and local conditions.

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Fukushima aquarium displays Blobfish, deemed world’s ugliest creature

IWAKI, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – Blobfish, a deep-sea blob sculpin fish dubbed the world’s ugliest animal, has been put on display at an aquarium in Fukushima Prefecture.

Aquamarine Fukushima in Iwaki said it is rare for the fish, which are found in the northern Pacific Ocean and off the coasts of Japan and California, to be captured alive and put on display in an aquarium.

The 60-cm fish on display was accidentally trapped in mid-May in a gill net set by a Fukushima fisherman off the coast of Rausu, Hokkaido, at a depth of 750 to 1,200 meters. Its jelly-like, pink-colored flesh has lots of flaps that formed when it was pulled up from deep waters.

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Mega trends in automotive boosting demand for semiconductors

The mega trends set to disrupt the automotive industry: electrification, connectivity, mobility and automation, are set to create considerable value chain element growth. The semiconductor industry, in particular, will see demand increase from around $30 billion in 2015 to $42 billion by 2020. China, will continue to sees its share of the total market increase in the mean time.

The automotive industry is set to continue to see the sale of new units rise, as car ownership becomes more affordable across Asia. The industry is facing a number of mega trends however; as the globe moves towards a sustainable economy, electrification is set to pick up; while digitalisation is opening up connective car opportunities; mobility considerations, such as car sharing and carpooling too are being created through technological advance and new business models; finally, automation, is set to radically transform the roads, reducing accidents and creating new ownership models.

As the mega trends begin to set in, the wider value chain that supports many of the innovations, is likely to see considerable boosts in revenues. In a new report from McKinsey & Company, titled ‘Mobility trends: What’s ahead for automotive semiconductors’, the consultancy firm explores the effects the mega trends will have on semiconductor sales.

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