Displays
Controllers suit automotive touchscreens up to 10"
Atmel has expanded its robust portfolio of automotive-qualified maXTouch touchscreen controllers. The mXT641T family is optimised for capacitive touchpads and touchscreens of 5-10". These devices are claimed to be the industry’s first auto-qualified self- and mutual-capacitance controllers meeting the AEC-Q100 standards for high reliability in harsh environments.
Intelligent rendering draws a line in the sand
Computer graphics today can produce amazingly photorealistic images. Many motives, however, require very long computation times. Researchers at KIT, Disney Research, Zurich, and Cornell University have now developed a process by which granular objects made of sand, snow or sugar, for instance, can be computed more quickly.
P-CAP touchscreens available with custom specifications
Distec has announced that it offers touch screen displays with custom designed Projected CAPacitive (P-CAP) touchscreen technology. Distec also optically bonds the touchscreen to a TFT display in one unit. The modern VacuBond optical bonding technology improves sunlight readability and prevents fogging by moisture ingress.
Curved monitor puts users in the centre
MMD announces its first curved display for the desktop. The 34" Brilliance Curved UltraWide display wraps around the user’s line of vision to create a truly immersive, focused experience; rich DTS enhanced audio through integrated speakers complements the visuals with superb surround sound. With its UltraWide screen and Quad HD resolution, sRGB colour and productivity-boosting MultiView, this 34" display shows an appealingly curvy way to he...
7-inch touchscreen display added to Raspberry Pi ingredients
A 7-inch Touchscreen Display for the Raspberry Pi, expanding the ecosystem of accessories, to enable users to create all-in-one integrated projects such as turning their Pi into a tablet, infotainment system or embedded project is available from element14. Compatible with Raspberry Pi 2, and Raspberry Pi 1 models B+ and A+*, the screen can be used to make ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) devices with a visual display.
Value added display options enhance user experience
KOE has announced a range of value added services and product add-ons that can aid and assist display usability and enhance user experience. Designed for integration into industrial applications and embedded systems, the 'value add' options include projected capacitive touch screens, glass bonding, analogue to digital video cards, high brightness backlights, and semi-custom and custom display development.
Quantum dots help boost superior colour reproduction
QD Vision has announced that Tongfang Global will soon provide its customers with 'wide colour gamut' televisions based on QD Vision’s Color IQ quantum dot technology. Color IQ solutions enable television and monitor manufacturers to deliver products capable of showing millions more colours than today’s 4K displays. Tongfang, which markets many of its products under the popular Seiki brand, will demonstrate its 55” 4K Ultra HD C...
Display technology protects eyes without sacrificing colour
MMD is rolling out displays for home and business users featuring innovative SoftBlue technology which protects eyes and reduces eye fatigue by mitigating the impact of blue-light exposure, without sacrificing the fidelity and quality of the original colour. Users can therefore enjoy greater wellbeing for their eyes as well as professional-grade colour fidelity.
The era of quantum dot monitors
MMD and QD Vision have joined forces to bring the world’s first quantum dot desktop monitor to Europe. The Philips 27” Full HD monitor (276E6ADS) delivers 99% Adobe RGB colour thanks to Color IQ technology from QD Vision. Philips monitors will showcase the quantum dot monitor at IFA, Hall 22 Booth 101.
Color IQ-based curved TVs available in South America & South Africa
Building from early sales success in China, Hisense executives announced the company is expanding distribution of its 55” ULED K7100 TV, the first curved TV to feature QD Vision's Color IQ quantum dot technology, to consumers in South America and South Africa. The television offers a truly cinematic visual experience thanks to the advanced quantum dot solution from QD Vision and Hisense’s unique Ultra LED technology. For those attendi...