Samsung Electronics Released the ‘Galaxy Alpha’ Smartphone Equipped with Metal Frame
The premium smartphone ‘Galaxy Alpha’ released on 13th of this month is the first to feature the specialized design approach with a metal frame. According to the Samsung’s own website, the ‘Galaxy Alpha’ unveiled its new design approach applying metal frame material for solid finish. The grip is emphasized measuring at just 6.7mm thick and […]
AMOLED manufacturing equipment market, expected to be about 36 trillion won from 2015 to 2020
According to an equipment report, “2014 AMOLED manufacturing Equipment Technology Analysis and Market Forecast (2015~2020),” published by a market research firm, UBI Research, the AMOLED manufacturing equipment market size will be about 36 trillion won from 2015 to 2020. Stepper appears to be the largest sector in the equipment market by forming about 10 trillion […]
KITECH, Developed the world’s first refining technology for organic light-emitting material using ILs for OLED TV
Dr. Taewon Kim’s team of photovoltaic energy convergence research group of Korean Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH, President Yong-Soo Lee) developed an original technology to refine organic light-emitting materials in bulk for fine OLED TV at low price.
Launching of Gionee’s ultra-thin AMOLED smart phone (5mm) is imminent
Ctimes, a Chinese medium, reported that a Chinese smart phone maker, Gionee, will introduce an ultra-thin smart phone modeled GN9005.
Taiwan grows OLED lighting industry
According to CTIMES, a Taiwanese professional electronics industry medium, the OLED Lighting Commercialization Alliance (OLCA) was recently established for the development of the OLED lighting industry in Taiwan.
Sony unveils Head Mounted Display (HMD) for medical care
Sony displayed a system, which enables you to check endoscope video through Head Mounted Display (HMD) at International Modern Hospital Show 2014 held from July 16th to 18th, 2014.
UBI Research, Hosting International OLED Workshop
An event will be held to exchange information with experts from the world on OLED, which suggests new solutions lighting market and brings positive changes to a staggering display market with introduction of a flexible smartphone and a curved TV.
On 12 th, UBI Research, a market research and consulting firm specialized in the OLED, announced that it will host ‘the 2nd Annual Korea OLED Workshop’ at COEX conference room in Samsung-dong on June 24th.
Oculus Rift’s DK2 shipment just begins
Oculus, an American VR business, began shipment of the 2nd generation product, DK2.
Merger between COMEDD and Fraunhofer FEP
Fraunhofer FEP announced its merger with COMEDD, a research institute of Fraunhofer on July 5th.
LG Electronics’ 77” Curved OLED TV for￡20,000
LG Electronics’ 77” UHD curved OLED TV displayed at CES 2014 attracted attention of many foreign visitors. …
Samsung, introducing ‘Galaxy S5 mini’ targeting the world market
Samsung Electronics announced Galaxy S5 mini, a new Galaxy series. Its design is similar to the previous model but not the specifications.
Imminent release of the world’s first hybrid smart watch, TalkBand, in UK
TalkBand, a band type wearable device released by Hauwei at MWC 2014 in the last February, is introduced on Amazon, a large online retailer.
One of the TalkBand’s strength is that it can be transformed into a Bluetooth earphone and that gave a title of the world’s first hybrid smart watch to the TalkBand. 1.4” Curved PMOLED by Futaba is applied to the TalkBand. It is expected to draw more customers’ attention by adding a health care feature (tracking calorie intake, sleep pattern and fitness).
DOE, Announcing New OLED lighting Project
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced its selection of nine (9) solid-state lighting (SSL) R&D projects. Four out nine projects are related to OLED lighting and selected companies/universities to run the projects are OLED Works, Pixelligent Technologies, Princeton University, and University of California. The project funding will be over $13.7 million (DOE funding, $10.5 million) and funding for each project was not revealed. It is expected that these one-to two-year projects will accelerate cost reduction of SSL technology and improvement of quality and performance.
‘Galaxy Tap S’ is finally unveiled. Targeting the market with differentiated AMOLED picture quality
Samsung Electronics (SSE) unveiled ‘Galaxy Tap S,’ which is the strategic premium tablet PC of SSE, at an event of ‘Galaxy Premiere 2014’ held in New York, U.S.A on 12th. Excellent color sensitivity of the ‘Galaxy Tap S’ panel was emphasized on the previously introduced teaser trailer with a copy of ‘Tab/Tap Into Color’ by applying AMOLED panel. Good color reproduction, high contrast and fast response speed as well as differentiated picture quality from the existing LCD panel are the strengths to be used to target the market.
Apple’s iWatch with flexible AMOLED will be on the market in October
Apple Inc. plans to release a new product, Smart Watch (iWatch) in October. According to Nihon Geizai Shimnun, iOS 8 combined iWatch will be on the market in this October and 3 to 5 million iWatches will be produced monthly. An IT specialized media, recode.net, also reported that ‘tentatively, Apple Inc. will host a special event in October and unveil a wearable device.’