Recent rumours suggest that the next Apple Watch will only feature upgraded hardware and some minor cosmetic changes. More significant changes are in the cards for the 2017 Apple Watch model. A new report by Digitimes now suggests that one of those changes could be that the watch’s OLED display will make way for one using microLED (or mLED) technology. […]
Displays
JDI announces ultra-low power LCD module for wearables
One of the biggest complaints leveled against wearables so far is that battery life is inadequate. The usefulness of wearables is hobbled when many of these barely last a day (if not less in some cases). Manufacturers and software partners are well aware of this and are investing considerable resources in addressing this. JDI (Japan Display Inc.), a global supplier […]
Sharp Free-Form Display technology promises new display shapes
The future of mobile devices already looks bright thanks to the promise of flexible displays. A new display technology called Free-Form Display unveiled by Sharp this weeks now promises to make that future even more exciting by giving us displays with very unique shapes. Conventional displays typically have rectangular displays because their bezel incorporate a certain amount of circuitry. Sharp’s Free-Form […]
Japan Display announces 7-inch WQXGA display with local dimming technology
As displays not only get bigger but pack more pixels into each inch, more power is needed to keep them working. Manufacturers are well aware of the conundrum that this poses as customers also want slim devices that can run at least all day long. They have responded with creative solutions to keep power consumption down to the bare minimum. […]
LG bringing 6-inch WQHD display to SID 2014
LG just days ago unveiled the LG G3, its first smartphone to come with a WQHD (2560×1440) display. It should come as no surprise that LG’s plan for WQHD displays do not stop there. LG Display is bringing its next generation of display panels to SID 2014 which takes place in San Francisco from June 3 to June 5, 2014. […]
Smartphones with 5-inch or larger displays account for 30% of Q1 shipments
Apple may have no choice but to make sure that its next model sports a larger display. According to research firm Canalys, more than a third of smartphones shipped in Q1 2014 sported a display measuring at least 5 inches. Underlying their growing popularity, while the smartphone market gew 29% year-over-year, those with 5-inch or more displays grew 369% over […]
LG confirms WQHD display for upcoming LG G3
While Japanese carrier KDDI today announced the LG isai FL, the first smartphone it will offer with a WQHD (2560×1440) display, LG Display announced that its 5.5-inch Quad HD (QHD) AH-PS LCD panel for smartphones had been certified as a QHD display by NEMKO, the Norway-based international testing and certification organization for electrical products. While the press release did not […]
Japan Display unveils 10.1-inch UHD LCD panel for tablets
The quest to pack an ever growing number of pixels into our displays shows no sign of slowing down. We expect to see WQHD (2560×1440) displays on smartphones by the end of the year. Tablets have already surpassed this with the Google Nexus 10 offering a WQXGA (2560×1600) display as far back as late 2012. Tablets are about to take […]