Nokia's Latest 4G Smartphone Lumia 1520 Uses Assertive Display by Apical
LONDON, October 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Apical Ltd announces that the Nokia Lumia 1520 4G Windows Phone 8 smartphone is the first smartphone from Nokia to feature its revolutionary Assertive Display technology, a result of over a decade's research and development into modelling human vision.
By digitally modelling the way the eye adapts to virtually any ambient light, rather than simply adjusting the display, Assertive Display delivers a seamless viewing experience to the user from a dark room to bright outdoor light. Further, colour and contrast ratio are preserved delivering TV-like video quality without the familiar washout of earlier technologies. This new capability ensures that content previously unwatchable in daylight, such as premium sports, games, movies and photos, can be clearly viewed. Ultimately this means a more immersive, natural and comfortable experience where the display is always adapted to the user's own eyes.
Surprisingly, this increased viewability does not come at the expense of display power -in fact display power can frequently be reduced using Assertive Display, extending battery life.
Says Jussi Ropo, Head of Display and Touch Technology: "With continuous display technology innovations, Nokia is allowing people to do and see more on the display of a Nokia Lumia smartphone. The latest addition to the great viewing capabilities on a Lumia smartphone is demonstrated on the Nokia Lumia 1520 where Assertive Display nicely complements the ClearBlack promise of being able to see more anywhere, anytime - even in a bright environment."
Michael Tusch Apical Ltd CEO says.
"We are thrilled to see Nokia implement this disruptive and powerful innovation. By combining sophisticated video processing with a deep understanding of human vision we have been able to transform the performance of almost any display technology in different lighting conditions. Content providers, including game developers, advertisers and operators can now liberate the promise and revenue potential of multimedia on 4G-enabled mobile platforms."
About Apical
Apical is a leader in advanced image and video processing technology for embedded applications. The company's Assertive products are derived from original research into the human visual system and are designed to maximize the performance of a wide range of image capture and display devices. Apical works primarily with OEMs and semiconductor manufacturers for whom imaging capture and display are critical components. Apical is a privately-held company based in the UK.
For further information, please contact:
CCgroup, for Apical:
Email: duncan.mckean@ccgrouppr.com / sarah.wilson@ccgrouppr.com
Phone: +44-7500-875614 / +44-20-7535-7217
Paul Strzelecki, Apical:
Email: paul@apical.co.uk
Phone: +44-7850-566750
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