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RollRR shows Rollable Flexible Display

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The most display oriented development, a rollable flexible display, was shown by RollRR, a USA based start-up company. The shown demonstrator is a rather massive roll that allows the user to unroll a large …

Asustek Hits Six Quarter High Profit

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Asustek announced this week that its net profit in Q3 reached its highest level since the first quarter of 2013, thanks partly to better-than-expected smartphone shipments. The company’s net profit in Q3 was NT$5.8 …

Tags:Asus| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

CEA Re-Christens UltraHD (Again), Brings Back 4k

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Multiple trade associations have agreed to use ‘4k UltraHD’ or ‘4k UHD’ as common terminology to describe TVs meeting the CEA’s UltraHD guidelines (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26). As well as the CEA …

Tags:CTA (was CEA)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)

CEW Round-Up

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At Customer Engagement World (CEW) the players in digital signage meet the advertisers, content creators and ad agencies to discuss progress and trends in the industry. The key aspect is how to engage the …

Tags:CEW 2014| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Sharp Achieves New Pixel Density

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There have been two stories lately about high-resolution panels developed by Sharp. First is a continuation of the UltraHD smartphone panel rumour that we covered last month (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 43); this …

Clear Channel May Sell European Assets

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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings is reported to be considering options for its European business, having been approached with offers for the unit by private equity firms. According to a Reuters report, CVC Capital Payments …

Gesture User Interface Design Advances

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The use of gesture user interfaces was discussed by several speakers at TGM. Presenters from AMS and XYZ Interactive addressed the hardware and software necessary to implement gesture user input systems. For its part, …

Tags:Gesture Recognition| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TGM 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 45

IDTechEx Forecasts 8km² Area Demand for MO Backplanes

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IDTechEx has released a new report focusing on metal oxide (MO) backplanes. These are in use by both Sharp and LG (IGZO), and are being prototyped by Chinese companies such as BOE. 7km² of …

Intel’s Perceptual Computing Initiative

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Geoff Walker, in his role as Senior Systems Architect at Intel, delivered a keynote entitled Interactive Computing Devices and Applications Based on Intel RealSense Technology. In explaining why Intel is pursuing its perceptual computing …

Internet of Things Adoption Climbing Quickly

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There will be 4.9 billion connected ‘things’ (such as ATMs and airline check-in machines) in use next year, up 30% from 2014, and 25 billion by 2020. These figures come from Gartner, which says …

Tags:Gartner| Internet of Things IOT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Microsoft Goes to Rock- Bottom Price on First Lumia

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The first smartphone with ‘Microsoft Lumia’ branding has been revealed. The Lumia 535 sports mid-range specifications but an aggressive price: it will cost just €110 ex VAT, when it is launched this month (a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Microvision Result 14/11/14

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Microvision Inc. narrowed its third quarter net loss to $3.3 million from $3.6 million a year earlier, while turnover was little changed year on year at $968,000 compared with $964,000. The company’s net loss …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Microvision| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45