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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 …

Mobile Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 45

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Asus’ Zenwatch (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 36) is now available in the USA, for $200. The product will also be available on the Play Store later. Additionally, the company has launched its Eeebook …

UltraHD Rental Arrives in USA

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A transactional VoD service for UltraHD content has been launched in the USA by Samsung and M-Go. Owners of Samsung UltraHD TVs will be able to access M-Go’s full library of UltraHD content (set …

Samsung Supplies AMOLED to New Customers

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AMOLED panels are being supplied to Russia’s Yotaphone by Samsung Display, industry sources have said. The move is part of a bid to compensate for lost business from SDC’s main buyer, Samsung Electronics. The …

Tags:AMOLED| E Ink| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 45

MTS is Ambitious With DTH

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Russia’s MTS will launch its own satellite TV platform this year. According to Kommersant, the service will cover 95% of Russia and offer 160 channels, of which 30 will be HD. It will cost …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Russia| Satellite| Vol 21 - Issue 45

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 …

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Medion Box Accepts Multiple Streaming Technologies

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Medion has launched a new media streaming box in France and Germany. The Medion Life Zoombox is connected to a TV via HDMI and can accept content from other devices via Miracast, WiDi and …

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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 …

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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 …

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 …

Samsung Wins Big in Innovation Awards

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Several companies have received International CES Innovation Awards. Acer and ZTE were named for the Aspire R 13 Series of convertible notebooks and ZTE’s mobile hotspot projector, while Dell took a ‘Best of’ award …

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