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ITO Demand to Slow This Year

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Demand for ITO films will rise 25.6% this year, say Taiwanese sources, down from the 40% rise seen in 2013. The sources indicated that the ITO film market will reach 31.4 million m² this …

Tags:ITO| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

JDI Cuts Smartphone Panel Prices

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Smartphone panels costing $20+ have been to cut to below $20 by Japan Display, says Chinese newspaper UDN. According to the source, the move was taken to spur orders from handset vendors and meet …

Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Mobile Display Monitor| Small & Medium Displays| Small Medium Panel Supply| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Juniper: Smart Glasses Niche to 2018

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Adoptions of smart glasses will be hampered by privacy concerns, Juniper Research has concluded in a new report. Prolonged time-to-market periods and a lack of key use cases has resulted in low adoption. Juniper …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Wearable Market

Rumour: Foxconn Plans New Production Base

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Chinese newspaper CBN Daily has said that Foxconn is to set up a production base in Shandong Province. According to the source, the facility will produce handsets and connectors. An exhibition centre will also …

Tags:China| Foxconn (Honhai)| Mobile Display Monitor| ODMs & OEMs| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Rumor: Huawei to Release Honor Smartglasses in Late 2014

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With augmented reality glasses from Google still in an extended beta release for $1,500 a piece, the release of other augmented reality headsets, like the Vuzix M100 or Epson Moverio, is still a very …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Microsoft Rumored to Work on Health and Fitness Wearable

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According to an article in PCR, Microsoft is planning to release a new Xbox connected wearable device in 2015. The article describes a device that, in contrast to the recently released Microsoft Band, will …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48| xBox

MB Chronowing is More Watch Than Smart

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In partnership with HP, luxury American designer Michael Bastian has created a smartwatch that is understated but also feature-light – very different to the bright, chunky offerings from Samsung and LG. The MB Chronowing …

Tags:HP Inc| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Lumineq Establishes Local Presence in North America

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Two new distributors have been chosen by Lumineq Displays to cover Mexico, the USA and Canada. Sensible Micro Corporation and Braemac CA will handle Lumineq’s full range of rugged thin-film electroluminescent and transparent displays.

Tags:Distributors| EL (Electroluminescent)| Mobile Display Monitor| North America| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Low-End Smartphone Panels to See Rising Demand

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Asian sources say that panel makers are expecting high demand for smartphone panels with 960 x 540, 800 x 480 and 854 x 480 resolutions next year. Chinese vendors seeking to improve their low-cost …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Lemoptix to Show Miniature Projection System for Smartglasses at CES 2015

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Lemoptix, the Swiss based developer of scanned laser projection engines for a variety of applications like HUD and augmented reality smartglasses, has announced a new ultra small projection engine for augmented reality smartglasses. The …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2015| Google Glass| Laser| Laser Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor

Laibao Looks to Smartphones

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Laibao Hi-Tech, a Chinese firm, currently produces glass-based touch panels. Next year, it has said that it will extend this production to film-based units for smartphones. The company is targeting monthly shipments of 2 …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Touch| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Kairos Makes Mechanical Watches Smart

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Kairos is trying to keep everyone happy by transforming old mechanical watches into ‘smartwatches’ (of sorts). The ‘Tband’ (currently being funded on Indiegogo) is a new strap with a rigid section containing the electronics …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 47