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Elo Makes Installation Easier

by Tom Allen

Elo’s 1590L is a 15.6″ LCD display, with a small form factor (with stand: 392 x 228 x 285mm) to ease installations. The stand is removable, providing various mounting options. POS and similar applications …

Depth-Sensing Camera on iPhone 7

by Tom Allen

The Taiwanese Business Weekly claims that Apple will build a depth-sensing camera into the iPhone 7. A patent for the technology was filed in 2010, but according to sources, was delayed by supply chain …

LG Sees Hexagons as Battery of the Future

by Tom Allen

LG Chemical has shown off a hexagonal battery, for smartwatches, which it says will bring up to four more hours of lifetime every day. The idea is that the shape will enable larger batteries …

Tags:Batteries| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Samsung Tops Consumer Satisfaction

by Tom Allen

Samsung has taken the highest consumer satisfaction score for both sub-50″ and 50″+ TVs, according to research by JD Power and Associates in the USA. This is the second consecutive year that the company …

LA Reconsiders Signage Switch-Off

by Tom Allen

Los Angeles banned digital signage everywhere, apart from some select areas, in 2013 (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 17). Now, a City Hall panel is reconsidering the decision. Two issues are being considered: whether …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Legislation| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 27

NEC Appoints Caverin

by Tom Allen

Caverin Solutions is now NEC Display Solutions’ official digital signage distributor in Spain.

LG Takes TV Crown at CE Week

by Tom Allen

LG’s 64.5″ EG9600 OLED TV was crowned ‘King of TV’ at Value Electronics’ 11th annual TV shootout event. This year, the shootout ran as part of CE Week in New York City. This was …

New Apple Watch Makers Unlikely

by Tom Allen

Supply chain sources say that Apple Watch yield rates are rising, so significant shipment growth is expected in the second half of the year. The sources also said that it is unlikely that vendors …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Quanta| Vol 22 - Issue 27

HKC Expects Production Ahead of Schedule

by Tom Allen

Chinese display solution maker, HKC, has signed an agreement with the Chongqing government to invest CNY12 billion ($1.9 billion) into a new G8.5 fab. Construction began in June, and production will begin in Q1’17. …

Compal Retains Goals, Revises Forecasts

by Tom Allen

Photo: DigitimesCompal president Ray Chen has said that the company’s shipment goals are unchanged from those set in early 2015. However, they are ‘very challenging’. Notebook and tablet forecasts have been adjusted for YoY …

Wistron Has Low Expectations

by Tom Allen

Wistron CEO Simon Lin has said that the company’s notebook shipments in Q1 and Q2 were ‘far short’ of expectations. Second half volumes will grow no more than 10%, sequentially, he added.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Spectrum Sharing Plans Discussed

by Tom Allen

Officials from the USA and Mexico have met to discuss spectrum sharing plans. The talks dealt with the 600MHz and 800MHz bands. In the 600MHz band, the countries have developed a technical plan that …