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Canatu’s Film Used in 40µm Package

by Tom Allen

Canatu’s CNB Flex Film has been used to create a complete One-Plastic-Solution (OPS). The solution incorporates a display window, touch sensor and decoratin in a robust package, says the company. The OPS is designed …

Tags:Back Panel| Canatu| Components| ITO Replacement| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23| Wearables

Acer Refreshes Mobiles at Computex

by Tom Allen

At Computex this month, Acer has introduced several new mobile devices, in addition to larger displays (Acer’s Projectors Compensate for Ambient Light). The 8″ Iconia One 8 (B1-830) and 7″ Iconia One 7 (B1-760HD) …

Tags:Acer| Computex 2015| Convertible PCs| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 23

E Ink Expands Spectra Product Family To Include Yellow

by Tom Allen

E Ink® Holdings, “E Ink” (8069.TW), the leading innovator of electronic ink technology in the world, today announced the expansion of its E Ink Spectra™ product line to include yellow. Spectra yellow gives retailers …

Tags:E Ink| Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs)| ePaper| SID Display Week 2015

Acer’s Projectors Compensate for Ambient Light

by Tom Allen

Three DLP projectors and two AIO PCs have been introduced by Acer at Computex. All three projectors have 1920 x 1080 resolution and support MHL technology, as well as Acer’s ColorBoost 3D and ColorSafe …

Tags:Acer| All-in-ones (AIOs)| Computex 2015| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Acer Takes Four Wins at Computex

by Tom Allen

Acer’s Revo One RL85 (Acer Attempts to Kickstart Notebook Innovation) has won two awards at Computex. The mini PC took home ‘Best Choice of the Year’ and ‘Best Choice Gold’ in the Computer & …

Tags:Acer| Awards| Back Panel| Computex 2015| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23

HP Chooses Vuzix

by Tom Allen

Vuzix’s M100 smart glasses are being used in HP’s new Visual Remote Guidance Solution. VRG can be used for live collaboration between employees and customers, for voice, video and content sharing. A video can …

Tags:Back Panel| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HP Inc| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23| Vuzix

Toshiba Celebrates Five Decades of US Operations

by Tom Allen

Toshiba America is celebrating 50 years of operations in the USA this year. Toshiba entered the market in 1965.

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| toshiba| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

MMD Claims First QD-LCD Monitor

by Tom Allen

While we will cover MMD’s newest monitor in our SID report, we felt that it was worth pulling out and highlighting it here, as well. The 27E6ADS, which has been launched in China, is …

Tags:China| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| QD Vision| Quantum Dots| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 23

E Fun Promotes ‘Affordable’ Hybrids

by Tom Allen

Two new Intel-powered tablets are now on sale at Walmart in the USA, from E Fun. Both are hybrid models running Windows 8.1, with a detachable keyboard. The tablets feature micro-HDMI and micro-USB ports, …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

LG Watch Receives First Green Product Mark

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeLG’s Kizon smartwatch, for children, is the first product to receive TUV Rheinland’s Green Product Mark. The Green Product Mark covers not only safety, electromagnetic compatibility and chemical testing of the product …

Tags:Back Panel| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Thunderbolt Switches to USB, Reaches 40GB

by Tom Allen

Big news from Intel at Computex was the introduction of the third generation of the Thunderbolt interface, which can transfer 40Gbps of data per second. In context, that is an UltraHD film in 30 …

Tags:Computex 2015| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Thunderbolt| USB| Vol 22 - Issue 23