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Apple Watch Touch Marked for Use on iPhone 6S

by Tom Allen

The next iPhone will use the same Force Touch technology as is featured on the Apple Watch, say Taiwanese panel makers. The sources say that Apple is experimenting with the placement of the sensor, …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Asus Touch Orders Return to Taiwan

by Tom Allen

Touch panel orders for Asus’ Zenfone smartphones will be moved from O-Film back to makers in Taiwan, say sources in the country. The new suppliers will include JTouch, TPK and Young Fast Electronics. O-Film …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Supply Chain| Taiwan| Touch Interfaces| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Touch International Combines Day and Night Readability

by Tom Allen

US-based Touch International has expanded its range of display enhancements. The company can now design, develop and build custom dual-mode sunlight-readable LCD units, which also support night vision use. The custom displays can be …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Sunlight Readable Displays| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Eyevis Builds New Visualisation Wall

by Tom Allen

Eyevis and IVC Technologies are working together to build an automated visualisation wall; they are also working with the R&D headquarters of an unnamed ‘major international client’. The system will be built for research …

Tags:Back Panel| Eyevis| Large Display Monitor| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Sony’s Lifespace Bundled With High-Contrast Screen

by Tom Allen

More than a year after it was announced at CES 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 3), Sony’s Lifespace UX projector – the LSPX-W1S – has been launched in Europe. It is an ultra-short …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Projection Screens| Short Throw| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 16

NEC Expands Large-Format Display Range

by Tom Allen

A 65″ version of NEC‘s X981UHD display has been released. The X651UHD has a 60Hz refresh rate and can display up to four separate content feeds at once. The unit uses an IPS panel …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| NEC| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Eizo Prepares for New Colour Space

by Tom Allen

Two of Eizo‘s UltraHD monitors – the CG318-4K and CG248-4K (Wide Colour and High Resolution on Eizo’s ColorEdgeEizo Reaches New Pixel Density Record) – have had Imagica’s 3D look-up table data integrated. With the …

Tags:Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Rec 2020| Rec 709| Vol 22 - Issue 16| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Apple Extends UltraHD Support to Single Stream

by Tom Allen

Apple has begun to support lower-cost UltraHD displays with the release of OSX 10.10.3. Previously, Apple’s devices would only send UltraHD signals to Multi-Stream Transport displays at 60Hz. With this change Single-Stream Transport models, …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Transport| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Seene Moves From 3D to VR

by Tom Allen

Seene is a company specialising in 3D image capture on iOS and Android, and has now turned its attention to VR. The Seene app has now been updated, and can be used to shoot, …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 16| Wearables

Signature Plans For Birmingham Transport Extension

by Tom Allen

Signature Outdoor has installed a new LED display in Birmingham’s financial hub. Cityvision Snow Hill is a portrait-style unit overlooking Queensway, with a fortnightly impact of more 3.5 million people, following an upcoming tram …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 16

iFixit Gives 2015 Macbook 1/10

by Tom Allen

Teardown specialist iFixit has found that the secret behind Apple’s new Macbook is…glue. Lots and lots of glue. The company gave the device a 1/10 repairability score. Most of the internals are battery, with …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Repair| Vol 22 - Issue 16