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Microsoft Launches New Surface Pro and Surface Laptop

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft has revealed two new Surface products — the Surface Laptop 2 and the Surface Pro 6 (and a new Surface Studio, which we cover separately in LDM). The Surface Laptop 2 features a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 25 - Issue 38

Touch, A Big Part Of LG V40 ThinQ’s Design

by Damir Lokas

With the LG V40 ThinQ, LG worked on improving the fundamentals that made the V series line of smartphones popular among consumers and industry pundits alike. The three key design factors that shaped the …

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NTHU Prefers new iPhone for Less Blue Light Effect

by Bob Raikes

We reported on work done by the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan on the potentially negative effects of blue light on humans (Back to Candlelight – the Shift Away from Blue Spectrum Light) …

Tags:Blue Light| iPhone| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 38

Posiflex Kiosks Go up to 32″

by Bob Raikes

Posiflex Technology Inc of Taiwan, which opened a new corporate office in the US, having acquired Kiosk Information Systems a couple of years ago and Portwell in 2017. Now the company is showing four …

Tags:Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| QSRs & Menu Boards| Touch PCs| Vol 25 - Issue 38

LDM Product Roundup Vol 25 #38

by Milos Pavlovic

We don’t normally cover broadcast equipment, but just to highlight the development of support for HDR in the industry we though we would mention the Aja HDR Image Analyzer. The 1U rack unit has …

Tags:DLP Projectors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| UST Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 38

HP Spectre Folio Convertible PC Now Available for Pre-order

by Andrew Fenn

HP has unveiled the Spectre Folio, a convertible PC made with 100% chromed tan, full-grain leather, which the company says has allowed it to create an all-new computer form factor. The device can be …

Tags:Convertible PCs| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 38

Amazon Prime, HBO and Now TV Face Decreasing Audiences

by Damir Lokas

A new consumer survey from Juniper Research has found that increased churn rates are being faced by video streaming services such as Amazon Prime (-2.9%) and HBO Now (-19.2%) in key markets such as …

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Bringing Galaxy Note9’s S Pen Connectivity to Life

by Damir Lokas

Replicating the accuracy of a real pen while expanding smartphone capabilities, Samsung’s S Pen has been a signature player in smartphone history since making its debut in 2011. From improving pressure sensitivity to introducing …

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Apple Adopts GF2 Touch Sensor Structure in 2018 iPhone Range

by Andrew Fenn

In a new blog post, IHS Markit’s Calvin Hsieh has revealed that all of this year’s new iPhone models feature the GF2 touch sensor structure already in use in Apple’s iPad series. Also known …

Tags:IHS Markit| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| Vol 25 - Issue 38

Smart Speakers to be the Hottest Product

by Bob Raikes

IDC has forecast that the worldwide smart home devices market is expected to grow 31% year over year in 2018 to 643.9 million units and is forecast to be nearly 1.3 billion devices by …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 38