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Clearink: “We Look Forward to Astonishing You”

by Ken Werner

In an interview room at CES, we spoke with a very happy Frank Christiaens, CEO of Clearink, the Canadian company that has developed a video-rate electrophoretic display technology using an innovative, fast switching mechanism …

Tags:CES 2018| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 02

For QuirkLogic, 2018 is the Ramp-up Year

by Ken Werner

QuirkLogic’s 42″ E Ink-based Quilla whiteboard is the world’s largest battery powered display, said company CEO Nashir Samanani when we met for an interview at CES. But Samanani objected to my use of the …

Honor 7X Tops Amazon Best Seller List in Three Days

by Andrew Fenn

Honor has announced that its two flagship smartphones are off to a successful start in the US. The company’s 7X smartphone became a bestseller on Amazon, while its View10 handset won industry-wide recognition at …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 03

UXS: Edge-to-Edge Smartphone Displays Compromise User Experience

by Damir Lokas

Bezel-less and edge-to-edge designs are rapidly becoming the norm, allowing OEMs to squeeze larger displays into a more compact form factor. However, optimising one-handed usability and adding value through smart implementations of edge interactions …

Tags:HMI| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Touch| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Cars, Yes; Display Technology, Not So Much

by Ken Werner

We found interesting automotive display technology at Tier 1 suppliers and display companies such as LG Display, but there was surprisingly little in the way of display technolology to be seen at the North …

Samsung Signs Contracts with Air Products for OLED Production

by Andrew Fenn

Air Products has announced it has been awarded new long-term contracts from Samsung Display to supply gaseous nitrogen and oxygen, and liquid argon to Samsung’s OLED manufacturing complex in Tangjeong, South Korea. Air Products …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Materials Market| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Post CES Review Panel Predicts Growth for OTT Sports Coverage

by Andrew Fenn

The panel of the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance’s Post CES Review unanimously agreed that the number of sports and sub-genre OTT services will continue to grow, according to Advanced Television. NeuLion was named …

New Canal+ Ultra HD STB is Powered by Wyplay Middleware

by Andrew Fenn

Canal+ Group has revealed that its new Ultra HD set-top-box is powered by Wyplay, creator of software solutions for TV operators. The new device is fully hybrid, with streams coming from satellite and the …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Software| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Now TV Launches £15 Per Month Streaming Dongle

by Andrew Fenn

The Now TV Smart Stick will be made available in the UK next month, retailing from £14.99 ($21.37). The device will rival Amazon’s Fire TV stick and provide customers with a portable way of …

NRF: Trends going forward

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Amazon Books has opened two retail locations in New York. (Credit: Retail Design Institute) While at the NRF’s Big Show, I focused on the vendors, not the talks, in part because the talks were …

NRF: Other Technology

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Samsung’s 55” mirror display put a frame around Meko’s Matt Brennesholtz while he took a selfie. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) In addition to its mobile platforms, discussed elsewhere in this issue, Samsung also had one …

NRF: Mobile Computing for Retail

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Panasonic Toughbook FZ-G1 in a mobile POS cradle with a credit card reader. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) Panasonic was at NRF showing its Toughbook mobile computers and tablets. Jeffery Pinc, the Panasonic rep I talked …