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French VR Firm Adapts Haptic Feedback Tech for Flight Simulators

French VR company Go Touch VR has adapted its fingertip-mounted haptic feedback technology for flight simulators, with the help of FlyInside, a VR simulator software developer based in the United States. Users wear three sensors on each hand, which apply variable amounts of pressure to the fingertips in response to what is happening within the … Read more

Quilla is now in Production for Ideation

We have been reporting on QuirkLogic which makes the Quilla E-Ink-based collaboration display system since Infocomm in 2016 and we last caught up at CES. The company continues to develop although much of this is now in the software platform and the company is positioning itself strongly at the concept of ‘ideation’ or the creation … Read more

Samsung and Dezeen Hold Ambient Mode Design Competition

Samsung has entered into a partnership with Dezeen, a design and architectural magazine, inviting designers to create graphics for the Ambient Mode feature on its QLED TVs. Held from June 25th to August 3rd, the winner will receive a cash prize of €29,500 euros ($34,130). To enter, contestants must pick one of the four backgrounds … Read more

The Global Semiconductor Industry Reached $115.8 Billion in Q1 2018, IHS Markit Says

Global semiconductor industry revenue declined 3.4 percent in the first quarter of 2018 falling to $115.8 billion. Semiconductor industry performance was negatively affected by the declining sales and first-quarter seasonality in the wireless communications market. Other sectors, such as automotive and consumer semiconductors, experienced nominal market growth, according to IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world … Read more

IHS: Global Semiconductor Industry Reached $115.8 Billion in 2018 Q1

Global semiconductor industry revenue declined 3.4% in the first quarter of 2018, falling to $115.8 billion. Industry performance was negatively affected by declining sales and first-quarter seasonality in the wireless communications market. Other sectors, such as automotive and consumer semiconductors, experienced nominal market growth, according to IHS Markit. The memory category experienced the highest growth … Read more

IDC: Smart Device Sales Beat Predictions During 618 Shopping Festival

Sales of smart devices sales exceeded expectations at the recently-concluded 618 annual shopping festival in China. A majority of the products posted double-digit growth, led by laptop sales, according to figures from IDC. More than a million smart bands were sold, making it the bestselling smart device type during the festival. IDC earlier predicted that … Read more

LEDinside Announces Top Ten LED Package Suppliers Worldwide

The LED packaging market has witnessed steady growth over the past year, says LEDinside, a division of TrendForce. The annual revenue of the global LED package market was $16 billion in 2016, and reached $18 billion in 2017. According to research director Roger Chu, MLS has carried out continuous capacity expansion due to increasing demand … Read more

Tianma Still Bullish on Smartphones and Automotive

Digitimes in Taiwan has published a substantial interview with Tianma President, Sun Yongmao which is enjoying its position as the largest supplier of LTPS panels by the end of 2017, usurping JDI and with company revenues up 47% in Q1 of 2018 and with CAGR of 39% over the last ten years. The company claims … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Approved by FCC

Samsung’s forthcoming phablet, the Galaxy Note 9, has been formally approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The device is still shrouded in mystery, with very few details regarding its specifications having leaked thus far. The Galaxy Note 8 was released in September 2017. We are none the wiser following the Note 9’s FCC approval, … Read more

AVerMedia’s New Capture Cards Enable UHD HDR Game Streaming

AVerMedia Technologies has launched its “Live Gamer 4K” and “Live Gamer Ultra” UHD game capture cards, enabling Ultra HD HDR game capture and streaming for PC and console gaming. Live Gamer 4K Live Gamer 4K, priced at $299.99, is an internal PCIe card capable of capturing UHD HDR at 60 frames per second. The laptop-friendly … Read more

NAGRA Protects KT SkyLife’s Satellite/mobile TV Service for Vehicles

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) company and the world’s leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, announced that it is securing a new hybrid satellite/mobile service for South Korean satellite broadcaster and current NAGRA customer KT SkyLife. The new mobile satellite TV service, SkyLife LTE TV (SLT), is the world’s first hybrid … Read more