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For some unknown reason we all missed the introduction of the Garmin Nautix augmented reality headset completely. First announced in February at the Miami International Boat Show; the device is now available from Garmin. The headset is a ‘see around’ type headset, meaning there is no optical combiner just a near-to-eye display. In the case … Read more
Zytronic’s procap touch sensors have been chosen by Nilfisk’s Car Wash Business Unit, a manufacturer of retail car wash units, to implement a user interface for its Wap WaschBär self-service car wash systems. Consistency and reliability were important to Nilfsik, which is why the firm chose the 12″ ZyBrid® touch sensors. Nilfsik have deployed 1000 … Read more
LG is planning to launch a new smartphone, the V20, with Android 7.0 – aka ‘Nougat’. It is officially the first phone to be announced with v7.0 of Google’s software. The new smartphone is set to be released in September this year.
A quiet revolution is taking place in the projected capacitive touchscreen market. Rapid industry developments are delivering touchscreens that are thinner, more reliable, lower cost and offer higher performance. The impetus behind many of these developments is the fact that ITO, the long standing conductive material of choice for phone and tablet touchscreens, has limitations … Read more
The use of 2.5D cover lenses (replacing 2D) in smart devices has been growing since 2014, as a means of differentiation. In 2016 – says IHS in a research note – this glass is becoming mainstream in the smartphone market, as an increasing number of sub-$250 phones are sold with the feature. Most smartwatches are … Read more
Nanoco has signed a worldwide material supply and licensing agreement with Merck. Under the terms, Merck will immediately begin marketing Nanoco’s quantum dots, and will eventually establish its own production facility. Financial details have not been disclosed, although Nanoco will receive on-sale royalties. Analyst Comment We had the chance to follow up on this news … Read more
We don’t often talk about Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for displays, but they are essential to be able to model new designs and new processes. Probably the premier supplier of backplane modeling tools is Silvaco. According to Amit Nanda, the VP of Global Marketing at Silvaco, “one or more of the company’s modeling and … Read more
2016’s 3D Beyond Festival will be held on the 28th Sept – 2nd Oct 2016 in Karlsruhe, Germany. This year’s theme will be “Future Design Thinking”.
Amazon reported Q2 net profit of $857 million, up over 830% YoY from $92 million. Turnover was $30.4 billion, up 31% from $23.2 billion. For the six month period, net profit was $1.3 billion, up from $35 million in the year before quarter. Turnover was $41 billion, up 22% YoY from $34 billion.
Sony reported Q1 2016 net profit of 21.2 billion yen ($205 million), down 74.3% YoY from 70 billion yen ($676 million). Turnover was 1.6 trillion yen ($14 billion), down 10.8% YoY from 1.8 trillion yen. Lower smartphone sales and damage due to the earthquakes negatively impacted financials.
Microvision reported Q2 2016 net loss of $3.5 million, up 25% YoY from $2.8 million. Turnover was $4.15 million, up 2.7% YoY from $4 million. For the six month period, net loss was $7 million, up 4.5% YoY from $6.7 million. Turnover was $7.8 million, up 59% YoY from $4.9 million. Product revenues were up … Read more
First half numbers for SES shows it now has 16 commercial UltraHD channels, from 0 last year. The Luxembourg-based satellite operator reports that its portfolio of 2,422 HD channels represents 32.7% of its total 7,164 channels.
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