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RuggON Produces First Passport-Reading Tablet

A durable Windows tablet called the PM-311B, prioritising a visible image under direct sunlight, has been introduced by RuggON. With 850 cd/m² of brightness, optical bonding and anti-reflection/anti-fingerprint coatings, RuggON says that the tablet is perfectly suited for outdoor workers. It can also be used in applications requiring high levels of security: it is said … Read more

PCs and Tablets Move Towards Hybridisation in Europe

Ultraslim convertible and detachable products enjoyed significant growth in the Q1’16 PC and tablet market in Western Europe, says IDC. These products took 18.4% of total consumer PC and tablet shipments and 21.9% of commercial shipments (from 9.2% and 16.3%, respectively, in Q1’15). YoY growth stood at 44.1%. Significantly, the Western Europe PC and tablet … Read more

Samsung and Igel Produce Thin Client Displays

Samsung, working with Igel, has expanded its thin client monitor line, releasing a new unit in two sizes. The TC2x2L line (21.5″ TC222L and 23.5″ TC242L) run Linux and use Igel’s Universal Management Suite 5 platform. This can be used to automatically apply configuration adjustments to all thin clients throughout a company. Embedded Igel software … Read more

ASE and SPIL Discuss Holding Company

Following the failure of takeover talks earlier this year (ASE Fails in SPIL Bid), Advanced Semiconductor Engineering and Siliconware Precision Industries are discussing the possibility of forming an industrial holding company. Both companies have made separate filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange. ASE says that it has talked to SPIL and opinions have been exchanged … Read more

Canatu Announces Record Breaking 12 µm Flexible Transparent Conductive Film at Display Week 2016

Canatu’s 23 µm CNB™ Flex Film has already been breaking records as one of the thinnest conductive transparent films in the market. Canatu is now taking thinness and flexibility one step further, introducing a new ultra-thin 12 µm film. The new 12 µm CNB™ Flex film is made with the unique Carbon NanoBud® material which … Read more

Vivitek Provides Installation Options

Vivitek has expanded the D3000 range of DLP projectors with a new model for the corporate and education market. The DH3331 features a DICOM Simulation mode and compatibility with Vivitek’s NovoPRO wireless collaboration solution. Flexible installation is possible with the DH3331, which has a 1.7x optical zoom; -13.5%/+28.7% vertical and +/-10.3% horizontal lens shift; and … Read more

Steljes Goes Under

Steljes, the distributor of brands including Epson and BenQ, has gone into administration. The company told CRN that it has been unable to service its overheads, following its separation from Smart (VividTouch from Steljes Makes a Big Impact). “The administration was a required consequence of the business failing to meet the profit it needed to … Read more

Lack of PC Replacements Drove AIB Market

Jon Peddie Research states that the add-in graphics board (AIB) market increased in Q1’16, despite the overall PC market falling. AIBs, more commonly called graphics cards, carry discrete GPUs, and are used in desktop PCs, workstations, servers and other devices such as scientific instruments. They are either sold directly to consumers or installed in the … Read more

Enabling the Future of Personal Media

Graham Mills was the next speaker; he is the co-founder and chair of Personal Media Platforms. This is a collaborative project, with three key goals. It hopes to enable the personal media industry to: Meet the growth in consumer demand for media content at an affordable cost; Deliver a user experience that will delight consumers; … Read more