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A very low-cost laptop, which takes all of its computing power from a connected smartphone, is being launched on Kickstarter by Androminium. Called the Superbook, the unit is a laptop shell that connects to an Android phone via USB. Androminium has built in the technology to translate video over USB – all that is required … Read more
Omate has redesigned its Wherecom K3 smartwatch – designed for parents of young children, to keep track of them – as the Wheremate S3, for seniors. It is a standalone 3G watch that can be used by older users to connect with their family members or others in case of a fall or emergency. An … Read more
An Indiegogo campaign has been launched for a mini interactive projector. The Lazertouch can produce a 20″ – 150″ image, with finger or pen touch enabled through a laser curtain emitted from the projector. Android 4.4 enables the projector to work much like a tablet, with access to the Play Store. Miracast and Airplay protocols … Read more
Apple Corporation reported its first-ever decline in iPhone sales in its recent fiscal quarter (Apple’s 13-Year Growth Grinds to a Halt – subscription required). Its iPhone sales accounted for two third of company’s revenue in that quarter and it caused Apple’s first quarterly decline in revenue in 13 years. This has created concern about growth … Read more
The global slowdown in the market for TVs is making it difficult for vendors in China to grow profitably, reports IHS. Many low-tier makers, who rushed into the market and recorded high shipment growth in recent years, are now facing challenges. IHS’ data shows that unit shipments from low-tier Chinese OEMs grew just 9% YoY … Read more
UBI Research has predicted that Apple will become the world’s largest OLED customer. UBI president Lee Choong-hoon expects a new curved-screen iPhone to take a 30% iPhone market share in 2018, rising to 80% in 2020. By 2021, the company will buy more OLED displays than Samsung Electronics.
OLED lighting maker OLEDWorks has received a grant from the US Department of Energy, to investigate blue OLED materials. The intent is to raise the efficiency of lights in buildings. No more details were revealed, although the DoE did say that up to $150,000 would be awarded.
The board of TSMC has approved capital appropriations of approximately $4.1 billion, to expand capacity. The money will be used to install and expand ‘advanced technology capacity’, as well as to convert certain logic capacity to speciality technology.
Researchers at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, are looking into improved production methods for nanoparticles. Quantum dots (QDs) are the nanoparticle of greatest interest to the display industry but they are certainly not the only nanoparticles of interest to other industries. They have a wide array of applications in fields ranging from diagnostic imaging to … Read more
After recently announcing a partnership with Sevilla FC, ZTE is continuing to expand its European sponsorship activities by signing a sponsorship agreement with top German football team Borussia Mönchengladbach. Under the agreement, the telecoms company is now an official co-sponsor and smartphone partner of the Bundesliga stars. At a joint press conference held at BORUSSIA-PARK, … Read more
SES S.A. announced today that Viasat will use SES capacity to broadcast its first Ultra HD (High Definition) channel.The channel, called Viasat Ultra HD, will be launched after the summer in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland via SES-5 at 5 degreesEast. Viasat customers equipped with Viasat’s new Ultra HD set top box (to be launched … Read more
Today, Sharp introduced two new high-performance displays optimized to perform in extreme industrial environments such as agriculture (harvesters, tractors), marine navigation, and others. The new 10.4” (diagonal) SVGA TFT display delivers 1000 nits of brightness out of the box for superb viewability in high ambient light conditions, and includes a built-in LED backlight driver. The … Read more
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