Nvidia Result 12/05/2016
Nvidia reported Q1 2017 net profit of $197 million, up 46% YoY from $134 million. Turnover was $1.3 billion, up 13% YoY from $1.1 billion. Growth was experienced across all business segments.
FlexTech Completes US Army R&D
FlexTech has completed three flexible hybrid electronics R&D projects, under its US Army Research Laboratory technology investment agreement. They include a project with ENrG (Buffalo, New York) to develop a flexible ceramic substrate (20µm thick); a 3D printer for the rapid prototyping of new electronic devices, with nScrypt (Orland, Florida) and a flexible sensor platform … Read more
JDI Enters Agreement with SEL
Japan Display has announced plans to co-develop a backplane technology called CAAC-IGZO with Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (SEL). ‘Next-generation displays’ are the target market, including OLED displays. According to OLED-Info, SEL’s technology is called C-Axis Aligned Crystal (CAAC), and was originally developed with Sharp (hence the IGZO thin-film). The firm says that its backplane (which it … Read more
InFocus Combines UHD and Capacitive Touch
A new InFocus model, the INF7002WB, is part of the company’s ‘JTouch’ interactive whiteboard range, with UltraHD resolution and capacitive 10-point touch: a new combination of features for the JTouch series. Digital pens and gloved fingers can be used to control the display, due to very high touch sensitivity, says InFocus. The integrated whiteboard functionality … Read more
Independent Speakers Form Aiptek’s Boombox Projector
Aiptek is now selling a portable DLP projector in Germany called the Flicks Dashbon, which is designed to be a ‘party powerhouse’. The small unit (166 x 299 x 135mm) features a carrying handle and two 10W speakers; these can be used when the display is off, through a Bluetooth connection; this gives the unit … Read more
FCC Shows New Nvidia Shield…Maybe
A filing at the US FCC has shown a new Nvidia tablet that is very similar to the existing Nvidia Shield. All that has been revealed is a slightly smaller chassis (120 x 215mm vs 126 x 221mm) and the connectivity: dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth LE and a micro-USB port.
Digital Penetration Rises to 75% Globally
Between the end of 2010 and end of 2015, digital TV penetration jumped from 40.4% to 74.6% of global households, says Digital TV Research. The figure represents an increase of about 584 million homes, and doubled the digital TV household total to 1.2 billion. Of these 584 million homes, 156 million came from households using … Read more
BMW Provides View of Automobile Future at CES Asia
Two BMW speakers used a keynote address at CES Asia to lay out their vision of the future of automobile. Naturally, it will be autonomous, but it will also be a hub of personalized information that will help increase efficiency and enjoyment in the car. BMW is celebrating its 100th anniversary and BMW Group Region … Read more
SkinTrack Turns a User’s Skin into an Auxiliary Smartwatch Touchscreen
If you own a smartwatch, it is quite possible that there have been occasions when you encountered difficulty in using touch to manipulate the physically small items on the display screen. A team at the Future Interfaces Group (Pittsburgh, PA), a part of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute which, in turn, is a research lab within … Read more
Volfoni Celebrates the Start of Cannes’ Film Festival Edition 2016
Cannes’ Film Festival 2016 starts today and will be the epicenter of the cinema world from the 11thof May to the 22 of May 2016. It will dazzle everyone with sparkles, innovative cinema, the future classics and of course 3D projections. The waltz of great films of 69th edition will start with an opening ceremony … Read more
Mergers: Commission Prohibits Hutchison’s Proposed Acquisition of Telefónica UK
The Commission has blocked the proposed acquisition of O2 by Hutchison under the EU Merger Regulation. It had strong concerns that UK mobile customers would have had less choice and paid higher prices as a result of the takeover, and that the deal would have harmed innovation in the mobile sector. Today’s decision follows an … Read more
Lazertouch World’s First Mini Projector Transforms any Surface into Finger Activated Touchscreen
Easitech announced today Lazertouch, the world’s first mini projector that transforms any surface into a finger-activated touchscreen. Small, weighing just 5 ounces, Lasertouch projects a tablet-sized 20-inch to gigantic 150-inch display onto any wall or surface to create a virtual touchscreen and interactive white board for meetings, presentations, 3D movies, immersive gaming, VR, and more. … Read more
