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Microsoft Launches Pre-order for HoloLens and Meta Follows Suit

After a long waiting period, we can finally see the Microsoft HoloLens device being offered for pre-order. The HoloLens device is an augmented reality headset with two displays and some form of holographic technology that Microsoft has not yet got around to explaining in detail. It may be safe to assume that the holographic part … Read more

iPhone 5SE Renamed – Before Launch

According to reports, Apple’s new iPhone will ditch its numbering system entirely. Rather than the previously-rumoured ‘iPhone 5SE’ (Apple Goes Back One Gen With New iPhone), it will instead be referred to simply as the ‘iPhone SE’. We hear that it will be announced on the 21st March, along with a new iPad and Apple … Read more

Dialog Semiconductor’s Flickerless(TM) High Power Drivers for Commercial LEDs

Dialog Semiconductor plc, a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth(R) Smart technology, today announced two new driver controllers for high power commercial LED lighting applications up to 90W. In these applications flicker-free operation is essential to avoid eye stress, particularly where there is long-term exposure to … Read more

NEC Display MD211G5 Diagnostic Display Receives FDA Clearance for Use in Tomosynthesis

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NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, today announced Food and Drug Administration clearance of its MultiSync® MD211G5 medical-grade monitor for use in tomosynthesis applications and full field digital mammography (FFDM). The 21-inch NEC display is built for the displaying and viewing of digital images for diagnosis … Read more

Samsung’s Trendy Technology Playground

Samsung 837 is a “Technology Playground” that opened on February 25th in the trendy Meatpacking District in New York. This three storey venue is intended to introduce Samsung consumer and B2B products to all comers. Except for the coffee and sandwiches, nothing was for sale – this was a demo space, not the Samsung equivalent … Read more

EIZO Releases Re/Vue Pro Encoding and Streaming Device with DisplayPort Interface for Supporting 4K Resolution

EIZO today announced the Re/Vue Pro compact lossless encoding and streaming solution for mission-critical applications. Designed for air traffic control (ATC) system integrators and recording solution providers, the new device is equipped with a DisplayPort digital interface to support higher stream resolutions of up to 4K x 2K. The Re/Vue Pro supports both DVI and … Read more

TVs Fall as UltraHD Continues to Grow

A weakening in global TV set demand, coupled with continued LCD capacity expansion, caused TV panel oversupply in the second half of last year. IHS says that the shift to oversupply has led to ‘extremely steep’ panel price declines – however, it has been difficult to pass these savings on to consumers. Inflation and currency … Read more

FlexEnable Curves an LCD Around the Wrist

FlexEnable is a UK-based company that was spun off from Plastic Logic last year (Plastic Logic Divides into Two Companies), and had space on the Graphene Flagship stand – a collection of companies working with graphene. In May 2015, FlexEnable announced that it had been working on organic LCD displays (FlexEnable Announces Breakthrough in Manufacturability, … Read more

Tech Companies Must “Crack the Code” on Wearables

In a survey of ‘wearable intenders’ (those planning to purchase a wearable within six months), IDC found these people to be ‘tech savvy, high social and extremely style conscious’. They will lead the next wave of wearable adoption in the USA. Wearable intenders are comfortable with technology (89%). More than three quarters of them (76%) … Read more