Varlink Takes Rugged Panasonic Products
Varlink is now distributing Panasonic’s Toughbook, Toughpad and EPoS products in the UK.
Samsung Addresses a Growing Mobile Health Market with Industry’s First Smart Bio-Processor
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that it is addressing the growing trend of quantified health with an all-in-one advanced system logic chip for the health-oriented wearables market, the Bio-Processor. The Samsung Bio-Processor, now in mass production, is specifically designed to allow accelerated development of innovative wearable products … Read more
Panasonic Focuses Touch on Automotive
Panasonic is seeking to transition its touch panel production completely to vehicle applications by 2020, say sources quoting Japan’s Nikkei newspaper. About 70% of Panasonic’s touch business is dedicated to vehicle applications today. According to Nikkei, Panasonic aims to generate ¥20 billion ($165.9 million) from the touch business by 2019.
Intel Completes Altera Acquisition
Intel has completed its acquisition of Altera, a maker of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).(Intel to Buy Altera for $16.7 Billion) Analyst Comment We have previously reported on the work that Altera was doing on the delivery of professional video over IP (Altera Shows how FPGAs can Deliver 4K Video over HDMI 2.0 or 12G SDI) … Read more
AR and VR Due at CES 2016
If you follow the buzz on the technology street, one of the hottest technologies anticipated at CES this year will be Augmented and Virtual Reality, better known by their AR and VR acronyms. From the future of consumer game console accessories, to high-end B2B car showroom virtual experience, this wearable display technology will be at … Read more
Mouser Features the Latest Type-C and 3.1 on New USB Technology Site
Mouser Electronics, Inc. today unveiled its newly designed USB Technology site, created to give engineers easy-to-access information on the latest technical advances in USB Standards. As part of Mouser’s growing selection of Applications & Technologies sites, the USB Technology site provides a wealth of resource material — including a new section devoted to USB Type-C™ … Read more
DUNE HD SOLO 4K — new model for the New Year!
Dune announced a new model in the DUNE HD media players’ product line. Dune HD SOLO 4K is based on Hi-End Sigma Designs SMP8758 processor. This model significantly extends famous Dune HD media player functionality by adding support of HEVC 4K (up to 10bit), rich Blu-ray menu support and professional video upscaling with VXP technology. … Read more
GTK launches O-Film technology for TFT Displays
GTK announced the availability of O-Film technology, which, when used in conjunction with standard TFT displays, dramatically improves the achievable viewing angles. The O-Film is a polariser that is applied to the display and redirects light, providing all round viewing angles to any standard TFT to which it is applied. Clive Dickinson, Business Manager for … Read more
GTK’s After-Market Film Widens Viewing Angles
UK-based GTK has created a new polariser called the ‘O-Film’, which is said to improve viewing angles when applied to displays. GTK’s Clive Dickinson, a business manager, says that the O-Film can be used with “off-the-shelf TFT displays”, and “[eliminates] the need to choose more expensive technologies such as IPS to achieve the performance they … Read more
Hon Hai Linked to Sharp Buyout
Sources in Japan, including the Nikkei newspaper, claim that Hon Hai has proposed a purchase of the entirety of Sharp for ¥300 billion ($2.5 billion). The figure represents a 50% – 60% premium on Sharp’s current market value. It is rumoured that Hon Hai would require Kozo Takahashi, Sharp’s president, to step down as part … Read more
Acer Signs Sarco
Acer has chosen to use Al Seeb Technical Establishment (Sarco) as its distributor in Oman.
Sumitomo will Raise OLED Capacity
Conducting inspections at Sumitomo’s plant in South Korea. Photo: Nikkei.Sumitomo Chemical is to invest up to ¥20 billion ($165.9 million), to raise OLED touch panel production capacity at its Pyeongtaek factory by 40%. The new line will be able to produce touch panels on both glass and plastic substrates. The news was reported by Japan’s … Read more
