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Amazon has released a ‘Reader’s Edition’ of its Kindle Fire HD 8 tablet, which combines the device with a year-long subscription to Kindle Unlimited; a leather cover; and a new feature called Blue Shade. When Blue Shade is turned on, blue light output is suppressed through colour filters. Additionally, display brightness can be lowered to … Read more
AUO has announced consolidated revenues reached NT$29.49 billion ($870.3 billion) in November – down 2.4% MoM and 18.1% YoY. Large-size panels for LCD TV, desktop, notebook and other applications rose 11% MoM, to 9.85 million units. Small- and medium-size panel shipments fell 7.1% MoM, to just under 9.94 million units.
Sharp MEA has signed a deal with Telelogos, a digital signage software provider, to enable a turnkey digital signage solution across MEA. Media4Display will be offered pre-installed on Sharp signage throughout the region. The software can be used for control and display of content, interaction with third-party apps and more.
Iiyama’s latest LFD is an UltraHD unit: the 39.5″ Prolite X4071UHSU-B1. The screen is intended for professional and prosumer use, in CAD/CAM, graphic design and gaming applications. A VA panel provides a 5,000:1 contrast ratio, 3ms response time and 178° viewing angles. The display is a 10-bit unit with 350 cd/m² of brightness. Picture-in- and … Read more
Tianma NLT USA has created a 7″ TFT-LCD module that features an integrated procap touch panel, at a lower cost than comparable units (although the company hasn’t revealed the price yet!). The P/N TM070RVHG50-00 uses an a-Si TFT and glass-film technology. Possible applications include industrial controllers, test and measurement equipment, home automation and medical displays. … Read more
Global PC shipments will fall 10% YoY in Q4’15, which will weigh annual shipments down to -10.3%, says IDC. Short-term effects, such as the strong US dollar, depressed commodity prices and existing inventory have also lowered the firm’s forecast for early 2016. Shipments are expected to stabilise by the end of next year, and grow … Read more
After Toshiba began legal action against five former employees (Toshiba Sues Former Executives), fifty individual shareholders have sued the Japanese company. They are seeking almost ¥302 million ($2.5 million) in damages, following the firm’s accounting problems (Toshiba CEO Resigns Over Accounting Scandal). The shareholders are also bringing the suit to bear against five executives: three … Read more
Sources in Asia have said that ‘some’ Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 orders have been delayed until Q1’16, due to shortages of Intel’s Skylake processor. Supply chain sources predicted 100,000 shipments for the Surface Book in Q1, and 200,000 for the Surface Pro. The shortages will also affect shipments this year, which will be … Read more
Consumers’ relentless pursuit for richer audiovisual experience has propelled the popularity of virtual reality (VR) devices and drawn in more companies to invest in this market. Furthermore, the competition among the increasing number of players will bring about diversification and growth of VR applications. According to the latest estimation by global market research firm TrendForce, … Read more
A recent article published by Business Insider (‘A Google director explains how your smartphone will look in 5 years’) included an interview with Aparna Chennapragada, a Google director, at the Web Summit tech conference in Ireland last month. As can be expected, the focus of Google is on how many more apps could lead to … Read more
Buyers of professional and technical products like to buy on what they hope will be a rational basis. Of course, there is always room for branding, marketing and the sales and marketing processes, but buyers want to buy products based on specifications, if possible, so that they can contrast and compare different products, ideally with … Read more
The Omate Rise smartwatch (Omate Continues to Go Alone) was launched on Indiegogo last week – and passed its funding goal of $30,000 in 15 minutes.
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