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The samurai: master warriors; fearless fighters; and, according to NTT Docomo, absolute rulers of Candy Crush. A new video, aiming to raise awareness of the risks of texting while walking, has some useful information – but the real highlight comes in watching men dressed in traditional samurai training robes fall over each other, lose their … Read more
Three additional opening cornerstone presentations at the 2015 Printed Electronics Conference (Santa Clara, CA, November 17-20), provided insight into the nascent but growing pervasiveness of printed electronics. The speakers for the three presentations were from the US Olympic Committee, Hewlett-Packard, and Qualcomm. Mounir Zok, Senior Sports Technologist for the United States Olympic Committee, presented “Wearable … Read more
Toshiba Europe GmbH today announces its next generation TD-E2 Series consisting of four new business display models benefitting from Full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution and 16/7 operation. Available in sizes up to 165 cm (65”), the new TD-E2 Series offers connectivity and flexibility to make it ideally suited for retail, hospitality and corporate environments. … Read more
Raghu Das, CEO of IDTechEx the organizers of the 2015 Printed Electronics Conference (Santa Clara, CA, November 17-20), delivered an opening keynote at the event, titled “Printed Electronics: Successes, Trends and Money”. In structuring his presentation, Das identified commercial problems for which printed electronics offer and are addressing solutions. The problems he identified spanned the … Read more
Toshiba’s original TD-E range of mid-size signage monitors was shown at Technology Exposed 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38). The company has now developed the second generation, which will be launched this year. As with the original models, the TD-E2 displays are designed to run 16/7. They can be part of a video wall … Read more
New phones have been announced in Samsung’s Galaxy A range, which will be launched in the UK next April, and then expanded to global markets. Three sizes will be available: a 5.5″ (A7), 5.2″ (A5) and 4.7″ (A3). All of the phones feature the Samsung Pay mobile payment technology, which at the time of writing … Read more
Henk Snijder, country director for Tech Data in The Netherlands, has left the company for personal reasons. He will be temporarily replaced by Els Demeester.
Smithsonian has launched a new UltraHD service in the USA: a nature streaming service called Smithsonian Earth. At launch, it is available for $4 per month, exclusively on the Roku 4 player in UltrahD. Other devices can access the service in HD quality.
Qeexo, Co. (Mountain View, CA), a spin out of Carnegie Mellon University, has developed an algorithm that allows a device to estimate the angle of the user’s finger relative to the plane of the touchscreen when the finger is in contact with the touchscreen. The technology is called FingerAngle. FingerAngle is implemented entirely through software. … Read more
Last year Jaguar Land Rover announced that they are offering a newly-developed HUD on the new Land Rover Evoque. While HUD’s are becoming almost a must for luxury vehicles, this particular announcement is a little different as the specifics of the display technology are kind of a first for this technology. While HUDs today are … Read more
VirtualPorn360.com, the first website at an international stage to produce and distribute adult content in 360º for virtual reality devices, launches this week a streaming media player for Cardboard glasses. This new format provides the user the possibility to view the videos with the most affordable virtual reality headset on the market. Undoubtedly, this action … Read more
German consumer electronics company MEDION today announced that its new 7-inch MEDION® LIFETAB® P7332 tablet will be sold exclusively at ALDI stores in the United States. This product will be offered as a Special Buy with limited quantities available. The tablet provides quality performance in a 0.33 inch thin and 0.62 pound high-quality metal build, … Read more
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