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Printed Electronics are Becoming Ubiquitous and Growing

December 3, 2015 by Phillip Wright

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

The new Toshiba TD-E2 Series – engaging content 16 hours a day, seven days a week in Full HD clarity

December 3, 2015 by Isaac Oburu

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

Printed Electronics Solving Brand and Commercial Problems

December 3, 2015 by Phillip Wright

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 Enables DVI Pass-Through in TD-E

December 3, 2015 by Tom Allen

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

Samsung’s Payment System Arrives in UK Next Year

December 3, 2015 by Tom Allen

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

Tech Data Needs New Netherlands Chief

December 3, 2015 by Tom Allen

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 Brings Nature to the Living Room

December 3, 2015 by Tom Allen

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.

A Touchscreen Technology that Can Determine the Angle of Your Finger

December 2, 2015 by Arthur Berman

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

Land Rover Uses Holographic Display Technology for HUD

December 2, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

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, the First Virtual Reality Site to Launch a Streaming Media Player for Cardboard

December 2, 2015 by Isaac Oburu

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

MEDION to Sell LIFETAB® P7332 Tablet at ALDI Stores in U.S.

December 2, 2015 by Isaac Oburu

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

KOE Claims ‘IPS-Like’ TN Performance

December 2, 2015 by Tom Allen

KOE Europe’s new 5″ TFT-LCD display module uses a TN panel, but has ‘IPS-like’ performance. Many embedded, medical and industrial applications demand colour uniformity. KOE’s TX13D06VM5BAA is said to provide stable colour uniformity over an 80° viewing angle in both horizontal and vertical directions. 6-bit RGB is supported by the 40-pin CMOS interface. The module … Read more