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Samsung’s Wireless Charging Encourages Galaxy Use

Samsung appears to have wised up to the fact that most people, on arriving at work, take their smartphone out of their pocket and leave it on the desk. This helps to remain alert to incoming calls and texts, but does nothing to prevent battery drain. Enter the SE370, Samsung’s new desktop monitor and wireless … Read more

Samsung Electronics Unveils World’s First Wireless Mobile Charging Monitor

SE370 delivers enhanced efficiency, convenience and connectivity for workplace and at-home users SEOUL–(Korea Newswire) July 27, 2015 — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., today introduced the SE370, the industry’s first monitor with an integrated wireless charging function for mobile devices. Available in 23.6 inches and 27 inches, the SE370 monitor declutters work areas by doing away … Read more

Is AR the New Hope for 3D?

Humans are very good at detecting position within 3D space, that is precisely what Google’s Project Tango, Intel’s Real Sense and others entering the space are looking to achieve. 2nd Gen Tango Device Shown in Korea SKT Event, Source: GoogleThe companies are using positional or “motion tracking” of mapped 3D space to give the sense … Read more

Trends @ ISTE 2015

The ISTE 2015 educational conference, with over 21,000 in attendance, is the largest ed-tech conference held in the U.S. As expected, ISTE experienced solid growth in attendees this year, but the conference also topped all previous ISTE conferences for overall quality. Yet the real story underlying this conference begins and ends with some starkly visible … Read more

Taming the Energy Use of Gaming Computers

Gaming PCs consume roughly 75 billion kilowatt-hours per year of electricity in 2012 – 20% of global PC consumption. Evan Mills of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Nathaniel Mills of GreeningTheBeast.com just published a study, in the journal, Energy Efficiency, that presents a novel analysis of the energy use of gaming PCs. We (Jon Peddie … Read more

Android Wear Falls to 11 Percent Global Smartwatch OS Marketshare in Q2 2015

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartwatch OS shipments grew an impressive 457 percent annually to hit a record 5 million units in the second quarter of 2015. Android Wear struggled, due to Apple watchOS competition, and it declined to 11 percent marketshare in the quarter. Cliff Raskind, Director at Strategy Analytics, … Read more

Royal Caribbean International Installs Daktronics Displays on Robots

Royal Caribbean International partnered with Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, in conjunction with Robotic Arts and ABB, to implement a never-been-done-before visual experience for their new Quantum Class cruise ships. Anthem of the Seas made its first voyage on April 22, 2015 with the visual spectacular first showcased on the maiden voyage of Quantum … Read more

So “the Germans won’t spend money on TV”?

It was back to the office with a bang this week for me. Because of staff vacations, I had to work close to full time on our newsletters. Next week, we are planning our annual publishing break. We plan to keep putting some major stories onto the website, but the next pdf issue will be … Read more

Toshiba CEO Resigns Over Accounting Scandal

Toshiba’s president and CEO, Hisao Tanaka, along with five other senior executives, have stepped down from their positions over the accounting scandal which emerged last month. The company announced a sweeping reorganisation of its corporate leadership team, including former executives, who said they took full responsibility for the accounting malpractice which saw Toshiba overstate its … Read more