Huawei Chooses Cypress
Huawei is using Cypress Semiconductor’s TrueTouch capacitve touchscreen controller in its Mediapad X2 tablet PC. The TruTouch TMA568 controller enables gloved finger tracking and water tolerance.
Tablet Shipments Experience Largest Decline Since 2009 Category Inception, According to ABI Research
For branded tablets, the year 2015 is off to a rocky start. For the first time since inception, the popular consumer item experienced its largest QoQ decline to date of 35%. In addition, tablets experienced its largest YoY decline of 16%. According to marketing intelligence firm ABI Research, there is no denying the market is … Read more
University of Toronto Examines the Usefulness of HUDs in Cars
Head up displays (HUDs) are all the rage in new car models these days. Firstly, they look cool and secondly the most desirable high end models have them installed by the factory. From a usability or safety perspective, most manufacturers quote the use of HUDs in airplanes where safety is paramount. However, there are no … Read more
IHS Records First STB Contraction Since 2002
The pay-TV set-top box (STB) market shrank for the first time in over a decade last year, says IHS. From $15.9 billion in 2013, the market fell to $15.3 billion. It is the first contraction since 2002. Shipments were up slightly, to 204.7 million units – an increase of just under 1% from 2013’s 203.1 … Read more
Rembrandt 3D Launches 4K HD No Glasses 3D Screens
Rembrandt 3D (http://www.rembrandt3d.com) launched its new line of 3D NO Glasses, 4K resolution, full HD 3D Auto Stereoscopic Displays (3DASD) at the Three Rivers Technology Exhibition in Pittsburgh, Pa., last week. The event was highlighted by their introduction of their new “Special Edition” 3DASD 10″ Android Tablet, which premiered Emmy award-winning film maker Ken Love’s … Read more
ViewSonic Showcases Smart Collaboration Solutions for Today’s Classroom at ISTE 2015
ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solution products, will showcase the company’s classroom collaboration solutions at the 2015 ISTE Conference and Expo, June 28-July 1, at the Philadelphia Convention Center in booth 1352. ViewSonic will demonstrate how their projectors, large-format displays and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) products work smarter to connect and deliver … Read more
Netflix to Grow 28%
Almost 10 million new international subscribers will join Netflix this year, bringing the company’s total overseas base to 26.36 million by the end of 2015. The prediction comes from Digital TV Research. Almost 70 million people will be paying for the service by 31st December, representing 28% YoY growth. International subscribers (adding 9.58 million) will … Read more
LG OLED 4K Crowned ‘King Of TV’ At CE Week 2015
LG Electronics’ 4K OLED TV won 11th Annual Value Electronics TV Shootout™ in a competition among four contending flagship 4K Ultra HD TV models from LG and other leading brands during CE Week in New York City. The 65-inch class (64.5 inches measured diagonally) LG Art Slim Curved 4K Ultra HD TV (Model 65EG9600) was … Read more
Elo Makes Installation Easier
Elo’s 1590L is a 15.6″ LCD display, with a small form factor (with stand: 392 x 228 x 285mm) to ease installations. The stand is removable, providing various mounting options. POS and similar applications are the target market. The touchscreen (surface acoustic wave) is sealed, to prevent ingress of water, dirt and grease. A magnetic … Read more
Depth-Sensing Camera on iPhone 7
The Taiwanese Business Weekly claims that Apple will build a depth-sensing camera into the iPhone 7. A patent for the technology was filed in 2010, but according to sources, was delayed by supply chain and image quality issues. Apple is said to have solved these issues through a partnership with camera maker Largan, and by … Read more
LG Sees Hexagons as Battery of the Future
LG Chemical has shown off a hexagonal battery, for smartwatches, which it says will bring up to four more hours of lifetime every day. The idea is that the shape will enable larger batteries to fit in round smartwatches – like LG Electronics’ Urbane watch – than existing rectangular batteries. LG Chem told the Korea … Read more
Samsung Tops Consumer Satisfaction
Samsung has taken the highest consumer satisfaction score for both sub-50″ and 50″+ TVs, according to research by JD Power and Associates in the USA. This is the second consecutive year that the company has topped a US quality test for HDTVs. Samsung was followed by Vizio and LG in 50″+ TVs, and LG and … Read more
