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Two new Intel-powered tablets are now on sale at Walmart in the USA, from E Fun. Both are hybrid models running Windows 8.1, with a detachable keyboard. The tablets feature micro-HDMI and micro-USB ports, and the keyboard adds two USB 2.0 inputs. Both models use quad-core 1.83GHz Intel Atom processors with 2GB of RAM and … Read more
Click to enlargeLG’s Kizon smartwatch, for children, is the first product to receive TUV Rheinland’s Green Product Mark. The Green Product Mark covers not only safety, electromagnetic compatibility and chemical testing of the product itself, but also includes product carbon footprint calculations.
Big news from Intel at Computex was the introduction of the third generation of the Thunderbolt interface, which can transfer 40Gbps of data per second. In context, that is an UltraHD film in 30 seconds. The connection can also drive two DCI-4k displays at 60Hz and 30bpp at once. Thunderbolt 3 “fulfills the promise of … Read more
Rockchip’s new low-power WiFi product, launched at Computex, is said to cut power consumption of IoT devices by up to 85%. The Rockchip RKi6000 is the company’s new SoC processor technology, with power consumption ‘equal to that of Bluetooth 4.0 LE’. The technology draws about 200mAh during use. WiFi’s higher power draw meant that it … Read more
Calibre UK (#3443) will be showing its HQUltra range of high-speed scaler-switchers for UltraHD content at Infocomm. These products use Calibre’s own virtual-ASIC video processing technology. The company will be present on Kramer Electronics’ stand. HQUltra products are able to switch input channels in 0.25 seconds, even with different resolutions, formats and inputs. Black time … Read more
Vuzix Corporation, a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the consumer, commercial and entertainment markets, is pleased to announce today that its M100 Smart Glasses are now being used in a new HP solution, Visual Remote Guidance (VRG). This solution was announced and showcased at the recent Interop IT Conference & … Read more
LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, will showcase the future of display technology at the 2015 Society for Information Display (SID) conference at the San Jose Convention Center from June 2 to 4. SID is the world’s most respected academic association of the display industry, which is comprised of 6.000 leaders in … Read more
A survey by 3M has found that 90% of Americans still expect ‘significant technology upgrades’ when purchasing new LCD electronic devices. Many consumers are looking for better visual quality. 62% of device owners said that they want better colour quality. For instance, they desired more realistic (29%) and bolder (18%) colours; richer black levels (14%); … Read more
TCO Certified has stated that more information is needed about the effects of non-halogenated substances, which have been used to replace halogenated flame retardants in IT products. A new draft proposes the phase-out of the substances designated as most hazardous, and the creation of an Accepted Substances List for those found to be least hazardous. … Read more
At Computex, Dell has revealed a host of new computing products in the Inspiron consumer line. These include notebooks, hybrids and all-in-ones (AIOs). Release details have been shared (unusually for Computex launches), but there are few specifications available yet. The Inspiron 5000 series comes first: a range of laptops in 14″, 15.6″ and 17.3″ sizes, … Read more
Gefen has appointed German-based Comm-Tec as master distributor for its products throughout Central Europe. Comm-Tec, which has distributed Gefen solutions to resellers and integrators in Europe for many years, will provide centralised support and services for all Gefen products in the region.
Fujifilm and Imec, a nanotechnology research institute, have worked together to develop a full-colour photoresist OLED. The result ‘paves the way to producing high-resolution and large organic electroluminescent (EL) [OLED] displays and establishing cost-competitive manufacturing methods’, said Fujifilm. Fujifilm and Imec worked together on a photoresist technology for organic semiconductors in 2013 (Display Monitor Vol … Read more
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