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While we will cover MMD’s newest monitor in our SID report, we felt that it was worth pulling out and highlighting it here, as well. The 27E6ADS, which has been launched in China, is a Philips-branded model that is said to be the world’s first quantum dot monitor. >The 27″ display uses optical components from … Read more
At SID Display Week 2015, we took time to meet with global marketing director of E Ink Holdings, Giovani Mancini to discuss the latest developments in the E Ink (e paper) universe. This includes adding a new color to its EPH (electrophoretic) displays, “…making them particularly suitable for the electronic shelf label market,” Mancini told … Read more
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
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