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Improving Vision with 3D

When modern digital 3D first hit the large and small screen, folks shouted sharply about their visual discomfort: headaches, eye strain, soreness and nausea seemed to rule the day. Although some of those problems were due to poor stereographic techniques, the seminal research from the American Optometric Association (AOA) laid most of these concerns to … Read more

Consumer Sentiment on Overall Economy, Tech Spending Dip Slightly in May

Consumer confidence toward the overall economy and technology spending both decreased slightly in May, according to the latest data released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Overall EconomyThe CEA Index of Consumer Expectations (ICE), which measures consumer sentiment about the U.S. economy as a whole, decreased 2.4 points from April to 173.7. However, May’s … Read more

Ubiquitous Energy Could Help Solve Battery Problems

Next week at the SID iZone, the display community will have a chance to look at a new technology, being developed just up the road from the event in Redwood City, California by Ubiquitous Energy, a start up that is looking to solve one of the problems of mobile devices – battery life. Ubiquitous Energy’s … Read more

Saturated Markets Slow Smartphone Growth

After rising 27.6% YoY in 2014, smartphone shipment growth is expected to slow to 11.3% this year, says IDC. However, while overall growth will continue to decelerate, certain markets will experience strong growth in 2015 and beyond. Worldwide shipments volumes are expected to total 1.9 billion units by 2019. This year, the worldwide smartphone market … Read more

Time Warner Acquired by Charter Communications

Charter Communications has acquired Time Warner Cable in a deal which values Time Warner at $78.7 billion. The news comes after Comcast last month terminated its $45.2 billion merger agreement with Time Warner because of opposition from US regulators (Comcast Abandons Time Warner Bid). Charter also announced that it is to buy another cable operator, … Read more

Charter Communications to Merge with Time Warner Cable and Acquire Bright House Networks

Charter Communications, Inc.(Nasdaq: CHTR) (together with its subsidiaries “Charter”) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Charter to merge with Time Warner Cable. The deal values Time Warner Cable at $78.7 billion. Charter will provide $100.00 in cash and shares of a new public … Read more

Philips’ Monitor Carries Four Signals Through USB

The new 21.5″ Philips USB docking monitor – the 221S6QUMB – is an expansion to the USB monitor line, which currently consists solely of a 23″ model. Designed to complement today’s ultra-slim notebooks, which have minimal ports, the display requires a single USB connection to carry video, audio (two 2W speakers are built in), ethernet … Read more

Merck Leads European Research Consortium on Printed Electronics

Merck, a global leader in the development of materials for printed electronics, today announced the start of the ATLASS project. ATLASS stands for Advanced High-Resolution Printing of Organic Transistors for Large Area Smart Surfaces and is to help achieve the breakthrough of printed electronics in smart switching solutions. The consortium, coordinated by Merck, consists of … Read more

Merck Leads Printed Electronics Consortium

Merck is a founder member of the ATLASS Project – a European project examining printed electronics. ATLASS (Advanced High-Resolution Printing of Organic Transistors for Large Area Smart Surfaces) aims to help achieve a breakthrough of printed electronics in smart switching solutions. 15 partners form the ATLASS consortium, co-ordinated by Merck. They range across the printed … Read more