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Germany’s CRN ran its own April Fool’s prank this year, pointing at an upcoming Apple eReader called the ‘iRead’. It certainly sounded promising – an UltraHD display, full Adobe RGB coverage and a pulse sensor on the back. “It can measure the blood movement in your fingertips to track the level of excitation when reading … Read more
The new Pro 10100 DLP projector from Viewsonic is a fixed installation model, with remotely-controlled motorised zoom, focus and lens adjustment. Optionally, users can switch out the default lenses to suit the projection environment and enhance the image for different surfaces. Designed for 360° projection, the unit can be installed vertically or horizontally. A motorised … Read more
Four new Chromebooks have been previewed at a Google event in the USA – including the first convertible device running the Chrome OS. Owners of Asus’ new C100 Chromebook Flip can switch between tablet and notebook modes using a 360° rotating hinge. Two of the products were from Asus: the Flip and its sister model, … Read more
Wistron has paid NT$246 million ($7.8 million) for a 10.7% stake in Arbor Technology, a company which manufactures industrial embedded/networking computing devices and ruggedized computing devices. The two companies formed a strategic partnership last year to expand into the Internet of Things market.
Dutch cable company Ziggo says it will cut around 450 jobs over the next three years. The move follows the completion last year of Ziggo’s merger with Liberty Global’s UPC Netherlands division (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 40). Last October it was reported that Ziggo would lose around 20% of its staff as a result … Read more
Nielsen recently reported that US Households with Streaming Video On Demand (SVOD) spend an average of two hours and 45 minutes watching the mobile device screens, beating the homes with traditional TV, which had an average of one hour and 57 minutes. This news, along with significant SVOD content delivery announcements, indicates that 2015 could … Read more
The PEW Research Center has released a new survey on the US usage of smartphones. The overview draws from surveys performed in October and December of 2014 and the report covers the use and ownership of smartphones by age groups, gender, race, as well as education and income level. The report says that 64% of … Read more
Worldwide PC monitor shipments totaled 34 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14), a year-over-year decline of -4.4% yet 1.3% more than forecast, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker. “For consumer-oriented vendors like Samsung and LG the holiday season helped fuel the sector. Shipments were also bolstered … Read more
A UK company called V-Nova claims to have developed a new compression technology offering between two- and three-times bitrate savings in video streaming, compared to codecs such as H.264, HEVC and JPEG2000. ‘Perseus’ has been adopted by more than 20 companies and organisations so far, including the EBU, Hitachi, Intel and Broadcom. It is currently … Read more
In an article published in Nature Nanotechnology, researchers from the University of Tel Aviv announced that they have found a material class that is not only self assembling but also electroluminescent. According to the publication, Prof. Ehud Gazit and doctoral student Or Berger of the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology at TAU, in collaboration … Read more
Fraunhofer FEP will present test results for its barrier and transmission films, which have been exposed to weather for one year, at SVC 2015 (Santa Clara, USA, 25th – 30th April). Flexible electronic components are seeing increasing use in both new and existing applications. However, these components must be protected against environmental influences, such as … Read more
Canatu, a leading manufacturer of zero reflectance and flexible transparent conductive films and touch sensors, has added a new super-thin 23 µm film to its CNB (Carbon NanoBud) transparent conductive film offering targeted at super-thin devices and flexible applications. The product is the thinnest transparent conductive film on the market. The optical performance of the … Read more
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