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Display Week 2015 Sets Sights On Silicon Valley To Show Global Technology Hub The Future Of The Display World

March 21, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

Display Week 2015 Sets Sights On Silicon Valley To Show Global Technology Hub The Future Of The Display World http://www.virtualpressoffice.com/publicsiteContentFileAccess?fileContentId=1922403&fromOtherPageToDisableHistory=Y&menuName=Home&sId=&sInfo= Future Generations of Large Curved TVs, Automotive Displays, Wearables and Mobile Devices Take Center Stage at San Jose Convention Center Starting May 31 CAMPBELL, Calif., March 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The Society for Information Display … Read more

Track the Latest Trends in Wearable Technology at the Display Week 2015

March 21, 2015 by Bob Raikes

Track the Latest Trends in Wearable Technology at the Display Week 2015 Business Track Series, Co-organized by SID and IHS/Display Search We recently caught up with John Jacobs, SID’s Conventions Vice-Chair: BC and MFC, to get a sneak peek at some of the hottest display developments hitting the wearables industry during the Wearable-Flexible Market Focus … Read more

Swatch Outlines Plan for Smartwatches

December 21, 2022March 21, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

Just a few weeks ago the Swatch Group announced the Touch Zero One, its first Swatch smartwatch. We recently reported on the new smartwatch and the near field communication aspect in a short article (NFC Makes Swatch Watches Smarter). In a recent interview with Swatch CEO Nick Hayek, Bloomberg Business reports that Swatch has its … Read more

Global Devices Shipments to Grow 2.8% in 2015, says Gartner

March 20, 2015 by Helen Vince

Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) are estimated to reach 2.5 billion units in 2015, an increase of 2.8 percent over 2014 (see Table 1) according to Gartner, Inc. In spending terms, the global computing devices market (PCs and ultramobiles) is on pace to reach $226 billion, a 7.2 percent … Read more

Rumor: Apple Working on Augmented Reality Solution

March 20, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray claims that Apple is evaluating augmented reality as a future platform. He bases his assessment on information from industry analysts that Apple is assembling a small team to explore augmented reality. This story was picked up by CNet and other news outlets. One of the arguments used to … Read more

Smartphones Grab Ever-Larger Share of Smart Connected Device Market, says IDC

March 20, 2015 by Helen Vince

According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Connected Device Tracker, the combined total market of smartphones, tablets plus 2-in-1s, and PCs is set to grow from 1.8 billion units in 2014 to 2.5 billion units in 2019. During that time, smartphones will grow to represent the overwhelming majority … Read more

DHL Continues Trial of Augmented Reality Glasses in Australia

March 20, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

DHL has long advocated the use of augmented reality headsets in logistic applications. So far the company has tested smartglasses from Google and Vuzix in its logistics business. An earlier test run in Holland has shown positive results and an increase in picking speed by 25%. Now the Australian subsidiary of DHL is looking into … Read more

Less than Half US HDTVs Showing HD

March 20, 2015 by Bob Raikes

In a panel discussion at the recent HPA Tech Retreat, reported by “TV Technology”, Bob Seidel of CBS quoted data from Nielsen that reported that although 86% of US homes have an HD set, only 36% of households are watching in HD. The barriers to actually watching HD are the correct component or HDMI cabling … Read more

NASA is Working with Osterhout Design Group on Augmented Reality

March 20, 2015 by Norbert Hildebrand

In a recent interview on Bloomberg TV, Osterhout Design Group stated that it is working with NASA on the development of an augmented reality hardware platform. This platform will be used to not only support operations on earth, but also ultimately in space. In the interview, Pete Jameson, COO of the Osterhout Design Group explains … Read more

Is Google Signalling Display as a Service?

March 20, 2015 by Bob Raikes

Steve mentions in his report in this issue that the interest at DSE from Google might be related to the idea that Digital Signage might just become part of the “Internet of Things” (IOT). I can see what he means and we have been reporting on developments that might suggest this. It seems to me … Read more

Mobiles Continue to Outperform Other Device Market Segments in 2015

March 20, 2015 by Tom Allen

Worldwide device (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles (ultrabooks of various form factors) and mobile phones) shipments will rise 2.8% this year, to 2.5 billion units according to Gartner. However, the computing devices (PCs and ultramobiles) category will fall 7.2% in value terms, to $226 billion (down 3.1% while accounting for exchange rate movements). 306 million units will … Read more

NEC Reiterates Importance of Solutions

March 20, 2015 by Tom Allen

NEC’s presence largely followed in the tracks of its its ISE showing, with a similar message and and multiple models that were introduced in Amsterdam. Photo credit: Daily DOOH One model that we had not seen at ISE was the U321H, an ultra-short throw projector for the education and corporate markets. It was being shown … Read more