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QD Vision Named Edison Award Finalist for Innovative Color IQ™ Quantum Dot Technology

February 23, 2015 by Helen Vince

QD Vision, Inc., the leading manufacturer of quantum dot solutions for display products, has been named a 2015 Award Finalist by the internationally renowned Edison Awards™. The distinguished awards, inspired by Thomas Edison’s persistence and inventiveness, recognize innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the global economy. “It’s exciting to see companies like QD Vision continuing Thomas … Read more

Smart Watch Shipments Will More than Quadruple in 2015, Reaching 24.4 Million Units Worldwide

February 23, 2015 by Helen Vince

The nascent smart watch market experienced a period of tremendous innovation and growth during 2014, with global device shipments more than doubling from 2.3 million units in 2013 to 5.0 million units in 2014. A number of prominent industry players launched smart watch products, including Samsung, Sony, Motorola, and LG among others, and Google introduced … Read more

Will New Challengers Disrupt the Mobile Phone Market in 2015?

February 23, 2015 by Helen Vince

Ahead of Mobile World Congress 2015, which will be held on March 2-5 in Barcelona, Annette Zimmermann, research director at Gartner, discussed the future of the mobile phone industry and shared her outlook for wearables in 2015 and beyond. Q: The mobile phone is over 30 years old and is inexorably part of our existence. … Read more

JDI Starts Sales of Standard Line-up of Ultra-low Power Consumption MIP Reflective-type Color LCD Modules

February 23, 2015 by Tom Allen

Japan Display Inc. (JDI), a leading global supplier of small- and medium-sized displays, has announced the start of sales of a standard line-up of memory-in-pixel (MIP) reflective-type color LCD modules for wristwatch-type wearable devices which realize ultra-low power consumption. Power consumption of these reflective-type LCD modules is less than 0.5%* that of transparent-type LCD modules. … Read more

Insight Series: Why Education Market Customers Can’t Be Fooled Anymore

February 23, 2015 by Len Scrogan

Welcome to a new series that is intended to shine some light on the thinking, preferences and tendencies of your education market customers. I know them well. I was one of them. I’ve been an educational technology director for 25 years, with a significant track record in large educational technology purchases for instruction. I recently … Read more

The Display Resolution War – How much resolution is enough? (Part 2)

February 23, 2015 by Candice H. Brown Elliot

In my last article (The Display Resolution War – How much resolution is enough?), I argued that mobile displays will continue to increase in resolution to 1200dpi because the human vision system can see up to 60 cycles/degree, at least for those blessed with the best vision, typically young people, the most important market for … Read more

German Market Remains Steady in 2014

February 23, 2015 by Tom Allen

The positive trend in consumer electronics (CE) sales in Germany continued through 2014. Compared to 2013, sales were up 2.1%, and stable growth is predicted for 2015. The Consumer Electronics Market Index (Cemix), published by the GFU, has shown that total revenues reached more than €27.5 billion, compared to just under €27 billion in 2013. … Read more

Travel the world – stay connected! The EQB-510 by Casio EDIFICE

February 23, 2015 by Vanessa Browning

New look, smart functionality: the EQB-510, presented by EDIFICE, is already the second generation of watch that can communicate with smartphones – a new casually elegant interpretation of the successfully launched EQB-500. The EQB-510 is the perfect companion for both business men and globetrotters. The watch communicates with smartphones using Bluetooth® 4.0 technology and the … Read more

LGE Names US Head of Marketing for Commercial Displays

February 23, 2015 by Helen Vince

LG Electronics USA has appointed Gary Wicka to the newly created position of B2B senior director of marketing. Wicka will lead marketing efforts to support LG’s commercial display business in the US. He joins LG from Dell where he most recently served as North American director of marketing for displays and client peripherals.

LG Secures OLED Wins

February 23, 2015 by Tom Allen

LG’s OLED TVs have been recognised for their display quality in the USA and Europe. Digital Trends gave a five-star rating to the company’s 65EC9700 TV and chose it as the editor’s choice. In Germany, the German Association of Electrical Engineers (Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker (VDE)) said that the company’s 65″ and 77″ UltraHD OLED TVs … Read more

Vector Claims Month-Long Battery

February 23, 2015 by Tom Allen

A new company called Vector is to introduce a smartwatch later this month with ‘a whole month’ of battery life. Vector will show the watch at an event in Basel, on the same day as watchmaking fair Baselworld begins (19th March). The company, which includes former Timex CEO Joe Santana, says that it has stripped … Read more

JDI wants Apple to Invest in Screen Plant

February 23, 2015 by Helen Vince

There have been unconfirmed reports that Japan Display (JDI) is in talks with Apple about investing in a new plant to manufacture screens for Apple iPhones and possibly for the Apple Watch. According to a report in Reuters, JDI is aiming to become Apple’s primary supplier of iPhone screens and is negotiating with Apple to … Read more