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A survey of U.S. and German consumers by Gartner, Inc. found that 60 percent of consumers are replacing their smartphones because they are interested in additional functionality, or they “just want” a new device. Consequently, the worldwide market for refurbished phones that are sold to end users will grow to 120 million units by 2017, … Read more
Printing techniques such as gravure, inkjet, flexography and lithograph have enabled the development of various cost-efficient electronic equipment and multi-material parts. While novel-printing techniques have been employed primarily to produce consumer electronics such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), continuing technology and material advancements will extend its use to the wearable, automotive, building and architecture segments. … Read more
The Verification Round Plan for PCs and Displays (Round PC-2015-01) is now available, and can be found here. In this Round, all products and criteria will be randomly chosen, and 75 Level 1 investigations are planned. The Round will begin in early March 2015. EPEAT’s Online Learning Center has pre-recording training modules for every criterion … Read more
Eizo is to show its full range of air traffic control solutions at World ATM Congress 2015 (WATMC 2015) in Madrid, Spain (stand 349) from the 10th to 12th March. These include 2k x 2k and 4k x 2k models, as well as the Re/Vue series of video recording and streaming solutions.
Dell’s new additions to its education portfolio include a laptop, tablets and a Chromebook. All four products (Chromebook 11; Venue 10 and 10 Pro tablets; and Latitude 11 Education Series laptop) are ‘playground-proof’, with rubber trims to absorb shocks. They have only been previewed at the time of writing, so we will have to wait … Read more
Toshiba has shown off several modules for Google’s (originally Motorola’s) Project Ara modular smartphone (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 48). They include a display module for LCD and OLED screens, and connectivity, Wi-Fi and camera devices. In related news, MWC’s organisers have said that the phone will be on display at the show in March. … Read more
Asus CEO Jerry Shen has said that the company is developing a smartwatch that does not use Android Wear. Quoted by Focus Taiwan, Shen said, “The major concern is about saving power”.
Ocean Outdoor has launched its third large-format outdoor media wall in the UK. The Manchester Media Wall measures 24.6m x 5.76m, with a 94m² vinyl surround. It has a 12mm pixel pitch and is estimated to reach 1 million impacts every fortnight.
Elo has developed new point-of-sale touch PCs for retail use. The E-Series (15E2) and X-Series (X-15 and X-17) both feature Elo’s SAW or resistive touch technology, with the X-Series also having a procap option. Designed to be affordable, the 15E2 has a dual-core Intel Celeron processor, with 2GB of RAM and 320GB of storage. it … Read more
The XG270HU is Acer’s tear-free gaming monitor, set to be released in March. The 27″ unit utilises AMD’s Freesync technology to synchronise the screen’s refresh rate with that of the GPU, eliminating tearing and stuttering. Especially targeting gamers, the XG270HU has a TN panel with a 1ms response time, 144Hz refresh rate and 1,000:1 contrast … Read more
US-based Infosonics has stepped up a size with a 6″ phablet: the S6001 Cyprus. A mid-range product, the Cyprus features an IPS panel with 1280 x 720 resolution. It also has dual SIM slots, a micro-SD slot, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage. The phone runs Android 4.4 on a 1.3GHz quad-core processor. The … Read more
MarketReportsOnline.com adds Global Quantum Dot TV Market: Trends & Opportunities (2014-2019) research report of 70 pages to the semiconductors and electronics industry intelligence collection of its library. Quantum Dots (QD) is expected to be one of the biggest sea changes in the television market. The market estimation are made on the basis of some assumptions … Read more
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