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PC Squeezed Into (Literally) Hand-held Form Factor

thumb Mouse Box prototype

A Polish developer, Przemys?aw Strzelczyk, and his team have succeeded in shrinking PC internals down far enough to fit them into a mouse. The Mouse-Box will eventually be a working product, but is currently at a prototyping stage; it features a quad-core ARM CPU (1.4GHz), micro-HDMI port for display connection, WiFi, two USB 3.0 ports and … Read more

FDA Separates Fitness Trackers From Health Products

The USA’s Food and Drug Administration has issued draft guidance (http://tinyurl.com/q24e7qn) on rules to follow for vendors to get wearable devices classified as ‘general wellness’ products (i.e. not a device for treating specific medical conditions). This certification can protect companies from, for example, a consumer who wants to sue because a relaxation device didn’t cure … Read more

Epson Expands Line of PowerLite Pro G-Series Projectors for Large Venues

Epson US has released eight new Powerlite Pro-G projectors for large venues. Enhancing the feature-set of the Pro-G series, all of the new models have HDBaseT connectivity, as well as support for Extron XTP and the Control4 Simple Device Discovery Protocol. They are also compatible with Crestron and AMX systems. The projectors are the G6070W; … Read more

Western European PC Shipments Save EMEA Region

IDC chart Top 5 EMEA PC Vendors Shipments

25.5 million PCs were shipped in the EMEA region in Q4’14, according to IDC: a 2% YoY increase. The market remained positive for the third consecutive quarter, thanks to strong consumer demand. Over the course of the year, the region experienced 5.5% YoY growth with 93.3 million units shipped. Regional differences were pronounced. Consumer demand … Read more

IDC Expects Easing in APAC PC Contraction

The APAC PC market (excluding Japan) was down 6.3% YoY in 2014, to 101 million units. While still a fall, the decline was still an improvement on the 10.3% contraction experienced in 2013. The market was flat YoY in Q4’14, at 25.9 million units. IDC believes that the 2015 result will improve again, although still expects … Read more

Hydis Closes Down its Operations

Hydis Technologies has decided to close down its operations in Korea because of its serious financial difficulties. Earlier this month the company’s largest shareholder, Taiwan’s E Ink, called for a halt to factory operations at Hydis and told Korean government agencies that it will close factories and discontinue production. E Ink has come in for … Read more

Flex-o-Fab Demonstrates Flexible OLED from Roll to Roll Process

Flex-o-Fab, the European research program for OLED, has reported the first OLED device produced by a roll to roll process. The program includes 12 European companies and organizations from different fields which came together to create a a roll to roll (R2R) process for OLED. The co-operation is funded through the EU’s 7th EU Framework … Read more

NDS’ New Software Supports HTML5

Netherlands-based Net Display Systems newest version of its PADS4 software is geared towards HTML5-capable signage devices. The software includes a new HTML5 viewer, which can play content on all displays with an HTML5-supporting player device. Interactivity has also been added, to design presentations for browser-based players.    

Link Motion and MTA SpA Partnering on Automotive Platforms

Link Motion and MTA SpA are excited to announce that they have started strategic cooperation on Link Motion platform, an optimized software and hardware vehicle computer, which helps vehicle manufacturers in creation of cost-effective and secure in-vehicle infotainment systems. The companies target to strengthen their common offering for vehicle manufacturers. Left, Link Motion CEO Pasi … Read more

CES 2015 a Tipping Point for OTT/Streaming Video

Phew!!!  Last year, I thought our CES report was comprehensive – it ran to 48 pages. However, this year, the report has swollen to 80 pages as we have boosted our coverage of a number of new areas, including VR headsets and augmented reality eyewear. Thanks to all the team for their efforts in getting … Read more

New Large-Format Monochrome Ultra-Glow LCD Marine Instrument Displays from Garmin

Garmin GNX 130 LCD display

Garmin’s new marine monitors are said to show the brightest, most visible digits on the market. Both the 7″ GNX 120 and 10″ GNX 130 are ultra-glow anti-fog (optically-bonded) displays, using an inverted LCD display to show white or colour digits on a black background (seven different pre-set colours available). They are transflective units that do … Read more