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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

Hannspree Licenses Windows for Micro PC Stick

Hannspree Micro PC HDMI stick

Just one day after Inlighten announced its Argo Windows-based ‘PC’ HDMI stick, Hannspree has followed with a similar product called the Micro PC. Hannspree’s device runs a fully-licensed version of Windows 8.1 on a 1.33GHz quad-core Intel Atom processor, with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. It will add PC functionality, like email and web … Read more

Sharp Forecasts Results Shortfall

Sharp confirmed this week that its financial results for the year ending in March 2015 are expected to fall short of the company’s last forecast in October. The company was responding to claims in the Nikkei that Sharp would record a loss for this year, reversing the company’s forecast of an annual profit. In a … Read more

Lapexpand Seeks Funding

LapExpand conceptual laptop expansion

Lapexpand is a project that is seeking crowdfunding on Indiegogo (http://tinyurl.com/ph7asmp), and intending to bring the full desktop experience to mobile computing. The company is developing portable, lightweight monitors (1920 x 1080) that fold down onto a laptop when not in use, and can expand out when a user needs more screen real estate. The … Read more

Rumours Fly Before MWC

MWC is widely expected to serve as the launch platform for a number of tier one manufacturers’ flagship products this year, given their absence from the CES tradeshow.  Rumours about Sony‘s Xperia Z4 have been circulating for several months, and – naturally – many are contradictory. We can probably trust claims that the phone will … Read more

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

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., today announced the GNX 120 and GNX 130, two new large-format marine instrument displays designed for serious sailors who demand quality, precision, and total integration. “Garmin’s new GNX instruments boast the brightest and most visible digits available in the market today, providing superior readability day or night,” … Read more