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Laptops – Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a world leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, unveiled its new ultraportable laptop, the ATIV Book 9.As the latest addition to the ATIV Book 9 line, this stunning, all-aluminum PC offers an unparalleled WQXGA display, as well as improved connectivity and mobility for today’s always-on consumer. The ATIV … Read more
Connectivity – The plaintive cry from the back seat of “Are we there yet?” is familiar to any parent who ever took a child on a car trip, even a short one. Perhaps this will be replaced with a cry of “Are we connected yet?” The connectivity of mobile (and non-mobile) devices has increased dramatically … Read more
We spotted a tear down of the iPhone 6 on the EDN site, with images and comments from iFixit. The phone is easier to fix than earlier iPhones and has a huge battery.
Thanks to Computerworld for putting together this excellent round-up of those in the technology industry that left us in 2014. In addition to Bernard Lechner and George Heilmeier, mentioned in that list, the display industry also lost Jack Wayman, the founder of the CES show and the “architect of IBC”, John Wilson. One of those … Read more
According to data from Dataxis, quoted in NexTV Latam (Spanish language), there were 66 million Pay TV clients in Latin America in the third quarter of 2014. Satellite was the biggest carrier, with 32.8 million consumers ahead of cable at 31.6 million. IPTV had just 895K subscribers, although that was up 9.2% on the previous quarter. … Read more
We heard at SID this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 25) that Tobii would develop and release glasses with the company’s eye-tracking solution built in. The Tobii Glasses 2 have now been released and are being shipped worldwide.
Scania, the truck company, is typically not a name that often appears in our news coverage. However, the company has now announced that it is releasing a “Scania Watch”. The Scania Watch is a smartwatch that communicates with a truck. Scania sees “exciting opportunities for connecting a wristwatch to the essential information obtainable from a … Read more
According to an article in the Taipei Times, Samsung is teaming up with Merida, a Taiwan-based bicycle company, to introduce the Samsung Gear S smartwatch to the bicyclist and Merida customers. This is the first time Samsung has offered any of its smartwatch devices in retail stores other than typical telecom retail environments. Display Daily … Read more
A leaked document published on image board 4Chan shows that a consumer version of the Oculus Rift headset is planned for next autumn.
In recent months we have heard a lot about the new head up display (HUD) and 3D instrument cluster being developed by Jaguar Land Rover and that it is based on holographic projection. Now Jaguar is showing off a new HUD idea which the company calls “360 Urban Wind Screen”. This concept includes features that … Read more
According to Venturebeat, HTC’s wearable (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 7) will be a wristband, not a smartwatch. The device will be shown off at CES, but not launched until later in Q1 (chairwoman Cher Wang originally stated that it would be available “by the end-of-year shopping season”). The wearable will be ‘very different from … Read more
Connected TV device shipments in the USA reached 12.4 million units in Q3’14, according to Strategy Analytics (up 36% YoY). The rise was mainly driven by demand for new consoles and digital media streamers, such as the Fire TV stick. Connected device ownership was up 28% YoY, to 168 million units. Microsoft led the installed … Read more
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