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Asian Smartphone Market: India Leads Growth as China Continues to Slow in 2014 Q3

Market intelligence – According to the latest research from International Data Corporation (IDC), the smartphone market in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) posted a moderate 6% Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ) and 24% Year-on-Year (YoY) growth in 2014 Q3.  This trend reflects a decline in growth from previous years and is a result of its largest market, China, having seen … Read more

Toronto Immersed Conference and Expo Highlights Virtual, Augmented Reality and 3D

Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality/3D – The Toronto Immersed show and conference, organized by the Immersive Technology Alliance, addressed the emerging augmented reality,  virtual reality, and stereoscopic 3D technologies.  While it seems that stereoscopic 3D was more of a carry-over from earlier events, the conference focus was very much on augmented and virtual reality. Instead of addressing new … Read more

Market and Technology Outlook for Flexible and Printed Displays

cMobile Displays, Large Displays – The 2014 Printed Electronics Conference (Santa Clara, CA, November 18-20) provided a good opportunity to assess the technology candidates and market prospects for flexible and printed displays. For example, the opening day tutorial included a presentation by Dr. Guillaume Chansin of IDTechEx in which he devoted a good portion of his … Read more

Thanksgiving and Black Friday Break Online Sales Records

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Market – The Adobe 2014 Digital Index saw a record breaking kick-off to the holiday shopping season in the US that started on Thanksgiving Day, with Adobe reporting $1.33B in online sales as shoppers combined online buying with the family gathering holiday tradition that included a turkey dinner.  The following day, Black Friday, was also an online sales  record breaker … Read more

Juniper Research Publishes Market Forecast for Wearables

Market Forecast – Wearable devices are the darling of the season with many looking forward to the reception of the Apple Watch.  Juniper Research has meanwhile released its new “Smart Health & Fitness Wearables: Device Strategies, Trends & Forecasts 2014 – 2019” report. While the sales of fitness bands and the like have increased in recent … Read more

Canatu’s In-Mold Conductive Film Reaches Production Readiness

Display Materials, Components and Manufacturing – (This article is free for all to view) – Canatu (Helsinki, Finland) used the Printed Electronics USA conference to release it latest film, called CNB In-Mold. This film, based on conductive carbon nanobud (CNB) technology, can be stretched and formed over raised or depressed surfaces to bring touch technology … Read more

TV Anywhere, or TV Nowhere?

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TV – A fascinating article appeared in early November in the New York Times titled For Millennials, the End of the TV Viewing Party. The author talks about the early days of television, when family and neighbors would gather around to watch TV as an event.  The Ed Sullivan Show, The Wonderful World of Disney, The Carol Burnett Show and … Read more