HTC Signs Tech Data
Tech Data Mobile Solutions in the UK has been appointed as exclusive distributor for HTC’s new Nexus 9 tablet.
Ingenic SoC Supports Two Screen Technologies
China’s Ingenic has developed an asymmetric, dual-core MIPS-based chip for 301, as well as a 15 x 13mm development kit. The Newton2 dev kit includes the new processor (M200), eMCP memory, power management controller, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, sensors and seven micro-connectors for peripherals. The board runs both Android and Linux. As for the M200 itself, the … Read more
Nanobattery Promises Longer Life, Faster Charging
A tiny structure called a nanopore ‘could bring about the ultimate miniaturisation of energy storage components’. Invented by University of Maryland researchers, the nanopore is a tiny hole in a ceramic sheet. It holds an electrolyte to carry an electrical charge between nanotube electrodes at either end. Each nanoelectrode includes an outer nanotube current collector … Read more
ONR Demonstrated Augmented Reality System for Training Purposes
Augmented reality headsets are typically being measured by being compared with the Google Glass device. The issue of what augmented reality can be used for is still ongoing and recent press releases favor corporate applications over consumer use. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has shown its augmented reality solution developed for the Augmented Immersive … Read more
QR COdes Used for 3D Image Transfer
A team of optical engineers at the the University of Connecticut has developed a way to securely display 3D images by scanning a QR code. The QR codes store compressed, encrypted images that can be scanned, decrypted and decompressed by commercial smartphones. Smartphones do not require an internet connection to receive the images, although a … Read more
Samsung Redesigns Simband to Echo Gear S
The second-generation Samsung Simband wearable is now in beta testing. Unlike the first Simband, this new model acts as a smartwatch as well as a fitness tracker; it has been redesigned, with a curved 2″ AMOLED display. The band is modular and features multiple health sensors. A clever feature is the hot-swappable battery, to enable … Read more
Samsung Display Requests Component Price Cuts
Samsung Display is asking supply chaing members to lower component pricing by as much as 30%, as the company aims to drop its overall pricing for small- and medium-size panels. The news comes from sources in Taiwan.
SMI Adds Eye-Tracking to Oculus
Germany’s Sensomotoric Instruments (SMI) has launched an eye-tracking upgrade package for the Oculus Rift Dev Kit 2 (DK2). The package adds SMI’s eye-tracking 295 to the device; it is supplied with a C/C++ SDK and support for VR engines such as Unity and Vizard.
Walmart Stocks Standalone Smartwatch
The Burg 12 is a smartwatch that Dick Tracy would be proud of – because it’s also a phone. On sale at Walmart now for $200, the product works without a connection to another device. It can make calls and send and receive texts, as well as providing music, videos, camera and calendar functions. Pairing … Read more
Hon Hai, Innolux to Set-up Joint Panel Plant
Hon Hai Precision and Innolux are to invest NT$50 billion ($1.6 billion) in a joint venture 6G panel production plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, to produce LTPS panels for smartphones. Sources suggest that the plant could have a monthly production capacity of 30,000-50,000 units. The joint venture, which will be between Innolux and another of Hon … Read more
Microchip Not Planning CSR Offer
Microchip Technology has said it will not be making an offer for UK-based chipmaker CSR. In September the US company was reported to have approached CSR with an acquisition offer (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 25), having previously rejected a preliminary offer as too low.
TPK Sales Half YoY
TPK said sales in October fell 50% from October 2013 to NT$11.2 billion ($372.2 million), though this was 4.9% higher than September. Sales to date increased almost 4% to NT$128.3 billion ($4.2 billion).
