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Asus’ Zenwatch (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 36) is now available in the USA, for $200. The product will also be available on the Play Store later. Additionally, the company has launched its Eeebook X205 laptop (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 36) in Germany, and The Memo Pad 7 in the UK. John Lewis is … Read more
There have been two stories lately about high-resolution panels developed by Sharp. First is a continuation of the UltraHD smartphone panel rumour that we covered last month (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 43); this claimed that Sharp was developing a 5″ – 6″ panel to be produced in 2016. According to The Japan Times, Sharp’s … Read more
Several companies have joined forces to form the Streaming Video Alliance. The aim is to support the creation of architecture, standards and best practices that will scale the infrastructure for online video. It is hoped that efficiency will be improved for all providers in the ecosystem, while preserving consumers’ high quality experiences. The companies include … Read more
The Engadget Expand shows embrace new technology and trends and the latest show was held in New York city. The event is free to the public and attracts roughly 10,000 visitors in the two days it is open. However, the audience is mainly ordinary consumers with very few professionals attending. Engadget stated that it is … Read more
Cameras and especially activity-based imaging devices have been on the rise for several years. Now two companies are taking this development a step further by demonstrating 360 degree cameras. This means that they acquire a 360 degree view of their surroundings all at once. You may ask what this can be used for or if … Read more
Virtual reality is a big topic for the market these days and many companies besides Oculus are following the trend. At Engadget Expand virtual reality did play a significant role with two companies, Dodocase and Fove, showing their very different approach to virtual reality. Dodocase is the complete low cost approach to a virtual display … Read more
The most display oriented development, a rollable flexible display, was shown by RollRR, a USA based start-up company. The shown demonstrator is a rather massive roll that allows the user to unroll a large display for multiple users. The display used is electrophoretic with a flexible backplane from Plastic Logic. The resulting display is limited … Read more
Suitable Technologies was showing off its smart presence technology that combines a remote controlled robot with a video conferencing system. Just think of it as a video conferencing system on steroids and legs. The BeamPro consists of a robotic platform that allows the system to move via remote control and a flat panel display that … Read more
Eizo has many different businesses around the world. Eizo Germany is both a distributor (of displays developed in Japan) and manufacturer (of its own screens). The company was showing some of the new units it has developed for industrial applications, at customer requests. An unusual ship-bridge maritime monitor was shown, measuring 46″ – usually these … Read more
Rahim Tafazoli, the head of the UK’s 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) at the University of Surrey, has said that capacity, not speed, will define 5G networks. The technology will be user-centric, offering low latency and an impression of “infinite capacity”. This differs from 2G, 3G and 4G, which were ‘devicecentric’. As well as mobile products, … Read more
Ouch. Microsoft is going to be very upset with CNN, we feel. After (presumably) paying for the Surface Pro 3 tablet to be used during programming, the presenters were found to be using the tablets as nothing more than glorified stands – for major rival Apple’s iPads. On the one hand, Microsoft has a right … Read more
Asustek announced this week that its net profit in Q3 reached its highest level since the first quarter of 2013, thanks partly to better-than-expected smartphone shipments. The company’s net profit in Q3 was NT$5.8 billion ($189.6 million) on turnover of NT$113.5 billion ($3.7 billion), which was 19% higher than Q2 and 6% up on the … Read more
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