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In partnership with HP, luxury American designer Michael Bastian has created a smartwatch that is understated but also feature-light – very different to the bright, chunky offerings from Samsung and LG. The MB Chronowing features a monochrome LCD display (no touch) and will work with both iOS and Android phones. Its main application is displaying … Read more
According to an article in PCR, Microsoft is planning to release a new Xbox connected wearable device in 2015. The article describes a device that, in contrast to the recently released Microsoft Band, will work only with the Xbox. The Xbox already has many health applications that could tie into this new device. The device … Read more
With augmented reality glasses from Google still in an extended beta release for $1,500 a piece, the release of other augmented reality headsets, like the Vuzix M100 or Epson Moverio, is still a very interesting topic. According to rumors from various tech blogs, Huawei might be the next manufacturer to jump into the augmented reality … Read more
Chinese newspaper CBN Daily has said that Foxconn is to set up a production base in Shandong Province. According to the source, the facility will produce handsets and connectors. An exhibition centre will also be built at the site.
Both Samsung and TSMC are competing for orders to produce Apple’s A9 SoC, according to reports from Asian media. Samsung was the main producer of Apple chips until a deal was signed with TSMC last year (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 26); the company has apparently offered lower quotes to attract orders. We heard earlier … Read more
SGP Technologies has chosen Extenso Telecom to distribute its Blackphone Android smartphone in France.
Agora DMT is no longer distributing Sony smartphones in the Czech Republic.
We recently covered a watch with an E Ink strap, by Japanese startup Fashion Electronics (FES). The same week, we noticed that a similar watch was under development by Sony. It has now come out that FES is a division of Sony. The watch, which has raised almost three times its funding goal, will be … Read more
Lenovo will begin to produce wearable devices ‘soon’, say Asian sources. Fenda 295, in China, says that it has been chosen by Lenovo as a supplier for the vendor’s 301. Sina.com claims that the wearable is a wristband and could be showcased at CES in January.
Sources in the Asian supply chain say that several tablet vendors are reducing the number of models to be launched next year. Asus, Samsung and Lenovo are all likely to cut plans, the sources said, due to the difficulty of making a profit in the space.
Motive Television’s Tablet TV product (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 46) is now available for pre-order in the UK. Pre-orders can be placed at www.tablettv.co.uk. The Tablet TV mains tuner costs £55 ($85) and the portable tuner costs £60 ($95) ex VAT.
An Intel-powered smartwatch from Tag Heuer may be unveiled at CES 2015. Business Insider claims that the watch will offer fitness features and be similar in appearance to an analogue device.
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