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Intel to Deliver Chips for Next Generation of Google Glass

As many analysts are debating the downfall of Google Glass, the Wall Street Journal released a report saying that Intel will be delivering the processor for the second generation of the device. The report sees this as a great chance for Intel to enter a new technology platform at its beginning after it missed entering … Read more

Interview With Magnetic 3D CEO Tom Zerega

I had the chance to visit Magnetic 3D’s offices in downtown Manhattan and speak to Magnetic’s CEO Tom Zerega. Magnetic 3D is a developer and manufacturer of autostereoscopic displays from 22″ to 55″. The company is busy developing new products for a variety of applications. While Magnetic 3D was mainly known for developing autostereoscopic displays … Read more

Ipsos Sees 50% of Adults Having Used a Mobile TV Platform

Ipsos Media CT, part of the market research firm Ipsos, has released its findings on the use of mobile platforms for watching TV. According to a recently released study, it finds that half of all adults age 18 to 49 have tried mobile platforms for watching TV. However, 9 in 10 adults prefer watching TV … Read more

Is Samsung Moving Away From Qualcomm With S6?

The first rumours of the Galaxy S6 have begun to appear. According to Sammobile, the phone is code-named Project Zero. While the screen size has not been leaked, the display resolution will apparently be 2560 x 1440. The source says that Samsung is still deciding between a 16MP and 20MP camera, though feels that a … Read more

ITRI Announces Spin-Off FlexUP Technologies Corp.

ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) from South Korea says it has licensed a new flexible display and backplane technology to start-up company FlexUP Technologies Corp. ITRI developed this new flexible backplane technology in support of flexible display development. ITRI described the FlexUP Technolgy in a 2011 paper submitted to the SID Information Display (http://tinyurl.com/naw8oar). ITRI … Read more

Jaunt Developing a Camera that Records 360 deg Imagery in 3D

A prototype camera is under development at Jaunt Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) that can record 360 degree stereoscopic imagery. The prototype uses 14 high definition, 60 fps GoPro cameras to make left and right eye spherical stereo images. One of the challenges in creating such a panoramic image is to stitch the images together matching … Read more

Kiss Connectivity’ Speeds File Sharing

A US startup called Keyssa has developed its own solution to transfer data wirelessly. The solution is based around a new chip using high-frequency (60GHz) radiowaves to transfer data quickly between devices that are physically touching (‘Kiss Connectivity’). Keyssa envisions its chips replacing physical (wired) connectors on all sorts of devices, including smartphones, laptops and … Read more

Korea Announces OLED and Flexible Focus in R&D Budget

The Korean government will put more than double the money towards OLEDs and flexible displays in 2015 than it did this year. The Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology has announced a KRW12.5 billion ($11.2 million) budget for display R&D. There will be nine subjects covered by the new R&D budget. ‘Development of core technology’, … Read more