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Supply Chain – Before the release of the iPhone 6 models, some analysts were very bullish on the use of sapphire in upcoming Apple smartphones. There are advantages in using sapphire on handheld devices as many owners of watches with sapphire glass will tell you, as they do not scratch easily. On the negative side there … Read more
Lighting – The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded on October 7, 2014 “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources”. The prize was awarded to Isamu Akasaki, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan and Nagoya University, Japan, Hiroshi Amano, Nagoya University, Japan, and Shuji Nakamura, University of California, Santa … Read more
Tablet – A new tablet from Apple draws the crowds (we may witness that soon – a special Apple event is scheduled for October 16), but others not so much. Whichever manufacturer you think of, tablets are mostly part of a larger product release. However, the latest tablet model from Amazon may be a little … Read more
Wearables – Panasonic has announced the new CG-320 Li-Ion battery designed specifically for wearable devices. The battery is only around 20 mm long and is 3.5 mm in diameter as can be seen in the image below. Source: Panasonic The battery has a nominal capacity of 13 mAh and a voltage of 3.75 V. This … Read more
Wearables – One of the key observations about wearable technologies is that so far consumer uptake has not been overwhelming. While fitness bands have been somewhat successful, some analysts believe that their long term success may be limited. Many developers of wearable devices appear to take a close look at enterprise opportunities for their products. From a … Read more
Business and Strategy – Ever wonder what happens to a guy’s iPhone 5 after he waits in line all night and gets the latest and greatest, an iPhone 6? Does he generate e-waste by throwing it away? Generally, something as new as an iPhone 5 would get handed down to a friend, sibling, parent or somebody, … Read more
Smartglasses – With Ceatec just opening its doors, Toshiba shows its take on the new smartglasses category. The device is called Toshiba Glass but doesn’t look anything like Google Glass. Several news blogs (PC World, Glass App Source, Network World) are reporting about the device without saying too much. From their combined reporting we get the idea of … Read more
Display Components, Materials and Manufacturing – FPGAs have come a long, long way from their early beginnings and now power all kinds of professional and consumer electronic equipment. Altera and Xilinx dominate the market, but at IBC, Altera caught our eye with news of its support for the high dynamic range solution being developed by Dolby … Read more
Business and Strategic – Sony TV Group does have some good things going for it, according to Strategy Analytics which tracks global connected devices, including smart TVs, game consoles and media streaming devices. It seems that Sony leads the pack when it comes to connected TV devices (that includes Sony BD and DVD players) by a … Read more
4k – Do you remember when YouTube first hit the scene (Feb 2005)? Do you remember people saying, who the hell wants that? Why would I want to look at some dopey home video. How will they ever make money? And all the other usual tripe narrow minded people put when confronted with something new and … Read more
Camera/Camcorder – ARRI Rental recently announced the Alexa 65 camera, with a 54.1mm x 25.6mm sensor about 65mm in diagonal that has a resolution of 6560 x 3102 pixels. This is equivalent to 6.5K resolution, compared to the more common 4K resolution of 4096 x 2160 or the UHD resolution of 3840 x 2160. The … Read more
TV – Philips was one of the household names that we grew up with when it came to any form of consumer electronics, appliances, light bulbs, etc. As a Europe based company, time has not been kind to the company in the field of consumer electronics. Several years ago, Philips decided to give up on … Read more
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