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The Planned Portal Smartphone is both Flexible and Wearable

Smartphone – The goal of the team at Arubixs (San Francisco, CA) is to “create a device that combines advanced smartphone technology with the convenience and mobility of smart watches and fitness trackers”. The device that the company proposes to develop is called Portal. This Android based smartphone is envisioned to be flexible, water resistant, shatterproof … Read more

Gaming Monitors that Don’t Tear or Stutter

Professional Monitors – At PEPCOM’s Holiday Spectacular, a press-and-analysts-only show held on September 29 at the Metropolitan Pavilion on New York City’s West Side, I came across the new ASUS PG278Q 2560 x 1440 gaming monitor. In discussing the monitor with ASUS personnel, and then with Nvidia’s Bryan Del Rizzo, I learned things about the way … Read more

Altera Shows how FPGAs can Deliver 4K Video over HDMI 2.0 or 12G SDI

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Connectivity – There are lots of ways to deliver UltraHD video, but each solution has its own limitations and/or idiosyncrasies. In the home and some professional AV installations, HDMI 2.0 is emerging as the next generation solution for UltraHD. In the broadcast market, 12G solutions are being shown for those who want to stick with … Read more

Altera Shows Video Over IP (SMPTE 2022) Solution at IBC

Connectivity – In the broadcast market, one of the key trends is the need to consider IP-based infrastructure solutions for routing of video and audio. The BNC-based SDI standard has dominated for years, but Ethernet centric solutions are gaining ground as there are no distance limitations and users can leverage the vast IT industry for equipment … Read more

Wearable Devices to Reach 116 Million Units by 2017

Market Intelligence – The budding world of wearable devices is about to change even before it goes mainstream, so says a recent report on wearable technology by Juniper Research. The group recently published its Smart Wearables: Fitness, Glasses, Watches, Multimedia, Clothing, Jewellery, Healthcare & Enterprise 2014-2019 forecast and report. It includes key findings that wearables, like the coming Apple Watch, and a … Read more

TV Landscape is Getting More Mobile

TV – With TV sales somewhat recovering from a recent downturn, many hope that the TV market is returning to normal.  There are also many analysts that have a different view based on changes in the viewing behavior of the consumer. There have been many discussions about the future of the broadcast industry and if I … Read more

Christie Demos High Dynamic Range Projector

Digital Cinema – In a special visit to Christie Digital in Kitchener, Ontario, Insight Media had a chance to see something few have seen yet – a new Christie projector that offers a significant increase in contrast and will soon be suitable for projecting high dynamic content in theatrical venues. The secret behind the innovation is … Read more

LG Slashes Prices on 55″ Curved OLED TV

TV – The Korean Times reports that LG is slashing the price for their curved 55″ OLED TV from KRW15 million ($14,200) a year ago to KRW3.99 million this month. The lower prices will be in effect throughout major retail channels in South Korea. It would appear that the curved OLED TV (model # 55EC9300) is coming down in price … Read more

iPhone 6 Teardown and the Cost of Display

Mobile Displays – A recent iPhone 6 teardown report published by IHS confirms Apple is sourcing both its 4.7″ and 5.5″ AMLCD panels from LG Display and JDI (Japan Display Inc).  The company is paying $45 for the (smaller version) LTPS touch screen display and $52.50 for the larger iPhone Plus panel that brings Apple close to smartphone display size parity with … Read more

3D: Selling the Next Big Thing

3D in Education – There’s no place for jaundiced observations in serious business planning. That’s why I took time at InfoComm, ISTE and other conferences in 2014 to interview the big 3D players – some of the largest vendors selling to the education market four years ago, when the hype was at a high point.  Now, … Read more

InkCase Plus Offers an Interesting Second Screen for Smartphones

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Smartphones – The original InkCase product developed by Oaxis Inc. (North American office is in City of Industry, CA) was an E Ink type display that could be mounted on the back of a smartphone. In this configuration, the user was required to utilize either the smartphone screen or the InkCase screen. Based on the … Read more

IDTechEx Has High Hopes for Flexible Sensors and Flexible Displays

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Market Intelligence – IDTechEx focuses a good portion of its research on flexible sensors and flexible displays. This includes, but is not limited to, printed electronics and OLED displays. With many successful technologies in the past few years, sensors are a key in making them do the things we expect. Turn your smartphone, swipe versus tap, look … Read more