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Gamers have long been stuck with using TN panels in their monitors. Although these types have narrower viewing angles and worse colour reproduction than IPS or VA, they also have the fastest response times and refresh rates. AUO is now working to change that, as it has put a 144Hz AHVA panel (AUO’s version of … Read more
The EMEA thin-client market posted double-digit growth in Q2 2014 for the second quarter in a row, according to the latest EMEA Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker report from IDC. Economic recovery in Western Europe, previously postponed projects in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), the Middle East, and Africa (MEA), as well as hardware upgrades … Read more
A Japanese firm, Exvision, has developed a technology for high-speed gesture control using a conventional CMOS sensor. The Exvision Gesture System (EGS) can recognise both of a user’s hands at 100fps, says the Nikkei website. Because it uses a standard CMOS sensor, a gesture-based controller can be produced at a lower cost than, for example, … Read more
Global electronic shelf label (ESL) revenues will rise almost 600% over the next five years, claims ABI Research. Driven by the desire to operate ‘tightly integrated’ systems with ESLs, Bluetooth beacons, smartphone apps, mobile payments, digital coupons and NFC, retailers will drive revenues to almost $2 billion by 2019. ABI says that ESLs are a … Read more
A special report from Gartner on trends in digital technologies has concluded that a typical family home, in a mature affluent market, could contain several hundred smart devices by 2022. Gartner believes that the smart home will be an area of dramatic evolution over the next decade and will offer many innovative digital business opportunities … Read more
A head-up display, developed at Scotland’s Glasgow Caledonian University, alerts drivers to the location of other cars in poor visibility conditions. In a simulation, the HUD highlights other vehicles within a 400m distance on the windscreen. It also informs the driver if it is safe to change lanes. Response times were found to improve when … Read more
Technology Exposed will take place this month. Always a great event for the FPD trade, this year will see the UK introductions of a number of products launched at IFA, as well as some brand new units. Aten will show a 16×16 matrix switcher, for professional AV use. New projectors will be shown by Canon, … Read more
Taiwan’s four major panel manufacturers shipped a total of 23 million large panels in July, a 7.7% improvement from July and 3.5% higher year on year. Innolux’s large panel shipments increased 11.8% sequentially, while AU Optronic’s rose 3.6% but Chunghwa Picture Tubes and Hannstar both reported month on month declines, dropping 13.8% and 9.7% respectively. … Read more
After seven quarters of year on year declines, the Middle East and Africa PC market returned to growth in Q2, posting an increase in total shipments of 2.2% to 4.5 million units. According to research from IDC, the figures show growth in both the desktop and portable product categories, with the former growing 2.9% YoY … Read more
There was a 2% fall in tablet shipments in MEA between Q1’14 and Q2’14, according to IDC. As well as the expected fall due to the traditionally slow summer season and Ramadan, shipments were also affected by inventory build-up from Q1. Despite this, the region is still the fastest-growing in the world. Samsung retained first … Read more
Although we missed it at the time, we have heard about several new products demonstrated at Touch Taiwan last month by Sharp. They used metal mesh rather than ITO, a proprietary controller chip and procap touch. According to Japan’s Nikkei, Sharp showed an optically-bonded 70″ monitor, raising touch accuracy by eliminating the air gap. A … Read more
Sony has joined the Internet of Things standards body, the Allseen Alliance. Current ‘Premier’ members now include Panasonic, Sharp, Haier, Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Microsoft and LG. The Alliance aims to promote interoperability between connected devices, using the Alljoyn open-source software. Sony has not committed to using Alljoyn yet.
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