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The Apple Watch will drive increased adoption of smartwatches, Gartner believes. The space is growing rapidly, with 7/10 of the top smartphone vendors now operating in it, compared to 2 last year. By 2015, the ASP of Android watches will fall to $150 as Chinese OEMs and ODMs enter the market. By 2016, smartwatches will … Read more
Following its acquisition of Basis in March (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 10), Intel has revealed its first smartwatch. The Basis Peak will be shipped this year and will be thinner and lighter than Basis’ previous watch (produced before the acquisition). It will also feature ‘a better screen’ and battery life, according to Intel CEO … Read more
Sony’s Smart Eyeglass wearable – first seen at CES 2014, and again at IFA this year – will go on sale in March 2015, the company has said.
A new wearables advisory service has been launched by the NPD Group. Led by Eddie Hold (VP of NPD’s Connected Intelligence group), the service will provide information including consumer-based panel reporting; point-of-sale (PoS) data from the USA; analysis; and qualitative reports. Canadian consumer-based reports and PoS data, as well as global shipment data and analysis, … Read more
Samsung’s Gear S will be launched in the USA in the autumn, the company has announced. An exact date and pricing have not been shared yet.
A new request has been posted on Ninesigma, asking for proposals for head-up display equipment for aviation use. Ninesigma request #1,251,795 has been posted by an aerospace supplier. Companies are asked to develop a HUD capable of displaying conformal symbology for an aircraft guidance application. Key success criteria include: the elimination of a bulky overhead … Read more
When we talk about smartphone leadership, Sony is not the first name that comes to mind. In a recent interview of Thomas Waldner, Senior Design Manager at Sony Mobile Communications by Trusted Reviews, the executive stated that Sony had been experimenting with the idea of flexible displays for some time. Sony decided not to go … Read more
The first weekend of iPhone 6/6 Plus sales have commenced and, as expected, Apple recorded a new sales record for their latest iPhone models. Apple states that it sold 10 million iPhones this weekend. This compares to 9 million iPhone 5S/5C at the time of the last release. While a jump from 9 million to … Read more
The Blackberry Passport is perhaps Blackberry’s least conventional device of recent years. With a 4.5″ square display (1440 x 1440, 453ppi) and physical keyboard, the Passport is a long way from the iPhone 6. It does have a Siri-like assistant, though (Blackberry Assistant), designed for professional use. Unlike rival systems, the Assistant supports text commands … Read more
19 companies and organisations were honoured with awards from the International 3D and Advanced Imaging Society last month. Masterimage 3D, Barco and Volfoni were both among the award winners, for ‘Advancing the Entertainment Industry through Technology’. Masterimage won the Society’s Lumiere statuette for its high-brightness Horizon3D digital cinema system (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 41); … Read more
To celebrate its 25th anniversary (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 35), the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) is releasing an Awards Yearbook. The special edition book will feature all the successful winners and commended projects from the 2014 awards, as well as ‘a variety’ of the other entries submitted this year. Available this … Read more
David Stump will present an overview from his book, Digital Cinematography — Fundamentals, Tools, Techniques, and Workflows at the Canon Hollywood Center on 23rd October. Stump will focus on the tools and technology of the trade. There will also be a demonstration, by Canon, on ‘Monitoring for 4K’. Interested participants should email [email protected], with the … Read more
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