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Will.i.am told the world that he was going to release a smartwatch earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 15), and here is the finished result. The singer calls his new product, the Puls, a ‘cuff’ rather than a watch (although it does have a display). It runs Android Wear on a Qualcomm Snapdragon … Read more
Grand View Research, a San Francisco based market research company, has released a market forecast for head mounted displays (HMD). According to its forecast, the market will grow from $450.5 million in 2012 to $11.8 billion by 2020. The following chart shows the expected market development, indicating sales of roughly $1 billion in 2014. The … Read more
Kyocera has shown new automotive TFT-LCD displays at the 2014 Vehicle Display Symposium in the USA. Ranging from 1.8″ to 8″, the units include features such as wide viewing angles and extreme operating temperatures. A 1.8″ display for heads-up display applications uses LTPS technology, reaching 480 x 240 resolution in a small form factor. Viewing … Read more
Forbes claims that Microsoft is preparing to launch a smartwatch, which could be available ‘within the next few weeks’. Sources close to the project have told Forbes that the watch will track heartrate and work across mobile platforms. Battery life will be more than two days. Forbes published an article in May (Display Monitor Vol … Read more
Pricewaterhouse Cooper (PwC), after surveying 1,000 US adults, has said that the wearable device market is ‘ripe for growth’. 20% of American adults now own a wearable device; however, many existing wearables have not met owners’ expectations. 33% of those surveyed, who purchased the device more than a year ago, say that they no longer … Read more
According to sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Sony is considering cutting its smartphone sales target, due to fierce competition in emerging markets. The current target of 43 million units sold between April 2014 and March 2015 is likely to be cut by several million. Such a move would be the second downward revision … Read more
Tech Data Mobile’s senior VP in the UK, Rod Millar, has resigned from the company and is to be replaced by Stephen Nolan.
E Fun’s new convertible, the Nextbook 10.1, is said to be the first 10.1″ Windows hybrid device being sold for under $200. The tablet, which features a detachable keyboard, will be available in the USA in November for $180. 32GB of internal storage is complemented by a free one-year subscription to Office 365 Personal, with … Read more
The iPad Air 2 and retina-class iMac garnered the lion’s share of attention at Apple’s press event in mid-October, but there was another device introduced. The iPad Mini 3 is almost identical to the Mini 2 (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 41), so don’t feel bad if you missed it! Probably the most significant change … Read more
Taiwan’s Posiflex manufactures point-of-sale (PoS) devices, and has expanded its range with a new tablet: the MT-4008W. Available in two packages, for retail and hospitality, the 7.85″ tablet can be used with a pistol grip (retail) or hand strap (hospitality). Both packages also feature a touch pen (although 10-point finger touch is supported); the retail … Read more
Four of BenQ’s W1080ST DLP projectors are being used in the ‘Apophany’ art installation in Brooklyn, New York. Designed by artist and filmmaker Carmen Osterlye, the video exhibit will run until the 18th November. Osterlye said, “I’m turning to BenQ’s projectors once again this year for their short-throw capabilities and ability to authentically recreate my … Read more
Barco has supplied digital cinema projectors to the Cineplanet chain’s 200+ locations across Latin America. Local distributor and integrator Bardan Cinema assisted with the rollout. A variety of projectors were used, from the DP2K-10SX for smaller auditoriums to the DP4K-32B for the largest cinemas.
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