Moto360 Sees Limited UK Release
Motorola’s Moto360 smartwatch (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 12) is now available in the UK for
SMI Refreshes Eye Tracking Glasses for OEMs
Sensomotric Instruments (SMI) has developed a glasses-type eye-tracking platform for OEM use. The ‘Eye Tracking Glasses 2 Wireless’ product is designed for integration into head-mounted displays and smartglasses. It is an iteration on the existing Eye Tracking Glasses technology. New to the platform is wireless control, 60Hz eye tracking and new interaction functionalities. It is … Read more
Blackberry Classic to Arrive in Mid-December
Blackberry CEO John Chen let the release date of the Blackberry Classic (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41) slip during a talk in China last month. Speaking at the MIT Enterprise Forum in Hong Kong, Chen told attendees that the Blackberry Enterprise Service 12 (BES12) platform will be launched on the 12th November. The Blackberry … Read more
eMagin Contract Dramatically Improved OLED Performance
In October (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41), eMagin announced that it had been awarded three new R&D contracts, totalling $6.8 million. The company has now revealed that $6.45 million of that total is to go towards the development and production of an ultra-high resolution, high brightness, high contrast and full color OLED microdisplay, at … Read more
Everdisplay Targets Multiple Mobile Sizes Next Year
Everdisplay has shown two new AMOLED panels at an event in Shenzen, China. The first is a 1.63″ unit for wearables, which will enter mass production in Q2’15. The company also showed a prototype 5.6″ panel with 1920 x 1080 resolution for phablets. Mass production is expected to begin in February.
Huawei Doubles High-End Shipments
Huawei has said that it shipped 16.8 million smartphones worldwide in Q3 this year, a 26% YoY increase. Around four million of these were mid- to high-end devices, shipments of which doubled compared to last year.
iPad Display Shoot-out: Apple Air 2 and Mini 3
One of Apple’s latest tablets is pushing the display boundaries once again, this time with display screen reflection in the Apple iPad Air 2 which cuts the record holder (Samsung’s) number by half with a meagre 2.5% overall reflectance, the lowest on record. Yes “One” not both of Apple’s new flagship tablets, for the iPad … Read more
JDI Demonstrates Small, High-Res Panels
Japan Display (JDI) has shown new panels at Display Innovations 2014 in Japan. As well as a small, high-resolution unit, the company showed a panel for automotive applications and an OLED product. Using LTPS transistors, JDI has developed an 8″ UltraHD panel. Supporting features commonly desired for mobile applications – low power draw, lightweight, thin … Read more
Project Ara Prototype On Show in January
Project Ara is a modular smartphone concept; it was initially devised by Motorola and is being worked on by Google (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 48). Project lead Paul Eremenko has announced (http://tinyurl.com/mev2rvr) two developer conferences dedicated to the device next year, and said that the latest prototype – Spiral Two – and developer hardware … Read more
Rumour: Sony Changes Flagship Introduction
Recently (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42), it was said that Sony Mobile was looking to withdraw from the smartphone business in emerging markets. Now sources in the Taiwan supply chain say that the company will amend its flagship smartphone release policy, as well. Sony will change its launch schedule to introduce one flagship phone … Read more
Samsung Refresh Surfaces Online
A ‘new’ Samsung mobile device has been spotted online. The tablet is a refresh of the Galaxy Note 10.1, with references to a 2015 edition spotted on Samsung’s own website. Aside from the mention of three apps supporting the tablet, there is no more information yet – although we expect the tablet to be announced … Read more
Sharp Improves Memory LCD Power Savings
Sharp has developed a new Memory LCD panel (Display Monitor Vol 17 No 26), consuming 0.1% of the power of current devices. Designed for wearables, the 1″ panel combines reflective LCD technology with LTPS transistors. Unlike Sharp’s currently-available Memory LCDs, the new panel can show up to eight colours. Mass production will begin in spring … Read more
