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Garmin Announces Instinct Outdoor Smartwatch with GPS and Satellite

Garmin has launched Instinct, a new outdoor watch with GPS, Glonass and Galileo satellite support, a built-in three-axis compass, a barometric altimeter and the company’s Elevate wrist-based heart rate sensor, plus built-in sports apps and smart connectivity. The watch is constructed to military standards (MIL-STD-810G) for thermal, shock and water resistance (up to 100 metres) … Read more

Samsung Mobile CEO: Foldable Smartphone Not “A Gimmick Product”

Samsung Mobile CEO DJ Koh mentioned the company’s long-awaited foldable smartphone again at the recent launch event for the Galaxy A9, remarking, “…it may be a niche market, but definitely, it will expand. I’m positive that we do need a foldable phone”. Koh also confirmed that the device will be launched globally. Speaking to attendees, … Read more

Netflix Mobile App Saw Revenue Growth of 90% Year-on-Year in 2018 Q3

This year, Netflix had a strong third quarter on mobile platforms, according to Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence estimates. The Netflix app grossed $243.7 million in the third quarter of 2018, which represented a 90% year-on-year increase compared to the third quarter of 2017. The streaming app has now surpassed an estimated $1.4 billion in total … Read more

Leti Discusses MicroLED Microdisplays

François Templier, Research Director and Strategic Marketing Manager for Photonic Devices in the Optics and Photonics department of CEA-Leti, discussed his organization’s work at a seminar at Colombia University in New York on October 5th titled “GaN MicroLEDs for High-Brightness Microdisplays and Large Area Displays.” Besides his duties at Leti, Dr. Templier is also Director … Read more

Displaymate: Pixel 3 XL Display Tops Best Display Metrics

The Google Pixel 3 XL’s new 6.3-inch AMOLED flexible display with diamond sub-pixels makes the grade by meeting and exceeding existing top performance benchmark records. So says DisplayMate’s Dr. Ray Soneira, who has established the go-to lab for display industry benchmark testing. In the recently published findings from his smartphone shoot-out series, the new Google … Read more

NEC Announces Winners of the Display Trends Forum Partner Awards from Valencia

NEC Display Solutions Europe has revealed the winners of the 2018/19 Display Trends Forum EMEA Partner Awards at its key customer event in Valencia, Spain. The Display Trends Forum event brings together NEC’s key EMEA customers, industry experts, regional business leaders as well as the NEC top leadership team. The event, held annually since 2010, … Read more

NEC Partner Award Winners Named at Forum

NEC Display Solutions Europe has revealed the winners of the 2018/19 Display Trends Forum EMEA Partner Awards at its customer event in Valencia, Spain. The ceremony recognises achievements by NEC channel partners who supply display and projection solutions for various vertical applications. The winners were as follows: Top Distributor 2018 – Large Format Displays: Exertis … Read more

Mimo Vue With BrightSign Built-In Open Frame Available Now in Touch Interactive and Non-Touch Models

BrightSign,LLC and Mimo Monitors jointly announced availability of the new line of BrightSign-enabled displays, beginning with the 10.1” open frame capacitive touch display. The new Mimo Vue with BrightSign Built-In line, which was first previewed exclusively to InfoComm 2018 attendees in June, is now available for purchase on the Mimo Monitors website. “Together with BrightSign … Read more

Consumers the Winners Again

We have a big issue of MDM this week with reports from the SID Vehicle event in the US and a short report from the Paris Motor Show. Chris also sent in a report from the Display Summit event, most of which is in LDM. As the editor, the range of different applications and technologies … Read more