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Apple Watch AMOLED Display is a 322 ppi Retina

by Steve Sechrist

We are finally getting more details on the Apple Watch display, now that the long coveted device has started trickling out in limited quantities (Mashable.com is reporting an Australian Fitness trainer was one of …

Tags:AMOLED| Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| DisplayMate| Mobile Display Monitor| Sapphire| Vol 22 - Issue 18

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 18

by Tom Allen

The Apple Watch is now on sale worldwide. Apple has said that the relatively muted and mostly-online launch (Apple Watch Delayed) does not imply anything for future iPhone and iPad launches. Getac has upgraded …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Convertible PCs| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Holographic Displays| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Wearables

iFixit Confirms Apple Watch Display Source

by Tom Allen

A teardown of the Apple Watch by iFixit has confirmed that the product uses a flexible AMOLED screen from LG Display, which had been suspected but not proven until now. The article (http://tinyurl.com/pn2h3dr) also …

Tags:AMOLED| Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 18

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 18

by Tom Allen

Google’s contest of one-up-manship with Apple has taken a turn for the weird, with the discovery of an Easter egg on Google Maps that could be called insolent, insulting and even downright rude. Zooming …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 18

AUO Will Bolster Apple’s iPhone Supply Chain

by Tom Allen

AUO is to sign an agreement with Apple to supply panels for the iPhone, according to TechNews. Supply chain sources are quoted, saying that Apple is seeking additional suppliers to secure panel shipments. AUO …

Tags:Apple| AUO| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Vol 22 - Issue 17

HP and Apple Change Computer Warranty Industry

by Tom Allen

There are two warranty trends in the global OEM computer industry that Warranty Week has examined in its most recent report. First, the migration from desktop to laptop to handheld, causing relative warranty costs …

Tags:Apple| HP Inc| IBM| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 17| warranty| Worldwide

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Looks Like 3D Depth Capture is a Hot Topic

by Bob Raikes

We have a quieter week this week in the mobile area, while the large display side has plenty of news because of the NAB show. I have attended NAB in the past and much …

Tags:3D Depth Cameras| Apple| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Apple Watch Supply Issues Caused by Display and Motor

by Tom Allen

An analyst at China’s KGI Securities, Ming Chi-Kuo, says that the Apple Watch supply issues (Apple Cuts Watch Targets on Display Concerns…) have been caused by difficulty in producing two components. The first is …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Rumour: Apple Takes on JOLED for iPad

by Tom Allen

Korea’s ET News claims that Apple has contracted JOLED – a joint venture between Japan Display, Sony and Panasonic – to produce OLED panels for its next-generation iPads. Similar rumours have appeared before, claiming …

Tags:AMOLED| Apple| iPad| JOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 17

LA Schools Ask Apple for Multi-Million Dollar Refund

by Tom Allen

It’s a bad time for iPads in education. First, schools began to favour Chromebooks over the expensive tablets – and now the Los Angeles Unified School District has asked Apple for a multi-million dollar …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Education| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Apple Watch Touch Marked for Use on iPhone 6S

by Tom Allen

The next iPhone will use the same Force Touch technology as is featured on the Apple Watch, say Taiwanese panel makers. The sources say that Apple is experimenting with the placement of the sensor, …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Touch| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Cellphones that can Reconfigure into a Bracelet Format

by Arthur Berman

During this past week, there was patent activity that indicates a continuing interest on the part of major cellphone makers in devices that can be mechanically switched from a conventional flat form to a …

Tags:Apple| LG Electronics (LGE)| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 17| Wearables