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Apple Watch…But Touch Makers are Optimistic

by Tom Allen

Supply chain sources, including touch panel maker TPK, have told Asian media that Apple Watch yields are rising, after a low Q1. Total shipments in 2015 are expected to reach 15 million units. Two …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Supply Chain| TPK| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Three iPhone Models Claimed for 2015 Release

by Tom Allen

Three different iPhones will be released this year, say sources in Asia: the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus and a 4″ model referred to as the iPhone 6C. All three will use LTPS displays, …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Apple Points the Way for User Interface Advances

by Phillip Wright

Apple’s March 9, 2015 press event disclosed a fairly extensive range of new products and initiatives. As I reported in my prior Display Daily (Notebook Computer Displays Evolve), the new MacBook (available April 10) …

Tags:Apple| Force Sensing| Gesture Recognition| Haptics| HMI| Multitouch| Notebooks| Touch| Touch Interfaces| Touch Pads| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Apple Cuts Watch Targets on Display Concerns…

by Tom Allen

According to Taiwan’s UDN Mobile, Apple has halved its Apple Watch shipment targets. The new target is 1.25 million – 1.5 million units per month, from 2.5 million – 3 million. ‘Sources in Apple’s …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Production Capacity| Smartwatches| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Apple TV Refresh Coming in June

by Tom Allen

John Paczkowski, managing editor of Buzzfeed and long-time Apple reporter, has claimed that Apple will unveil a new set-top box at its WWDC in April. The new box will have an app store, developer …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 13

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 13

by Tom Allen

Acer‘s C910 Chromebook (Acer Iterates on 15″ Chromebook Design) has been released in the USA. The C910-54M1 has a 15.6″ display, 1920 x 1080 resolution, Core i5 processor and eight-hour battery life. It costs …

Tags:Apple| Convertible PCs| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Samsung| Smartphones| tablets| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Rumor: Apple Working on Augmented Reality Solution

by Norbert Hildebrand

Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray claims that Apple is evaluating augmented reality as a future platform. He bases his assessment on information from industry analysts that Apple is assembling a small team …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 22 - Issue 13

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 13

by Tom Allen

The UK price of Acer‘s Revo One RL85 (Acer Attempts to Kickstart Notebook Innovation) has been shared. The mini PC will be available from the 6th April and will start at £200 ($300), scaling …

Tags:Acer| Android| APAC| Apple| Asus| China| Convertible PCs| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LG Electronics (LGE)| Media Players| Microsoft| Notebooks| OLED TVs| PCs| Projectors| UltraHD| Vivitek| Vol 22 - Issue 13| Xiaomi

Tag Heuer Becomes First Swiss Smartwatch Maker

by Tom Allen

Tag Heuer, the Swiss watch manufacturer, has announced a partnership with Intel and Google to launch a smartwatch based on Android Wear. The watch will be launched this year. Jean-Claude Biver, president of Tag …

Tags:Android Wear| Apple| Google Glass| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Switzerland| Vol 22 - Issue 12

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Apple’s Pricing Strategy for the Watch is Very Smart

by Helen Vince

Generator Research has produced an interesting analysis of Apple’s pricing strategy for the new Apple Watch, which will start to become available later next month priced between $350 and $15,000. Apple has set the …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Pricing

Apple Preparing TV Service (Again…)

by Tom Allen

There have been many rumours about an Apple TV service, stretching back four years or more. Now the all-knowing ‘people familiar with the matter’ have told the Wall Street Journal that the company plans …

Tags:Apple| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pay TV| TV Viewing| Vol 22 - Issue 12

Apple to Expand iPhone Trade-Ins…to Android?

by Tom Allen

9 to 5 Mac claims that Apple will expand its iPhone trade-in programme to include Android phones, in an effort to entice new users. Apple staff will put a value on the device and …

Tags:Android| Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 12