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CRT TVs Can be Dangerous

by Tom Allen

To promote National TV Safety Day in the USA, which was held on the 6th February, the CTA and Safe Kids Worldwide released a worrying statistic: a child in the US dies every three …

HTC Scoops 22 Awards At CES 2016, Including Best In Show For Vive And Wareable’s Best In Show For UA HealthBox

by Isaac Oburu

HTC’s Vive Pre virtual reality (VR) platform and UA HealthBox™, the first connected fitness system, have been recognized as revolutions in their respective sectors, scooping a total of 22 awards during this year’s CES …

Tags:Awards| Fitness Trackers| Health and Safety| HTC

Samsung Addresses a Growing Mobile Health Market with Industry’s First Smart Bio-Processor

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that it is addressing the growing trend of quantified health with an all-in-one advanced system logic chip for the health-oriented wearables …

Tags:Health and Safety| Samsung| Semiconductors| Wearable Market| Wearables

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 48

by Tom Allen

The samurai: master warriors; fearless fighters; and, according to NTT Docomo, absolute rulers of Candy Crush. A new video, aiming to raise awareness of the risks of texting while walking, has some useful information …

First Application of Smartglasses in an Active Healthcare Facility

by Norbert Hildebrand

We have reported in many articles how augmented reality is aiming at industrial, professional and corporate applications after the consumer products like Google Glass did not take off as hoped for by Google and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Health and Safety| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Polyera Announces Flexible Watch for 2016

by Norbert Hildebrand

While we are all talking about the smartwatch and especially the latest model from Apple, Polyera has announced a watch with a flexible display for release in 2016. In this case, not only is …

ASUS Fully Embraces Low Blue Light for Monitors, Obtaining the Most TUV Rheinland Certifications

by Bob Raikes

This year, ASUS monitors have made significant progress towards low blue light and flicker-free functionality, obtaining TUV Rheinland’s low blue light and flicker-free certification for its various monitor models. ASUS is now the monitor …

Tags:Blue Light| Desktop Monitors| Health and Safety

Nvidia Shield Recalled

by Bob Raikes

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for the Nvidia Shield 8″ tablet. WASHINGTON, July 31, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/NVIDIA-Recalls-Tablet-Computers/ The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is an independent federal agency …

Tags:Batteries| Health and Safety| Nvidia| tablets| warranty

Nvidia Shield Poses Fire Hazard

by Tom Allen

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for the 8″ Nvidia Shield tablet. The battery in these products (model numbers P1761, P1761W and P1761WX) has been found to occasionally overheat, posing …

Vuzix Announces Safety Glass Platform with M100 Smartglasses

by Norbert Hildebrand

The M100 smartglasses platform has been in the market for quite some time and has been offered in a wide range of professional applications. As a short refresher, the M100 smartglasses offer a monocular …

Reticare Wins US Investment

by Helen Vince

The American subsidiary of Reticare, the Spanish company which produces “screen protectors” for electronic devices, has secured an investment of $3.2 million to fund growth in the USA. The unnamed group of investors are …

Tags:Health and Safety| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 30

Regulatory Trend: US States Adopting Lighting Standards for Digital Billboards

by Norbert Hildebrand

According to Digital Signage Today, several states in the US have recently adopted standards for controlling the set up and operation of digital signage boards along highways. As an example, they quote the recent …

Tags:Digital Signage| Health and Safety| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 28