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Google looking at Boosting Wearables

by Bob Raikes

According to a report in ‘The Information’, Google is looking to boost its hardware presence by increasing its resources in wearables. The company has increased the staffing level at its Shanghai plant from 20 …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 01| Wearables

DSCC: Quarterly OLED Revenues Over $5B in Q3’17

by Bob Raikes

Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) has released the first issue of its Quarterly OLED Shipment and Fab Utilization Report Quarterly OLED revenues exceeded $5 billion for the first time in Q3 17 and are …

Pimax Raises Series A Funding

by Bob Raikes

We reported on a prototype headset at IFA (Showstoppers Busy with Headsets & Smartwatches) and the NY VR Expo (NYVR Expo and Conference) and the company has completed a kickstarter campaign that raised $2.45 …

Tags:Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Eric Schmidt to Step Down as Alphabet Chairman

by Andrew Fenn

Alphabet has announced that, as of its next regular board meeting in January 2018, Eric Schmidt will be transitioning from his position as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, becoming a technical advisor …

DT strikes €1.9B deal for UPC Austria

by Bob Raikes

T-Mobile Austria, which is owned by Deutsche Telekom, has agreed to buy the UPC cable business unit in Austria of Liberty Global. The move is intended to help the company compete more effectively with …

Looking Back at 2017

by Bob Raikes

It was clear this week that things were already slowing down towards the holiday period and we have some shorter issues this week. Usually, CES is coming up just after the New Year festivities, …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

JDI Looks to China for OLED Cash

by Bob Raikes

According to the Kyodo News, Japan Display Inc (JDI), which is struggling after the loss of a lot of business from Apple, has looked outside Japan to China for potential investors in a new …

IHS: LEDs Reduced Global Carbon Footprint by 1.5% in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

The use of LEDs to illuminate buildings and outdoor spaces reduced the total CO2 emissions of lighting by an estimated 570 million tons in 2017. This reduction is roughly equivalent to shutting down 162 …

The K-12 Horizon Report: Ed Market Challenges

by Len Scrogan

What are the main roadblocks in educational tech? Which barriers tend to impede taking projects to scale in schools? What constraints slow expansion down the most? The 2017 K12 Horizon Report, after multiple rounds …

Tags:display technology| Education| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Cinemood to Bring LTE Projector to CES

by Bob Raikes

Cinemood LTE is a new portable projector that is a crowdfunding project that will be shown at CES in January. An unusual feature is that the device has an integrated LTE modem and is …

Tags:CES 2018| Micro Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 48

Vuzix Claims Smart Glasses Can Deliver “Vastly Enhanced” Vision

by Andrew Fenn

Vuzix claims it has delivered “vastly enhanced vision” to a Pennsylvania high school student, via its Vuzix M300 smart glasses. Alyssa Baxter was born with optic nerve hypoplasia, a condition in which many of …

Targus Thunderbolt 3 DV4K Docking Station Works on Mac or PC

by Bob Raikes

Targus introduced the Thunderbolt 3 DV4K Docking Station with Power (DOCK220USZ). “Unlike any other Thunderbolt 3 dock on the market today, DOCK220USZ works with any platform, including macOS and Windows. It’s designed to work …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USB| Vol 24 - Issue 48