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Germany Issues a Ban on Smartwatches for Children

by Andrew Fenn

The Federal Network Agency of Germany has issued a blanket ban on smartwatches for children, over concerns with the devices’ security and GPS tracking features. The Xplora GPS smartwatch range is designed specifically for …

Tags:Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Renesas Brings 3D To Entry Level Cars

by Bob Raikes

Renesas has announced the R-Car 3D chip which is designed to support 3D graphics in car dashboards at a system cost that is said to be at the same level as 2D. It is …

Apple Reported to Have Downsized its Micro-LED R&D Team in Taiwan

by Norbert Hildebrand

Since Apple bought Lux Vue, the interest in micro LED display technology has increased sharply. Recently several rumors around Apple’s involvement with the micro LED technology have been giving a good reason to reflect …

Lenovo P52S Has Quadro Graphics & “Side Dock”

by Bob Raikes

Lenovo has released some new tower workstations, the P520 and P520c, and a new mobile workstation, the P52s. There are three 15.6″ display options, with FullHD, FullHD Touch or UltraHD resolution. The system uses …

FCC Authorizes ATSC 3.0 Broadcast Transmission Standard

by Aldo Cugnini

The United States Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules to let television broadcasters use the Next Generation broadcast television transmission standard, also called ATSC 3.0, on a voluntary, market-driven basis. FCC Adopts New …

ZephVR Fan Peripheral Smashes Kickstarter Goal

by Andrew Fenn

Weasel Labs has designed a fan system for VR head-mounted displays (HMD), currently compatible with HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR. ZephVR was created using machine learning and audio labelling to respond to …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Logitech Reveals VR Keyboard Solution

by Andrew Fenn

Logitech has announced Bridge, a solution for the integration of keyboards into VR settings. The company announced the availability of 50 developer kits for Bridge, via a blog post on the Vive website. Bridge …

Tags:AR/VR| Keyboards| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Team of Designers Create a Range of VR Headset Prototypes

by Andrew Fenn

A team of designers from industrial firm Nonobject have created a range of head-mounted display (HMD) prototypes, targeting improved comfort, outward appearance and ease of use as VR is adopted into more and more …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Asus Launches Verizon-Exclusive ZenFone V Live

by Andrew Fenn

Asus has released the ZenFone V Live, exclusively on the Verizon network in the US. The ZenFone V Live runs Android 7.1.1 and features a 5” 1280 x 720 HD display (294 PPI) with …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 44

An Update on LED Displays

by Bob Raikes

LED Inside has published article that talks about the differences between fine pitch LED, miniLED and microLED. The blog sees products with pitch of 1.2mm (e.g. Sony Cledis) or 2.5mm like Samsung’s Cinema LED …

E Ink Benefits From Strong E-book Sales

by Yvette Raikes

E Ink Holdings posted Q3 net profits of NT$1.17 billion ($39 million), up 131% from NT$509 million ($17 million) a year ago, on revenue which rose 8% to NT$4.79 billion ($160 million) from NT$4.44 …

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Flat Panel Demand Sees Biggest Gain Since 2014

by Andrew Fenn

Global demand for flat panel displays by area is forecast to grow 7.2% to 210 million m² in 2018 compared to 2017, according to IHS Markit, representing the biggest annual growth since 2014. Ricky …