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Flexenable Develops Flexible Fingerprint Sensor

by Bob Raikes

Flexenable said that it has developed a flexible fingerprint sensor with 500 dots per inch (dpi) image resolution in collaboration with ISORG of France and that it is ready for production and is 0.3mm …

Tags:Fingerprint Recognition| Flexible Devices| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 41

Industry news from Crystal Projection Screens

by Bob Raikes

Crystal Screens by Luminit LLC, a privately held, high technology company specializing in Ambient Light Handling Projection Screens, has added Image marketing West to its manufacturer rep network for the commercial AV market. Specializing …

SES Adds UHD and 360 VR in the US

by Bob Raikes

SES has done a deal with C4K360 to broadcast the UltraHD channel in North America on the SES-1, SES-3 and AMC-18 satellites at the centre of the orbital arc over North America. C4K360 wants …

Misfit Adds Analogue-face Smartwatch

by Bob Raikes

Fossil bought the Misfit brand last year and now it has released a new analogue watch. The Misfit Phase is now available for pre-order and includes fitness tracking, and call and text notifications as …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 41

Sky Q Adds Mobile App

by Bob Raikes

Sky has expanded its Q Mobile App to allow access to content stored on a home box while the viewer is away from the home. Content can also be downloaded from boxes to smart …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Sky| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Samsung Gear 360 Now Available

by Bob Raikes

Image:MekoSamsung has announced that the Samsung Gear 360 is now available in retail at $349. The unit has dual lenses and records UltraHD video at 30 fps in MP4 (H.265) format. Storage is via …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 41

MacBook Pro to Adopt USB-C?

by Bob Raikes

Japanese blog site, Macotakara suggests that the expected new MacBook Pro range will drop conventional USB ports, but will have three USB type C connectors and Thunderbolt 2. The site also repeats the rumour …

Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2017

by Norbert Hildebrand

At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2016, October 16-20 in Orlando, the market research company focused on the top technologies for 2017 as they identified them. These trends will require strategic decisions from many companies in …

Avnet Buys Premier Farnell

by Yvette Raikes

Premier Farnell’s shareholders have voted to approve the acquisition of the company by Avnet for £691 million ($850 million). It is expected to add $70 to 80 million to Avnet’s earnings and the company …

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 41

Huawei Smartphone Shipments on Target

by Yvette Raikes

Huawei set a smartphone shipment target for 2016 of 140 million, 40% higher than it sold in 2015. The company hit the 100 million mark on 14th October and the target looks achievable. It …

Tags:Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 23 - Issue 41

Microsoft Developing an Electronic Version of a Post-It Note

by Arthur Berman

A team of researchers within the Sensors and Devices Group at Microsoft Research (Cambridge, UK) and headed by postdoctoral researcher Tobias Große-Puppendahl are developing an electronic version of a Post-it note. The prototype note …

Tags:E Ink| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Qualcomm Adds UltraHD Encoding

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 625 processor which is built using 14nm technology and adds UltraHD HEVC encoding, allowing capture of UltraHD content at 30fps. Other features include an octa-core 64-bit CPU, an integrated X9 …