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Casio’s Smartwatch Can Take a Beating

by Tom Allen

For the last two years, Casio’s press conference has been disappointingly light on display news – so we were happy to see a new smartwatch being announced, called the WSD-F10. Kazuhiro Kashio, president and …

Tags:Casio| CES 2016| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Wearables

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eMagin Wins Deal for 4MP Displays

by Milos Pavlovic

eMagin said that it has signed a non-exclusive intellectual property (IP) licensing agreement for its unique 4 MegaPixel per eye immersive virtual reality headset technology with an undisclosed company. The deal includes an upfront …

Tags:eMagin| Licensing| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 01

Intel and Google Team Up on Realsense Phone

by Tom Allen

A smartphone developer kit with Intel’s Realsense and Google’s Project Tango (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 9) technology has been announced. The 6″ device (2560 x 1440 resolution) costs $400 and features a 0.3MP …

Tags:3D Depth Cameras| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Software| Vol 23 - Issue 01

Top Chip Vendors Beat Market Downturn

by Tom Allen

Semiconductor revenue totaled $333.7 billion in 2015, a 1.9% YoY decrease from $340.3 billion a year earlier. The top 25 vendors’ combined revenue rose 0.2% and accounted for 73.2% of total market revenue. The …

Tags:Gartner| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Semiconductor Market| Vol 23 - Issue 01

Samsung Expects Profits Rise, Misses Estimate

by Tom Allen

Samsung has released its earnings guidance for Q4’15, estimating consolidated sales of KRW53 trillion ($43.5 billion), and operating profit of KRW6.1 trillion ($5 billion). The profit represents a 15% YoY rise, from KRW5.4 trillion …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 01

And Finally – Vol 23 No 02

by Tom Allen

The frog will haunt my dreams…It wasn’t all displays at CES: lots of news focused on the IoT. From smart wigs to smart socks, we’ve already seen lots of development in the space. But …

Tags:Back Panel| CES 2016| Internet of Things IOT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Haier Sticks to 50Hz

by Tom Allen

Three new TV ranges joined Haier’s line up, including two Android TV models. The first of these, and the flagship, is a 75″ TV called the 75H9000U. The H9000U is an UltraHD set with …

Tags:CES 2016| Convertible PCs| Haier| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 02

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Xiaomi Arrives in UK

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi has decided to bring its smartphones to the UK market, signing a deal with New Way International. New Way was chosen based on its ‘hands-on’ approach with Xiaomi’s domestic rival, Huawei.

Tags:Distribution| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 01| Xiaomi

New Partnerships for Also

by Tom Allen

Also has signed three new deals in Switzerland. The distributor will now handle Pocketbook eReaders; tablets and mini PCs from Trekstor; and home automation products from Fibaro.

Tags:Also| Distribution| eReaders| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Switzerland| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 01

OLED-A Predicts More, Cheaper OLEDs in 2016

by Tom Allen

The OLED Association (OLED-A) has released its data for 2015, and some interesting projections for the year ahead. 2015 was a ‘great year’ for OLED displays, with shipments rising 53% YoY, to almost 275 …

Tags:AMOLED| Apple| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED TVs| OLEDA (OLED Association)| Samsung Display| Vol 23 - Issue 01

Volvo/Microsoft Enable Knight Rider!

by Tom Allen

Volvo and Microsoft have expanded their partnership, several months after first announcing it using Hololens (Volvo Works With Microsoft’s Hololens). Owners of certain Volvo cars will be able to talk to their vehicles through …

Tags:Automotive| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Voice Input| Vol 23 - Issue 01| Wearables

HDMI Approaches 5 Billion Devices

by Tom Allen

The installed base of HDMI products is now approaching 5 billion worldwide, says HDMI Licensing. The 1,700 HDMI Adopters that are members of the group are expected to ship more than 750 million HDMI-compliant …

Tags:Back Panel| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 01