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Apple Agrees Supply Deal With Samsung

by Tom Allen

ET News of Korea claims that Samsung Display has been taken on by Apple as a supplier of OLED displays for the Apple Watch – and may also use panels in other products, such …

Taking a 3D Shufti

by Len Scrogan

‘Shufti’ is an Arabic word meaning ‘look!’ It was brought back to Britain after the Second World War by returning soldiers who learned the word from Arab peddlers. Its meaning now suggests taking a …

Hudway develops low cost HUD based on your phone

by Norbert Hildebrand

There are several smartphone apps that can turn your handheld phone into a head up display by inverting the displayed image, so that after reflecting off the windshield, the driver will see the displayed …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones

Stealing Expressions

by Tom Allen

Computer scientists in Germany and California have developed a way to capture and map facial expressions from one user to another. When one person frowns, for instance, that expression is transferred to a live …

Wearables Use Case Still Unclear

by Tom Allen

Juniper Research has found that the value proposition for wearables is still unclear – even among ‘tech savvy’ buyers. This lack of a convincing use case is a major obstacle to adoption. The firm …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 43| Wearable Market| Worldwide

Surface Pro 4 Scores Highly With DisplayMate

by Tom Allen

DisplayMate has released another display shoot out – this time dealing with Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 tablet (http://tinyurl.com/qdfprt2). The company writes that ‘the Surface Pro 4 has one of the very best and most …

AU Optronics Result 27/10/2015

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

AU Optronics reported Q3 2015 net profit of NT$ 3.38 billion ($104.3 million). Turnover declined 3.3% QoQ to NT$89.30 billion. The decline in turnover was on account of lower panel prices, which outweighed the …

Tags:AUO| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 43

New TFT Has Electron Mobility Above 100 cm²/vs

by Tom Allen

Researchers at Korea University (KU) and the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) have developed a new type of thin film transistor (TFT), which is much faster than its predecessors. The development has been …

Nook Makes eReader Waterproof

by Tom Allen

Rather than simply re-releasing a Samsung tablet as a faux eReader, Barnes & Noble has launched its first real Kindle competitor this year. The Nook Glowlight Plus is a revamped version of the Nook …

Tags:Barnes & Noble| E Ink| eReaders| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Netflix Reaches European Milestone

by Tom Allen

Netflix has passed 2 million subscribers in continental Europe, with customers in France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

Xiaomi’s Notebook Nears Completion

by Tom Allen

The notebook apparently being produced by Xiaomi (Rumour: Xiaomi Plans Notebook Entry) will be launched in Q1’16, say Asian reports. However, the size has changed: rather than 15″, there will be a 12.5″ and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 22 - Issue 43| Xiaomi

Low Smartphone Sales See Sharp Profit Slide

by Tom Allen

Sharp has warned shareholders of a six-month operating loss, due to poor sales of smartphone displays (rumoured earlier this month: Sharp Cuts Smartphone Display Production), specifically in China. For the six months ending on …

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