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Montblanc Combines Technology With Sophistication

by Tom Allen

Pebble isn’t the only company to be working with smart straps (Pebble Leaves Monochrome Behind With Time Watch). Luxury watch brand Montblanc has now launched its Tie Walker Urban Speed e-Strap series: an OLED …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 10| Wearables

Sony Swaps LCD for OLED for Morpheus’ 2016 Release

by Tom Allen

One year ago (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 12), Sony took the stage at the annual Game Developers’ Conference and introduced Project Morpheus: a head-mounted display, intended to be used as a companion device …

Large TVs Boost TFT-LCD Area Shipments

by Tom Allen

Increasing consumer demand for large TVs, UltraHD TVs and high-end monitors drove a double-digit increase in large-area TFT-LCD panel area shipments last year, according to IHS DisplaySearch. There was moderate growth in shipments, revenue …

Apple Passes Samsung to Take Smartphone Market Lead

by Tom Allen

Worldwide smartphone sales reached 367.5 million units in Q4’14, rising almost 30% YoY. Gartner’s data shows that Apple displaced Samsung as the market leader – a spot that the Korean company has held since …

Sharp Considering Options for its Future

by Helen Vince

Sharp says it is considering various possibilities based on drastic reform of its business but has not yet made any specific decisions. The announcement came after various sources reported that the company planned to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 10

HMDs Will be Most Popular AR/VR Form Factor, Says ABI

by Tom Allen

The markets for augmented and virtual reality are poised for growth, with new devices and content being introduced regularly. According to ABI Research, head-mounted displays will be the most common AR/VR devices, although AR …

Gameface’s HMD Uses Samsung OLED

by Tom Allen

Gameface Labs, which is developing an untethered gaming VR headset, has provided an update on its progress. The Gameface EP1 uses an AMOLED display from Samsung, with 2560 x 1440 resolution, a 60Hz refresh …

Archos Shows New Tablet Line at MWC

by Norbert Hildebrand

Besides the new smartphone from Archos, the company is also working on a new line of tablets, the Archoas Magnus Line. There are three new tablets, the Archos 101 Magnus, 94 Magnus and the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 12

New Structures Diffuse Electrons to Enable Organic Lasers

by Tom Allen

OLED-based laser diodes may be within reach soon, thanks to work by a team of American and Japanese researchers. They have found that OLEDs made with finely-patterened structures can produce bright, low-power light sources: …

Virgin Trials Sony Smartwear

by Tom Allen

Virgin Atlantic has taken on Sony’s Smartwear wearable range, and is trialling its use for real-time communications. The company will use Sony’s Smart Eyeglass SED-E1 (developer edition) and the Smartwatch 3, as part of …

Augmenting Virtual Reality

by Tom Allen

Interaction with the physical world while wearing a virtual reality device is difficult, to say the least – flailing arms will inevitably catch errant pens, cups of water and people while you are happily …

IDC: Commercial Market to Drive European Tablet Growth

by Tom Allen

Western Europe’s commercial tablet market is expected to exceed 11 million units in 2019, representing a CAGR of more than 130% from 2014, says IDC. Despite the maturing market, this data shows that tablets …

Tags:business| Europe| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 10