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Walmart Stocks Standalone Smartwatch

by Raverstead

The Burg 12 is a smartwatch that Dick Tracy would be proud of – because it’s also a phone. On sale at Walmart now for $200, the product works without a connection to another …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 46| Walmart

Microchip Not Planning CSR Offer

by Raverstead

Microchip Technology has said it will not be making an offer for UK-based chipmaker CSR. In September the US company was reported to have approached CSR with an acquisition offer (Display Monitor Vol 21 …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Fujitsu Forum Exhibition

by Raverstead

There was an exhibition area as part of the Forum event and much of it was dominated by servers, SANs and a large area by POS solutions and equipment. Clearly retail systems are a …

Black Friday Deal-Teasing Continues

by Raverstead

As well as the deals we covered last week (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 45), Best Buy will offer a “doorbuster” deal of an UltraHD 55″ Samsung TV (UN55HU6830) for $900. Sony’s XBR55X850B will …

Tags:Black Friday| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Compal Sees Q3 Profit Grow

by Raverstead

Compal Electronics reported 9% sequential growth in net profit for the third quarter, rising to NT$2.6 billion ($83.9 million). Last quarter’s profit was supported by around NT$1.7 billion ($54.9 million) in non-operating, investment and …

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DLI Tablets Withstand Rough Treatment

by Raverstead

US-based DLI has produced two new rugged tablet PCs, which are shock-resistant and equipped to take payments. The DLI 8 (8″) and DLI 10 (9.7″) are IP54-certified. Both feature optional 3-in-1 or 5-in-1 modules; …

iPhone 6 Bolsters High-Resolution Smartphones

by Raverstead

The price of in- and on-cell smartphone modules with 1280 x 720 and 1920 x 1080 resolutions has fallen significantly this year. The lower prices began to appear in Q2, says DisplaySearch. Adoption is …

MHL Enables USB-C Support

by Raverstead

MHL has developed a new Alternate Mode for the USB-C specification. The MHL Alt Mode will enable a USB-C connector and cable to support MHL 3.0.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MHL| Mobile Display Monitor| USB| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Updates from the SuperComputing Conference

by Helen Vince

High Performance Computing – The SuperComputing Conference being held in New Orleans is an interesting event if you have high performance computing (HPC) needs, like those in broadcast, post production and some ProAV applications. …

Vuzix M100 Smartglasses Now Available on Amazon

by Helen Vince

Augmented Reality – The Vuzix Smartglasses M100 have been around for quite some time and have been used in various industry applications. While the smartglasses have been available to the public directly from Vuzix, …

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Displays Proliferate at Newark Airport

by Helen Vince

ipadusaTablets – The Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey will soon feature iPads in United Airline’s Terminal C. This is United’s main terminal at the Newark Airport and is a critical hub for …

Update on 4K Cameras from CCW

by Helen Vince

Camera/Camcorders – I had a chance to visit several manufacturers of 4K cameras at the recent CCW 2014 (Content and Communications World) in New York November 12 – 13 and get updates on cameras …