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Fove Plans Dev Kit in 2015

by Super User

Japan’s Fove has built a proof-of-concept head-mounted display with eye tracking. It is now preparing to release a developers’ kit in 2015. Fove says that its product may enable people with restricted use of …

Tags:Gaze Recognition| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 36

Hannspree Prepares for Smartphone Market Entry

by Super User

Hannspree will expand its mobile product portfolio in Q4, adding large-screen smartphones to its line-up, as well as new tablet PCs. The products will be marketed at ‘affordable…entry-level price points’. The first smartphone, the …

Tags:Hannstar (Hannspree)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Sony Wants to be ‘Netflix of Gaming’

by Super User

Sony wants to be ‘the Netflix of gaming’, chief executive of Sony’s game unit Andrew House has said. The company, which acquired cloud-gaming service Gaikai in 2012 (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 27), intends …

Marvel Distributsia Adds Asustek

by Super User

Russian distributor Marvel Distributsia is now offering all-in-one and desktop PCs from Asustek throughout the region, as well as networking products and CE devices.

Phones 4 U Falls into Administration

by Super User

The UK’s Phones 4 U mobile phone retailer has fallen into administration, blaming the recent withdrawal from its business of Vodafone and EE. However, within days of the announcement, both Vodafone and EE were …

Sony Looked at Flexible Displays for Its Smartphone Line

by Super User

When we talk about smartphone leadership, Sony is not the first name that comes to mind. In a recent interview of Thomas Waldner, Senior Design Manager at Sony Mobile Communications by Trusted Reviews, the …

UBI Predicts Changing Encapsulation at Samsung

by Super User

Samsung’s upcoming A3 line will use a new hybrid encapsulation technology, Korea’s UBI Research claims. Rather than the current Vitex technique, the new method will be ‘similar to the method that LG Display takes’, …

eReaders Rise in Germany

by Super User

Sales of eReaders in Germany are expected to rise 12% this year, to 1.2 million units, says technology association Bitkom. Revenues will also rise, increasing 7% to

Tags:eReaders| Germany| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Phablet Cannibalise Tablets, Which Take on Notebooks

by Super User

Tablet PC demand is slowing, market observers agree (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 22), with competition from smaller display products rising. According to NPD DisplaySearch, tablet demand will only rise 2% this year, to …

Tags:Display Supply & Demand| Mobile Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

An Update

by Super User

I’m between events today. I got back from the NEC DTF event last night and am leaving for Gitex this evening (if you are going and would like to make contact, send a mail …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

Display Driver IC Growth Predicted Despite Tight Supply

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By 2018, the market for display driver integrated circuits (DICs) will be worth $7.3 billion, up from $4.6 billion in 2012. NPD DisplaySearch says that the growth is caused by DICs with higher resolutions, …

Samsung Keeps 14nm Details Close to Chest

by Super User

A 14nm FinFET device was shown by Samsung at ARM TechCon earlier this month. While the company was not sharing any information about the chip, a mobile application processor was shown decoding HD video …