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Ultra-Fast Charging Batteries are Under Development

by Raverstead

Mobile – Batteries are the life blood of mobile electronic devices. There is, therefore, an ongoing desire for rechargeable batteries with increased energy storage capacity and that can be more rapidly recharged. A recent …

Cambrios Rides the Wave of Silver Nanowires

by Raverstead

Display Components – Cambrios CEO John LeMoncheck was enjoying himself last week at CEATEC, where his company was showing off “Mercury”, the new generation of its ClearOhm silver nanowire (AgNW) ink, along with end-user …

Incom’s Polymer Fused Fiber Optics May Be Game Changer for Displays

by Chris Chinnock Don't Use

Display Components, Materials and Manufacturing – Fused fiber optics have the ability to transfer an image from one surface to another with great clarity. This capability has found use in numerous markets including the …

Curved TVs – the Good News & the Bad News….

by Raverstead

Curved TVs – I remain one of those that is not yet convinced about the need and desirability of curved TVs*. My long-standing friend and image quality maven, Ray Soneira, says that I’m wrong …

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Demographics by Smartphone Type

by Helen Vince

Smartphone – When it comes to smartphones, the world is a two class society. Well actually, when we look at the data provided by IDC it is more on its way to a one class …

Physics Prize Goes to LED Inventors

by Helen Vince

Lighting – The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded on October 7, 2014 “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources”. The prize was awarded to Isamu …

Mobile Displays and the e-Waste Stream

by Helen Vince

Business and Strategy – Ever wonder what happens to a guy’s iPhone 5 after he waits in line all night and gets the latest and greatest, an iPhone 6? Does he generate e-waste by throwing …

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Sony TV Connectivity Tops All Brands

by Helen Vince

Business and Strategic – Sony TV Group does have some good things going for it, according to Strategy Analytics which tracks global connected devices, including smart TVs, game consoles and media streaming devices. It seems …

4k – Correction of Perception

by Insight Media - No PR

4k – Do you remember when YouTube first hit the scene (Feb 2005)? Do you remember people saying, who the hell wants that? Why would I want to look at some dopey home video. How …

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UltraHD: A Race To The Bottom?

by Pete Putman Don't Use

4K – On September 23, Vizio rolled out its new line of UltraHD TVs at an art gallery in lower Manhattan. We’d been expecting these to show up ever since pricing was announced way …

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The Planned Portal Smartphone is both Flexible and Wearable

by Raverstead

Smartphone – The goal of the team at Arubixs (San Francisco, CA) is to “create a device that combines advanced smartphone technology with the convenience and mobility of smart watches and fitness trackers”. The device …

Gaming Monitors that Don’t Tear or Stutter

by Helen Vince

Professional Monitors – At PEPCOM’s Holiday Spectacular, a press-and-analysts-only show held on September 29 at the Metropolitan Pavilion on New York City’s West Side, I came across the new ASUS PG278Q 2560 x 1440 gaming …