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Huawei Explains Phone Size Dynamics (BC9)

by Bob Raikes

Gang Xu is from Huawei’s Consumer Business Group and he talked about consumer experiences for mobile devices. There are a lot of trends in image quality and form factor innovation, but with limits imposed …

LG Watch Receives First Green Product Mark

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeLG’s Kizon smartwatch, for children, is the first product to receive TUV Rheinland’s Green Product Mark. The Green Product Mark covers not only safety, electromagnetic compatibility and chemical testing of the product …

Tags:Back Panel| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 23

‘No Feature’ Smartwatch is Fully Customisable

by Tom Allen

A Taiwanese startup has shown a revolutionary smartwatch called the Noodoe at Computex – because it has no features. At all. Well, ok, there is one: it uses a wearer’s own imagination to tell …

Tags:AMOLED| Computex 2015| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Apple to Take Half of Smartwatch Display Market

by Tom Allen

Forecast to grow 250% this year, smartwatch display shipments will reach a new record level in 2015, of 34 million units, says IHS. Demand for the Apple Watch will drive the increase. The display …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Asus Builds Image Enhancements Into Mobile

by Tom Allen

Asus revealed several new mobile products at Computex 2015 this month, during its ‘Zensation’ press event. Starting with tablets, Asus chairman Jonney Shih introduced the 7″ Zenpad 7.0 (Z370C/CG/CL), 8″ Zenpad 8.0 (Z380C/KL), 8″ …

Swatch Will Definitely Make a Smartwatch

by Tom Allen

Swatch still plans to produce a smartwatch, says CEO Nick Hayek. At a recent shareholder meeting, Hayek said that the watch will be a connected device with remote-payment functionality. It will be launched in …

Lenovo Dual-Screen Watch Uses Light Guide

by Tom Allen

Lenovo unveiled the Magic Watch concept last month (Lenovo Solves Small-Screen Smartwatch Issue), and more information has now come to light. The watch features a near-eye display in the strap, which uses a patented …

Tags:Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Lenovo Solves Small-Screen Smartwatch Issue

by Tom Allen

The Lenovo Tech World held an unexpected but not unwelcome surprise, in the form of a dual-screen smartwatch concept: the Magic View. This product features the regular watchface and a small, near-eye display (‘Virtual …

Tags:Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 22

SID Reveals Winners of 20th Annual Display Industry Awards

by Bob Raikes

The Society for Information Display (SID) today announced the winners of its 20th annual Display Industry Awards. The honorees will be recognized during a special luncheon on Wednesday, June 3, as part of Display …

Funding Sought for High-End Smartwatch at CES

by Tom Allen

Credit: CnetA titanium-body smartwatch prototype, running Android 4.4, was recently spotted at CES Asia. The Rockioo Watch is currently being funded on Kickstarter (http://tinyurl.com/oa8hfqq). It has a 1.63″ OLED display (320 x 320) and …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 22

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 22

by Tom Allen

China’s Gionee has said that it will launch a new smartphone, the Elife E8, in June. The phone will be launched worldwide on the 10th. Most specs are simply rumours at this point, including …

LG Adds French Distributor

by Helen Vince

Exertis Banque Magnetique in France has expanded its LG offering and is now also distributing smartwatches, tablets and smartphones.