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Wearable World Congress Also Covers IoT

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Wearable World Congress in San Francisco, organized by the Wearable World organization, addresses the development of all wearable technology and the Internet of Things. The conference was held at the Palace of Fine …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 22| Wearables

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Rockioo Opens Kickstarter Campaign for Smartwatch

by Norbert Hildebrand

Rockioo has opened a Kickstarter campaign for a new smartwatch aimed at exercise enthusiasts. The device sports a very modern design, not dissimilar to the Pebble Steel smartwatch. The Rockioo smartwatch has a 1.63″ …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Competitors Need Apple Watch to Succeed – IHS

by Tom Allen

IHS expects the smartwatch market to grow from 3.6 million units in 2014 to 101 million in 2020. The overall success of the smartwatch market will be driven by the Apple Watch, said IHS …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Intel Promises Thunderbolt at Computex

by Tom Allen

Companies have begun to release information about their presence at the upcoming Computex show in Taipei this June. China’s Holitech produces LCD and touch panel products. At Computex, it will focus on mobile devices …

Tags:Computex 2015| Electrochromic Displays| Intel| Large Display Monitor| LCD Modules| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Thunderbolt| USB| Vol 22 - Issue 21

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 20

by Tom Allen

Acer has added Intel’s fifth-generation Broadwell processors to its Travelmate P645-S ultrabooks. The new units can have Core i5 or i7 processors and are available in the USA now, starting at $950. Asus will …

Tags:Acer| Asus| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Samsung| Smartwatches| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Apple Watch Success Needed for a Smartwatch Mega Boom

by Helen Vince

The smartwatch market will grow from 3.6 million unit shipments in 2014, to 101 million shipments in 2020 according to a new report released today by IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Smartwatches

Asus Leaves Android Behind

by Tom Allen

Apps cannot be installed on the Vivowatch, unlike Android Wear devices, because it lacks a mobile processorAsus has launched its Vivowatch (Asus Claims 10-Day Smartwatch Battery) in Taiwan, with its own ‘Kood’ OS. Kood …

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Display is Apple Watch’s Most Expensive Component

by Tom Allen

IHS estimates that the components of the Apple Watch (Sport edition) are $81.20 (New Apple Watch Has Lowest Ratio of Hardware Costs to Retail Price, IHS Teardown Reveals). The total cost of the product …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Apple Watch Display Shoot-Out

by Steve Sechrist

Just days after the first Apple Watch began showing up in the hands of consumers, DisplayMate Labs, run by Dr. Ray Soneira, completed a comprehensive battery of tests on Apple’s first AMOLED display technology. …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| DisplayMate| Samsung| Smartwatches| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Tattoos? Apple Doesn’t Want to Know

by Tom Allen

As well as the tight supply chain issues, the rumours of failing components and the online-only orders, the Apple Watch has hit another snag: it won’t work if you have a tattoo. At least, …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Wearables

Wearable Vendors Disengage From Android

by Tom Allen

Sources in Asia say that vendors have been developing their own wearable platforms in-house, following relatively low shipments of Android Wear products last year. Asus uses its own OS for its new Vivowatch, for …

Tags:Asus| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Samsung| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Does the Apple Watch Live up to the Real World?

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Apple Watch has been expected to create a breakthrough for all wearable devices. In reality it will be pretty difficult to judge how successful the Apple Watch will be, as Apple stated that …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Wearables