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MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 16

by Tom Allen

UK and US customers can now pre-order Apple‘s new 12″ Macbook (Apple Plugs TV, Adds a New MacBook and erm…. Shows Some Watches), which features a single USB-C port. The waiting time is drastically …

Tags:Asus| BlackBerry| Convertible PCs| Google| HDMI| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Panasonic| Rugged Displays| Samsung| Smartphones| Smartwatches| tablets| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 16| Wearables

Inside Look at the Apple Watch

by Norbert Hildebrand

We are still awaiting the release of the Apple Watch and the expected reports of great sales. Of course, technical details are being widely discussed based on news from the supply chain, Apple and …

Tags:Apple| OLEDs| Sapphire| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 16| Wearable Market

AUO Debuts Circular OLED at CITE

by Tom Allen

AUO recently showed a range of new products at the China Information Technology Expo 2015, in Shenzen. As well as its existing range of UltraHD quantum dot LCD TVs (55″ – 85″), AUO debuted …

Tags:AUO| Curved Displays| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Quantum Dots| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 15| Wearables

’80s Patent Keeps Apple Out of Switzerland

by Tom Allen

A patent may prevent the Apple Watch from being sold in Switzerland this year. The patent, which covers the use of the word ‘Apple’ and apple imagery in association with watches and jewellery, was …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Smartwatches| Switzerland| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Sammobile Uncovers Round Samsung Smartwatch

by Tom Allen

Sammobile claims that Samsung is to release a new smartwatch with a round face. The device will be called the Gear A or Orbis. Two models will be launched: one requiring a Bluetooth connection …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 15| Wearables

Moto 360 Leaks Keep Coming

by Tom Allen

A render of the second-generation Moto360 smartwatch has apparently been leaked. The image shows a circular watch and appears very similar to the picture posted by Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing last month (Lenovo CEO …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Entatech First With Hannspree’s Wearable

by Helen Vince

Entatech in the UK is to be the first distributor for Hannspree’s first wearable device, the Smart Sports Watch.

Tags:3G & 4G| Distribution| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 14

Wrist-Worn Devices Will Lead Wearables For Years

by Tom Allen

New vendors, new devices and greater end-user awareness will drive the 2015 worldwide wearable market to new heights, says IDC. 45.7 million units will be shipped this year, says the firm, rising 133.4% from …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Eyewear| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 14| Wearables

Olio Aims to Halt the Notification Tide

by Tom Allen

Former Apple, HP, NASA and Pixar employees have created the Olio smartwatch. Instead of acting like a wrist-mounted smartphone, the Olio aims to protect wearers from a flood of notifications. The watch aggregates everything …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 14| Wireless Charging

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 14

by Tom Allen

Blackberry‘s Leap smartphone (Blackberry Shows new Smartphone and Prototype with Curved AMOLED Display) can now be pre-ordered in the UK, USA, France and Germany; residents of Canada have been told to ‘stay tuned’, so …

Tags:BlackBerry| China| France| Germany| HTC| LCD Modules| LG Electronics (LGE)| Microsoft| Mitsubishi| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2015| Samsung| Smartphones| Smartwatches| tablets| UK (United Kingdom)| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 14| Xiaomi

Apple Watch…But Touch Makers are Optimistic

by Tom Allen

Supply chain sources, including touch panel maker TPK, have told Asian media that Apple Watch yields are rising, after a low Q1. Total shipments in 2015 are expected to reach 15 million units. Two …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Supply Chain| TPK| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Apple Cuts Watch Targets on Display Concerns…

by Tom Allen

According to Taiwan’s UDN Mobile, Apple has halved its Apple Watch shipment targets. The new target is 1.25 million – 1.5 million units per month, from 2.5 million – 3 million. ‘Sources in Apple’s …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Production Capacity| Smartwatches| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 13