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Longshine Shows First Hybrid Smartwatch

by Super User

Longshine Technologies, a Chinese ODM, has developed a product that marries the analogue and digital worlds. The circular Halo smartwatch has an analogue face and transparent OLED touchscreen. Currently in the prototype stage, the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Transparent Displays| Vol 21 - Issue 40| Volume 21

Microsoft Bypasses Text-Entry Problems

by Super User

Microsoft Research is trying to get round the problem of text entry on the tiny touchscreens found on smartwatches. It described the problem by explaining that, on a 1.6″ screen, a keyboard with 10 …

Tags:Keyboards| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Smartwatch Adoption Will Accelerate – But No Killer App in Sight

by Super User

More than 100 million smartwatches will be in use worldwide by 2019, says Juniper Research. In a new report (http://tinyurl.com/qceaqhh), the firm predicts that the next 12-18 months will bring the product category into …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21| Wearable Market| Worldwide

Onyx’s Smartwatch Features E Ink

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A prototype of a smartwatch with an E Ink display has been shown at the HKTDC show in Hong Kong. Onyx International, an eReader maker, is building the device. The smartwatch features a 1.56″ …

Tags:E Ink| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Ride Solo With Samsung’s Gear S

by Super User

Ahead of IFA, Samsung has announced a new smartwatch called the Gear S, with a curved, 2″ OLED screen. It is very likely the smartwatch that was previously rumoured to be called the Gear …

Tags:Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Will.i.am Makes Good on Smartwatch Promise

by Super User

Will.i.am told the world that he was going to release a smartwatch earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 15), and here is the finished result. The singer calls his new product, the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Asus Beats Competitors in Smartwatch Stakes

by Super User

Asus did not have a stand at IFA, but did take the stage at a pre-show event to introduce its latest products. It beat LG, Sony, Samsung and Apple to the post with a …

Tags:Asus| IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Microsoft Smartwatch Expected ‘Within Weeks’

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Forbes claims that Microsoft is preparing to launch a smartwatch, which could be available ‘within the next few weeks’. Sources close to the project have told Forbes that the watch will track heartrate and …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

LG Moves Past P-OLED Problems

by Super User

LG is obviously deeply committed to OLED TVs, but our first stop on the stand was its OLED smartwatch, the G Watch R. Attracting a lot of attention from consumers, the product is the …

Tags:IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

WSJ: Sony to Cut Smartphone Targets

by Super User

According to sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Sony is considering cutting its smartphone sales target, due to fierce competition in emerging markets. The current target of 43 million units sold between April …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Samsung Brings B2B to Consumer Show

by Super User

Samsung Mobile’s press event, where the Note 4, Note Edge and Gear VR were announced, took place the day before Samsung Electronics’ event. We couldn’t make it, unfortunately, but look for more information in …

Tags:IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Widget Takes on Pebble

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The Pebble and Pebble Steel smartwatches will be distributed to UK and Benelux retailers and resellers through Widget’s associate company, Now Mobile.

Tags:Distributors| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21