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Smartwatches Overtake Fitness Trackers in 2019

by Tom Allen

Fitness devices will remain the primary wearable product until 2018, says Juniper Research. In 2019 fitness devices are expected to be used by more than 110 million people – but more than 130 million …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Wearable Market

Microsoft Issues Warning to Legacy Windows Users

by Tom Allen

New silicon generations will only be supported on the latest version of Windows, Microsoft has warned. In a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/zhdwcer), EVP Terry Myers wrote that it is difficult to ensure stability for older …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Windows

Userful Drives 6k From Single PC

by Tom Allen

Userful has developed a multi-source video wall controller, capable of driving up to 60 displays from a single PC. Userful 8.5 can support resolutions up to 6k over a standard Ethernet network. Additional features …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Video Wall Processors| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Eyevis Enables Video Wall Development

by Tom Allen

EyeUnify is Eyevis’ new professional video wall management software: a modular, web-based and open-source system capable of operating across different platforms and operating systems. The architecture consists of four software modules, which can be …

Tags:Eyevis| Large Display Monitor| Software| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Mediatek Rises On-Year

by Tom Allen

Mediatek’s December sales totalled NT$18.5 billion ($552.2 million) – an 11.6% MoM fall, but rising 8.5% YoY. Early reports claim that Q4’15 total revenues reached NT$61.7 billion ($1.8 billion), beating guidance of NT$57 billion …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Microsoft Cuts Hololens’ Panoramic FoV

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has revealed more information about its Hololens headset, at an event in Tel Aviv. There is still no consumer release date. However, Microsoft has said that the device will be completely wireless, and …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Wearables

Gartner: IT Spending Remains Low in 2016

by Tom Allen

Worldwide IT spending will reach $3.54 trillion this year, says Gartner – a minor (0.6%) increase from 2015’s $3.52 trillion. Last year saw the largest USD drop in IT spending since Gartner began tracking …

Focus Display Takes on Allied Electronics

by Milos Pavlovic

Allied Electronics is now distributing products from Focus Display Solutions, in the USA. These include multi-interface colour TFT-LCD modules; low-power LCD displays; and touch-panel technology.

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Himax Claims Design Wins

by Tom Allen

Himax has reported two design wins for its LCoS microdisplays, which are being supplied to “two brand-leading VR companies”. Which companies are using the LCoS devices is not known, although speculation suggests Oculus VR, …

Allegro Ensures SHVC Compliance

by Tom Allen

Allegro DVT has launched HEVC Scalability Extension (SHVC) test suites. These will help manufacturers developing SHVC-compliant decoders to validate their SHVC conformance. The suites use the HEVC Scalable Main 10 Profile, and comprise multiple …

Tags:Codecs| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Samsung Display Raises the Contrast Bar

by Bob Raikes

We managed to squeeze into the Samsung Display suite at the end of its sessions and we had to speed around, as the exhibition contractors started dismantling the displays at 5:30 on the dot …

USB-IF Pushes Type C

by Bob Raikes

The USB Implementors Forum (USB-IF) was in a hotel suite in the Venetian hotel and was promoting Type C connectivity. We met with Rahman Ismail who is employed by Intel, but works on the …

Tags:CES 2016| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USB| Vol 23 - Issue 02