Vol 23 – Issue 03 – Page 6

Apple Goes Back One Gen With New iPhone

by Tom Allen

New rumours have appeared about Apple’s rumoured compact iPhone, which was previously referred to as the iPhone 6C. These stories indicate that the device has been renamed to the iPhone 5SE. The chassis will …

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Shiftwear is a Contradiction in Displays

by Tom Allen

Shiftwear is a new type of footwear – one which gives full design control to the owner. Funded on Indiegogo in December, the shoes feature a flexible screen based on a plastic substrate, capable …

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BETT is Lively

by Bob Raikes

BETT is a lively event for us and covers educational technology. It takes place in London’s Excel Centre and as the UK is a pioneering market in educational science and technology, it’s a good …

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Panasonic Highlights from CES

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic had several interesting technologies on display at CES 2016, including a transparent TV integrated into furniture, a rear-projection screen that was switchable to transparent operation and various projection mapping demos.

OTT Firms Lead Connected Car Experience

by Tom Allen

Juniper Research expects 10x rise in connected in-vehicle infotainment system revenues between 2016 and 2020. By the end of the decade, Juniper forecasts that revenues will exceed $600 million. New research (http://tinyurl.com/zfmv7uq) predicts that …

StoreDot: An Organic Quantum Dot Alternative

by Ken Werner

Just when I had convinced myself that quantum dots were THE answer for allowing LCD to compete with OLED image quality, it seems it may only be one of several answers. At their suite …

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Apple Car Leader to Leave Company

by Tom Allen

Steve Zadesky, head of Apple’s electric car project, is leaving the company, according to The Wall Street Journal‘s sources. A person familiar with the matter said that Zadesky is leaving for personal, rather than …

CPI Shows Flexible OLED

by Milos Pavlovic

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), a UK R&D institute, has shown off a flexible OLED lighting panel in a video. The panel was produced at the CPI’s own prototype line, which supports both …

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IDTechEx: OLEDs Will Drive Flexible Automotive Market

by Tom Allen

IDTechEx says that the market for printed and flexible electronics in automotive applications will grow from around $400 million this year, to more than $5.5 billion in 2026. There are many technologies in the …

LG Raising LCD Capacity

by Tom Allen

Asian sources say that LG Display is raising its monthly capacity at LCD facilities. Capacity at its Guangzhou-based facilities will be raised from 90,000 substrates to 120,000 by the end of the year. Local …

Tobii Interviewed on PC Eye Tracking

by Bob Raikes

We interviewed Mårten Skogö of Swedish company Tobii, which is a leading company in eye tracking, about the integration of the company’s technology into a new MSI notebook. We also saw an application of …

iBT Claims High Growth

by Bob Raikes

iBoardTouch (iBT) was showing its full range of 65″ to 98″ interactive displays – the 75″ and 98″ UltraHD models having recently been released. Unusually, the company has a high end 70″ procap system …