Volume 21 – Page 14 – Display Daily

Flexible Substrate Production Cost Cut by Two-Thirds

by Super User

A technique that bonds a polymeric film to glass, in a way that means it can be ‘easily’ removed by applying heat, has been developed by the Suga Laboratory of the School of Engineering …

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Passport is Only Blackberry’s First Phone

by Super User

After the launch of the square-shaped Blackberry Passport, the Canadian company has said that it already has another unusual device under development. Blackberry will look to introduce at least one unconventional device each year. …

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Gestures Detected Through GSM Reflections

by Super User

A research project at the University of Washington, called Sideswipe, demonstrates a way to control smartphones through gestures – without adding power-hungry components. Some smartphones today use cameras for 3D gesture sensing. However, they …

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Age UK Chooses Amscreen

by Super User

Amscreen has supplied 150 AM24 LCD displays to 150 Age UK charity stores. The screens supply live news and weather. They also highlight products and services offered by the charity. The screens are fitted …

Microsoft Iterates on Illumiroom

by Super User

It’s been a few months since we heard anything about Microsoft’s Illumiroom concept (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 4) – not since March, in fact (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 10). Illumiroom uses projectors …

Vivitek’s Laser Module Brings Touch to Education

by Super User

Vivitek’s newest education projector, the 1DLP D755WTIR, is the first to offer compatibility with the company’s DT01 ‘laser curtain’ module. The module enables interactivity (up to 10-point touch) with the projected image. Two IR …

France Sets Frequency Auction For 2015

by Super User

An auction of French frequencies in the 700MHz band will begin next year, President Fran

Maxwell Extends to Laptops

by Super User

Last month (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37), Nvidia introduced the GTX 970 and GTX 980 desktop GPUs, based on the new Maxwell architecture (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 8). Now, the company has …

Battery Technology Must Change, ABI Urges

by Super User

The eight billion mobile devices – including smart- and feature phones, wearables, tablets and notebooks – in the world by 2019 will provide a huge base for new battery and charging technologies, says ABI …

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HTC’s ‘Selfie Phone’ Responds to Voice Commands

by Super User

While smartphones’ front-facing cameras have often been outclassed by those on the rear, recent months have seen a change in this trend. The latest smartphone to pack a powerful front camera is the HTC …

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ODHitec Looks for Distributors

by Super User

ODHitec is a specialist display supplier from Korea that has been working on high brightness sunlight-readable technology and also transparent displays. It had an impressive demonstration of the ability of its special 3.5″ to …

Acer Removes Flicker From Prosumer Models

by Super User

Acer’s prosumer CB display range, which began with the CB280HK (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 30), has grown with the addition of the CB270HU and CB290C. Both feature Acer’s flicker-free backlight technology, sRGB gamut …