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AUO’s Q3 Profit Hits 17 Quarter High

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AU Optronics’ third quarter net profit reached its highest level in 17 quarters at NT$7.3 billion ($240.3 million), 81.4% higher than Q2 and almost three times higher than its net profit of NT$2.5 billion …

Tags:AUO| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

UMC Result 30/10/2014

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United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) reported a net profit in Q3 of NT$2.9 billion ($95.3 million) on turnover of NT$35.2 billion ($1.1 billion), which compares with a net profit of NT$3.5 billion ($115 million) on …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

LDM Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 43

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The first monitors with AMD’s Freesync technology will be launched next month, sources have told Fudzilla. In September, we heard that Freesync partners were aiming to ship the monitors in Q1’15 (Display Monitor Vol …

Tags:AMD| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

SMI Refreshes Eye Tracking Glasses for OEMs

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Sensomotric Instruments (SMI) has developed a glasses-type eye-tracking platform for OEM use. The ‘Eye Tracking Glasses 2 Wireless’ product is designed for integration into head-mounted displays and smartglasses. It is an iteration on the …

Tags:Gaze Recognition| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

HP Offers Stylus With Procap Tablet

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HP is preparing to launch a large tablet for business users. Hardware security is integrated and managed through HP’s Touchpoint Manager and Managed Mobility Services. Third-party security software is also available as an option. …

Tags:HP Inc| Mobile Display Monitor| Pen Input| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Analysts Say Samsung Faces Q3 Profit Slump

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Analysts in South Korea have lowered their expectations for Samsung’s third quarter profit because of the tough market conditions in which Samsung operates. They cite falling ASPs, the absence of any major product launches …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

China Works to Replace Windows, OSX and Android

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The People’s Post and Telecommunications News, of China, says that an OS to rival those from Microsoft, Google and Apple could be deployed by October. The paper quoted the head of an official OS …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

VTech Adds Rechargeable Batteries to 4th-Gen Products

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Children’s tablet developer VTech has introduced two new products, with rechargeable batteries and more than 800 apps in the ‘Learning Lodge’ store. The Innotab 3 Plus (4.3″, $60) and 3S Plus (5″, $80) are …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Ride Solo With Samsung’s Gear S

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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

UltraHD TVs Grow at 107% CAGR to 2018

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A report by TechNavio, on the worldwide UltraHD market (http://tinyurl.com/o2ada4b), says that UltraHD TV market will grow at a 106.8% CAGR between 2013 and 2018. Only LCD and OLED TVs will have UltraHD as …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21| Worldwide

Daktronics’ Displays Chosen for Baku Olympic Stadium

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Daktronics is providing a new LED super-system featuring two HD video displays to the Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. Each display will feature a 15HD pixel layout and measure 10.97 metres high by …

Tags:Back Panel| CEDIA 2014| Large Display Monitor| LED| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

The Market for Wearables

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Paul Gray talked about wearable electronics. Until the first world war, watches were kept in the pocket, and wrist watches were seen as “effeminate”. However, the need for accurate time keeping during the war …

Tags:IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| NPD IFA Conference 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21| Wearable Market