According to figures published by IDC, in the fourth quarter of 2015 over 14 million tablets were shipped to Western Europe as the market volume declined 10.1% on year. In value terms, however, the decline was only 1.8% on year, thanks to ...
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Organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) have arrived. The unsurpassed visual performance and slim form factors of OLED products have been warmly welcomed by consumers. You can find glass-based AMOLED (active-matrix OLED) displays in a range ...
Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has launched two new low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) for global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). Each device integrates all output ...
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has liberally interpreted remote medical care services by eliminating many restrictive definitions, allowing physiological measurements by smart wearable devices to be used as reference data by ...
Tags: Smart Wearables, Medical Care
Cal-Comp, a subsidiary of New Kinpo Group (NKG), and a leading global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company, is to expand its presence in South America, by opening a new factory and adding a new plastic injection production line ...
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The best feature of the Apple Watch 2 could very well be a strap with a built-in second display according to a recent patent application. Apple has submitted a design to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which indicates that the watch ...
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The China International Touchscreen Exhibition (C-Touch) was recently held in Shenzhen, China, featuring a number of local and international touch and IC makers. Throughout the exhibition there were several noticeable trends namely a ...
Wouldn't it be great to wake up to a cool blue light during a sunny morning and come home to a warm sunset lighting mood in the evening? With Qube™ smart light bulbs, you can do just that. The new Qube, a 24/7 connected Smart Bulb ...
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AKHAN Semiconductor Inc of Chicago, IL, USA has formally opened its new global headquarters and production facility at 940 Lakeside Drive in Gurnee, Illinois, after beginning operations there in June. The firm also says that its first ...
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The market for wearables has maintained a certain growth level in recent years, though device vendors have not experienced a boom in demand as they would hope. The total wearable device shipments in 2015 are estimated at 68.1 million units, ...
Tags: Smart Bracelets, smartwatches
Dick's Sporting Goods announced its plans for the upcoming holiday season, ensuring customers are able to find the perfect "Gift That Matters" for the athletes and outdoor enthusiasts on their holiday shopping lists. The program includes ...
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Plessey announced today that its dotLED range, designed specifically for wearable applications, has been expanded with a wider selection of colours, including red, green and blue. The extremely small LED die have a footprint of only 0.2mm x ...
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Researchers from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan have created highly flexible, efficient white LEDs with potential use in wearable displays and non-flat surfaces, such as curved and flexible television screens. While the design ...
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The new SFH 7060 sensor from Osram Opto Semiconductors is designed to measure pulse rates and the oxygen saturation level of blood. It offers excellent signal quality and low energy consumption. The main applications for this component ...
Tags: Osram, LED Optical Sensor, Smartwatch
Sony has opened a store in the Breeze Center shopping mall in Taipei, Taiwan, and will mainly demonstrate its mid-range and high-end products including Bravia TVs, tablets, smartphones, wearables, digital cameras and headphones. Seeing ...
Tags: Bravia, digital camera, smartphone, Sony