2014-08-08

Hot Picks of the Week Aug. 4-8

New market rumors in Taiwan confirm again limited usage of sapphire cover glass in the upcoming iPhone 6. A report from Chinese-language Liberty-Times report this week boldly placed sapphire cover glass usage to 10 percent. Across the globe more countries are signing up to LED streetlight upgrades including Detroit and several boroughs and councils in UK. The DOE has also released its latest findings for theatrical lighting this week. As for new products to watch out for this week, a new startup LightFreq is trying to integrate HD audio speakers into color tunable Hue like bulbs. The company so far claims the sound quality is better than Beats Pill, but we all know Beats is overrated when it comes to sound quality.
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A jointly developed demonstrator from ams OSRAM and DP Patterning points to where automotive lighting networks are heading: single-layer flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs) instead of complex multilayer designs — and, in the structur... READ MORE

ams OSRAM, a global leader in lighting and sensing innovation, announced that its next-generation HDR flicker detection sensor has been integrated into the newly released Honor Magic 8 flagship series. Featuring ultra-high sensitivity, precisi... READ MORE