John Revie, senior vice president of home entertainment product marketing at Samsung Electronics America, opened the first annual "SID/IMS TV 3.0: Future of TVs Conference" with a keynote talk on the outlook for 3D and Internet TVs.

Co-sponsored by The Society for Information Display (SID) in conjunction with DisplaySearch, the event featured market analysis and forecasts for display applications and technologies such as e-books, e-newspapers, mobile displays, USB drives, shelf labels and wearable displays.

The conferences explored the hottest technologies in the display space, including TV, lighting and touch technology.

Says the platform enables application development, test and demo without excess engineering time.

Tom's Networking Guide reports up to 4x in performance and coverage gains of Belkin Gigabit Ethernet Powerline adapters using Gigle Networks' multi-PHY switching technology.

As a second source, Molex will manufacture and market the connectors.

ITT Interconnect Solutions has developed a connector designed to improve signal transmission and reception in wireless handheld devices.

Tyco Electronics has introduced its Solderless LED Socket, Type CM, for easy integration with the Cree XLamp MP-L multichip LED light fixtures.

The company now offers transient voltage suppression (TVS) embedded within a connector shell utilizing SMT diodes. EMI/RFI and EMP protection is the result.

For bonding applications that must withstand impact or flexing, Henkel has made two additions to its Loctite Flashcure Light Cure Cyanoacrylate Instant Adhesives line.