Hand signals could soon replace remote controls for TVs, DVDs and other consumer electronics goods, according to research published in the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s IET Computer Vision Research Journal.

Nu Horizons Electronics Asia has been named by C&D Technologies, Power Electronics Division, as its 2006 Distributor of the Year for the Asia-Pacific region. The award honours the company’s sales effort both in demand creation activities and fulfilment business for 2006.

Mitsubishi Electric Australia signalled a new direction for its digital electronics business with the announcement that the division will be rebranded as Visual Information Systems (VIS).

Universal Display Corporation and LG.Philips LCD have developed a flexible, full-colour, active-matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display.

C&D Technologies has presented its Pan-European Distributor of the Year Award to Farnell.

Ampcontrol has purchased Allenwest Wallacetown, a UK-based company. Allenwest Wallacetown employs 90 people and operates a modern manufacturing facility just outside Glasgow, Scotland.

Endress+Hauser has opened a regional sales office in Gladstone, located in Central Queensland’s coal-rich Bowen Basin area.

The kilograms of equipment that soldiers need on their missions can quickly add up. On a five-day operation, disposable and rechargeable batteries alone account for about 10 kg, not to mention the various charging devices for cell phones, PDAs and visual systems.

A consortium led by Filtronic, and including QinetiQ, Forge Europa, Thomas Swan and Cambridge University, has won a three-year contract within the DTI technology program to develop a route to low cost LEDs for solid-state lighting.

Rohde & Schwarz Australia has announced that from 30 June 2007, Trio Smartcal will no longer be a Rohde & Schwarz distributor.

Emerson Network Power Australia has acquired Ricon, the local distributor of premium computer rack-maker Knurr.

Altronic Distributors has been appointed distributor of the Creator range of products in Australia.

The 3D version of Vector Fields' electromagnetic modelling algorithm for charged particle beams is playing a key role in the development cycle of Philips Medical Systems' first commercial X-ray imaging systems with 'active optics'.

Richardson Electronics has expanded its product distribution agreement with RF Monolithics to include products from RFM's subsidiary Cirronet, Inc.

Cluso Vision Systems Pty Ltd from Sydney, Australia and OHT Inc from Fukuyama, Japan, have entered into a distribution and technical cooperation agreement.