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Jade Bird Displays Interviewed by Yole

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Analysts Yole Développement discussed the developoment of microdisplay microLEDs with Jade Bird Displays (JBD) and the companies covered a number of interesting points about the competition between microLED, LCOS and DLP …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microdisplays| MicroLED| Vuzix

India Eyes LCD Investment

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A number of sources, including Digitimes, have reported that the Indian government is looking to invest to build LCD production in the country. The Secretary of MeitY (the Ministry of Electronics …

Tags:India| Investment| LCD Fabs

The New Atomos Shinobi 7 Is Here

by Artem Alekseenko

Atomos is proud to announce the New Atomos Shinobi 7. The new big, bright and beautiful monitor-only provides the expansive screen real estate of the large 7” screen with the lightweight Monitor-only function of …

The New Atomos Shinobi 7 Is Here

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Australian field monitor developer, Atomos, has a new 7″ Shinobi 7 touch monitor with calibrated peak brightness of 2,200 cd/m² and claimed to be able to show 10+ stops of dynamic …

Tags:Field Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range

A New Compression Paradigm

by Bob Raikes

What They Say SMPTE interviewed Matthew Goldman, a SMPTE Fellow and past SMPTE President and previously with MediaKind, about developments in codecs and why there is more proliferation of different technology. He pointed out …

Tags:Codecs| OTT Video

Nanosys, QDs and Vacuums

by Bob Raikes

Vacuums were much on my mind when I listened to the last couple of talks in the DSCC/SID Business Conference in the TV section, given by Jason Hartlove of quantum dot (QD) developer, Nanosys …

Tags:MiniLED| Nanosys| Quantum Dots| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Sony’s unmanned Malaysian factory to slash TV production costs  

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei reports that Sony has ‘sharply’ expanded the automation in its TV factory in Malaysia to compete more effectively with Korean and Chinese brands. The aim is to reduce production costs …

Tags:Production Technology| sony| TVs (TV Sets)

Apple Dominates Smartphone Volumes and Values in Q1

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Counterpoint Research put out some interesting data on smartphone sales revenues by model in Q1 2021 and highlighted that Apple’s iPhone Series 12 took one third of the market, while the …

Tags:Apple| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Xiaomi

Global Smartwatch Shipments Jump 35% YoY in Q1 2021

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Counterpoint Research posted its result for Q1 2021 in the global smartwatch market. Apple grew its share by 3 points to 33.5% and although Samsung grew by 27% YoY, it lost …

Tags:Market Data| Smartwatches

Global Smartwatch Shipments Jump 35% YoY in Q1 2021

by Artem Alekseenko

Global smartwatch shipments in Q1 2021 grew 35% YoY, according to Counterpoint Research’s recently published Global Smartwatch Model Tracker. Apple maintained its leadership position, catalyzing the overall market growth by recording a 50% YoY …

Tags:Smartwatches

Another Kind of USB Type-C Monitor?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported on the latest update to the USB Power Delivery specification yesterday. This boosts the peak power available under the specification to 240W (48V @ 5 amps). (USB Promoter Group …

Tags:Thunderbolt| USB| USB Monitors