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Google Could be Impacted by Sonos Patent Judgement

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The US ITC found against Google in a patent case brought by Sonos over its smart speakers, confirming an earlier judgement. The New York Times reported that shipments of Google’s smart …

Tags:Amazon| Google| Litigation| Patents| Smartphones| Streaming Dongles| Voice Input

UHD Alliance Planning Filmmaker Mode Update

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The UHD Alliance used CES to update its Filmmaker Mode. It reported that all the members were now supporting the mode with an automatic switch (although not in all models_ except …

Tags:Aviation| UltraHD & 4K| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)

Researchers Make a flexible OLED with a 3D printer

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have made OLED displays using a 3D printer. The research is published in Science Advances. The team combined two different modes of printing …

Tags:InkJet Deposition| OLEDs| R&D (Research & Development)| USA

AUO showcases cutting-edge AmLED technology at CES 2022

by Bob Raikes

What They Say AUO said that their displays were used by Acer, Asus, Gigabyte Technology and MSI to launch several high-end desktop monitors and notebooks at CES 2022. The firm itself focused on miniLED …

Tags:AUO| CES 2022| MiniLED

 Panasonic showed off the 2.0 version of its AR windscreen display

by Bob Raikes

What They Say At CES, Panasonic Automotive showed version 2.0 of its AR HUD that includes an eye-tracking system that identifies the individual driver’s height and head movement behind the wheel and dynamically adjusts …

Tags:Automotive| CES 2022| Gaze Recognition| Panasonic

CES 2022: Hisense Debuts its First NextGen TVs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Hisense announced at CES that it has developed three TVs with support for ATSC 3.0, the first Chinese brand to do so. The three TVs are the U7H ($800), U8H ($1,100) …

Tags:ATSC| CES 2022| MiniLED| TVs (TV Sets)

Skyworth Moves to Google TV and adds miniLED

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Skyworth was in the Westgate at CES to highlight its OLED TVs and said that in the first three quarters of 2021, its sales were up 10.8% in China and by …

Tags:Flexible Displays| MiniLED| Skyworth| TVs (TV Sets)

Innolux & AUO Publish 2021 Preliminary Sales Results

by Bob Raikes

What They Say AUO and Innolux reported their monthly results for December. AUO said that it’s revenues were up by 36.8% year on year for the whole of 2021 at $13.4 billion. December was …

Tags:AUO| Financial Data| Innolux| Large LCD Supply| Taiwan

ViewSonic miniLED Gaming Monitors are Bright

by Bob Raikes

What They Say ViewSonic added three miniLED monitors in its Elite range. The backlights have up to 1,152 zones. The 27” Elite XG272G-2K QuadHD has G-Sync up to 300Hz (G-Sync Ultimate) and has an …

Tags:CES 2022| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| MiniLED| ViewSonic

Vizio’s new M-Series LCD TV features 120Hz/240Hz for Gaming

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Vizio said that it will have an M-Series LCD TV later this year that will support 240Hz operation in 1080P resolution, although the sets will feature UltraHD panels. A range of …

Tags:Asus| LCD Panels| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vizio