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Roku & Google Make Up

by Bob Raikes

What They Say NextTV reports that Roku and Google have finally resolved their dispute over the carriage of YouTube and YouTube TV in a multi-year agreement. The dispute had gone on since April and …

Tags:Google| Roku| Smart TV| Streaming Video| YouTube

Panasonic Adds Apple TV to 2017-21 Sets

by Bob Raikes

What They Say FlatPanelsHD reported that Panasonic has added support for Apple TV+ on 2017-2021 OLED and LCD TVs that have the ‘My Home Screen’ platform in Europe. What We Think It’s unusual to …

Tags:Apple| Panasonic| Streaming Video| SVOD

Sony Showcases VR Headset Prototype With 4K OLED Microdisplay

by Bob Raikes

What They Say As part of its Technology Day. Sony’s R&D Division showed the video below which highlights an AR/VR headset that has been developed using dual UltraHD OLED microdisplays (4000ppi). The headset is …

Tags:R&D (Research & Development)| sony| Virtual Reality

MicroLED microdisplay developer RaySolve raises $10 million

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A Hong Kong-based microLED microdisplay developer, Raysolve Technology said that it has raised $10 million in pre-Series A funding to scale up its R&D to early production. In the last six …

Tags:China| Investment| Microdisplays| MicroLED

Will Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 democratize 8K Smartphones?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Ben Schwarz wrote an article for the 8K Association and looked at the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and whether the 4nm technology would enable 8K on smartphones. He said that the …

Tags:Qualcomm| Semiconductors| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

TV Panel Pricing Rate of Fall Eases in November

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DSCC released data on the continued and dramatic drop in LCD TV panel prices which saw the fastest ever price declines in the history of the industry in September and October. …

Tags:Large LCD Supply| Pricing| TVs (TV Sets)

Apple Planning Five New Macs?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said in his Power On newsletter that Apple will have a new iPad Pro with wireless charging, as well as updates to the iPad Air and entry-level iPad. …

Tags:Apple| iPad