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Links Week Ending 21st October 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week. AMD slam dunks GPUGPU test Fast-charging aluminium–chalcogen batteries …

Microsoft Hololens causes US army nausea and headaches

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reported that ‘more than 80%’ of US soldiers that used the IVAS customised Microsoft Hololens headset experienced “mission-affecting physical impairments” such as eye strain within three hours. The information was …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Military & Defence| USA

Apple Cuts Production of iPhone 14 Plus

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Apple is reported to have asked its suppliers to dramatically reduce the production of some models of the iPhone 14. The iPhone 14 Plus seems to be the most affected with …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Smartphones| Supply Chain

Sky Upgrades Glass Backlight Firmware

by Bob Raikes

What They Say What Hi-Fi in the UK attended a press event held by Sky about the new streaming puck, but Sky also showe a demonstration of improvements to the backlights in the recently …

Tags:LCD Backlights| Sky| TVs (TV Sets)

Lenovo showed off a laptop with an expanding display and a similar rollout smartphone

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Lenovo and its Motorola brand both showed rollable OLEDs at its recent Tech World Event. There was a new rollable concept smartphone and also a rollable notebook that can expand to …

USB-IF Announces Publication of New USB4 Specification

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The USB-IF said a few weeks ago that it would introduce a new USB4 V2.0 to double the speed of the interface to 80Gbps using existing hardware, but with few details. …

Tags:DisplayPort| Interfaces| Standards| USB

Barco Trading Update for Q3 2022

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bellwether A/V stock Barco updated on its results for the third calendar quarter of the year and saw a continuing post-Covid recovery. Orders were up 8% on Q3 2021 to €242 …

Tags:Barco| Financial Data

Apple Announces New iPads, AppleTV

by Bob Raikes

What They Say To nobody’s surprise, after all the rumours and speculation, Apple announced a new Apple TV streaming video box and new iPads. The iPad Pro has been updated to use the M2 …

Tags:Apple| iPad| Streaming Dongles| tablets

California Approves the Use of Digital Licence Plates

by Bob Raikes

What They Say California has published legislation (AB 984) allowing the use of electronic licence plates for vehicles. The state previously had a pilot programme. (Michigan Allows Digital Licence Plates). Reviver said that its …

Tags:Automotive| E Ink| USA

Panasonic Shiftall Announced at AWE Europe

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Panasonic’s Shiftall subsidiary has showed the most recent versions of its MeganeX VR headset which has: Dual 2560 x 2560 1.3″ displays @120Hz with HDR FOV is said to be …

New ITZO Material has Higher Mobility

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A group of researchers from the Hokkaido University in Japan has developed a new material it is calling ‘ITZO’ for its constituent elements indium, tin, zinc and oxygen) promises to be …

Tags:Oxide TFTs| R&D (Research & Development)

German TV Market Well Down in Q3

by Bob Raikes

What They Say If the LCD industry is to recover, it needs some demand stimulation, but that is not going to come quickly from Germany as, according to the latest data from the GfU, …

Tags:Germany| Market Data| TVs (TV Sets)