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3M’s Down But Investing in Display Technologies

by Omid Rahmat

In 2022, 3M saw a 3.2% drop in revenues from the previous year, and a miss on earnings targets. As a result it is reducing its workforce by 2,500 because of the loss of …

Tags:3M| Financial Data| LCD| OLED| optical film

The Deathknell of the STB

by Omid Rahmat

“Ultimately STB manufacturers are focusing on the needs of the purchasing company, which increasingly favour business rather than technology objectives, ” said Hans Jurgen Desor, CEo of iWedia. “Recently nothing from the technology side …

Tags:AndroidTV| iWedia| Smart TV| STBs

What the Super Bowl Tells Us About TV Buying

by Omid Rahmat

There’s nothing quite like the showcase of the NFL season, the Super Bowl, at least when it comes to TVs. The FIFA World Cup draws a much bigger worldwide audience and it can juice …

Tags:Apple TV| Hisense| Samsung| Super Bowl| TV pricing

Amorphyx Demonstrates New Thin Film Transistor Technology

by Omid Rahmat

In a post on LinkedIn, Amorphyx CEO and President had this to say: As Ian Hendry referenced on Display Daily before, Amorphyx is a strategic option for smartphone backplanes. The company claims the IGZO …

Tags:Amorphyx| LTPO TFT| Smartphones

Private Equity Giant, BlackRock, Ups Stake in Photronics

by Omid Rahmat

Fintel reports that BlackRock Inc. has filed a 13G/A form with the SEC disclosing ownership of 10,607,115 shares of Photronics, Inc. (PLAB). This represents 17.2% of the company. In their previous filing dated January 27, 2022 they reported …

Tags:FPD| Photronics

Differentiation Kills: Samsung TV Plus and TCL

by Omid Rahmat

Television sets made and shipped by Chinese brand TCL could become one of the first non-Samsung models to get access to the free, ad-supported streaming service Samsung TV Plus, according to a report published …

Tags:FAST| Samsung| Samsung TV Plus

Apple Taking on Samsung, Google, and Amazon in The Home

by Omid Rahmat

The central product appears to be a dockable iPad screen that feature a touchscreen and function similar Samsungs SmartThings and Googles Home along with Amazon Alexa with new Apple iOS software coded to pull …

Tags:Apple| Google| Samsung| Smart Home & Home Networks

NASA Wants to Take AR to The Moon

by Omid Rahmat

Project Artemis is NASA’s attempt to send humans to the moon for the first time since 1972. The first series of test flights began last summer with Artemis I, which was broadcast live in …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Head Up Displays HUDs| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| NASA

Streaming Dominates Viewing on TVs

by Omid Rahmat

The competition for viewers in December led to losses of viewing share across broadcast, cable and streaming. The “other” category benefited, gaining 2 share points, driven in part by video game usage during holiday …

Tags:Smart TV| Streaming Video| TV Viewing

Reliance Positions Itself to Own Streaming Gaming Eyeballs in India

by Omid Rahmat

India promises to become a major player in the global gaming market and this partnership will see JioGames emerge as an undisputed leader in Cloud Gaming in India. By combining Gamestream’s technological expertise in Cloud …

Tags:Streaming Games| TV Viewing

‘Made in India’ TV Shipments Grow 33% in Q3 2022

by Omid Rahmat

‘Made in India’ TV shipments grew 33% QoQ in Q3 2022 (July-September) to reach over 5 million units, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Made in India service. In the electronic wearables category, the TWS segment led …

Tags:Analytics & Tools| India| shipment data

Samsung Takes a Swing at the Aftermarket for AMOLEDs

by Omid Rahmat

Engadget is reporting on Samsung’s case at the International Trade Commission (ITC) that it claims may hurt the right to repair movement just as it is taking off. Several businesses are named in Samsung’s …

Tags:AMOLED| Right to Repair| Samsung