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LeEco Chairman Misses China Return Deadline

by Andrew Fenn

Following a period of financial uncertainty and legal struggles, LeEco chairman Jia Yueting has refused a demand from regulators to return to China. Jia is said to owe hundreds of millions of dollars in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Tom’s Hardware Includes Basic Tutorial on VR Lenses

by Bob Raikes

The Tom’s Hardware blog site has published an interesting basic tutorial and description of the challenges in developing lenses for virtual reality systems. The article highlights that new nanotechnologies will be needed to overcome …

Samsung to Show QD Curved Monitor at CES

by Bob Raikes

Samsung will show its first Thunderbolt 3-equipped QD LCD monitor at CES. The CJ791 curved monitor has a 34″ diagonal and supports 3440 x 1440 in 21:9 format. The Thunderbolt 3 interface means that …

Tags:CES 2018| Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Samsung| Thunderbolt| Vol 25 - Issue 01

IHS: Autonomous Vehicle Sales to Surpass 33 Million Annually

by Andrew Fenn

More than 33 million autonomous vehicles will be sold globally in 2040, a substantial increase from the 51,000 units forecast for the first year of significant volume in 2021, according to IHS Markit. The …

Tags:Automotive| IHS Markit| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Outdoor Play Can Help Prevent Shortsightedness

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC has published an article investigating the effects of long-term, regular use of electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets and games consoles for work or play, on the eyesight of young people. Ophthalmologists …

Tags:Health and Safety| Human Vision| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 01

Nvidia Leaving 32-bit Operating Systems Behind

by Andrew Fenn

Nvidia has announced that Release 390 will be the last driver update for 32-bit operating systems for any of its GPU architecture. Later driver release versions will not operate, nor install, on 32-bit operating …

Tags:GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| Operating Systems| Vol 25 - Issue 01

DuneHD Goes UHD and Linux/Android Hybrid

by Bob Raikes

Dune HD has announced a new range of media players with UltraHD 60 fps HDR support and with unique hybrid Linux + Android software. Other new features include Rec 2020 support and HDMI 2.0a. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 01

2017 Was Highest-Earning Year in Worldwide Box Office History

by Andrew Fenn

ComScore has announced that this year’s worldwide theatrical box office revenues are up 3% over 2016 and set a new record of $39.92 billion, making 2017 the highest-earning year in global movie history, powered …

Tags:Cinema going| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 25 - Issue 01