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Nvidia and Microsoft Team for Real Time Ray Tracing

by Bob Raikes

Ray tracing in real time has long been the ‘holy grail’ of graphics engineers. Up to now, that has not been possible, although as we have reported, companies have worked on ray-tracing just the …

Tags:GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| ray tracing| Vol 25 - Issue 11

IDC: Smartwatches to Have More Than Just Fifteen Minutes of Fame

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide shipments of wearable devices is on-track to grow 15.1% in 2018, totalling 132.9 million units over the course of the year. The overall market is also expected to deliver a CAGR of 13.4% …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 25 - Issue 11| Wearables

More Than 40 Million Devices Now Running RDK

by Damir Lokas

At the 2018 Connected TV World Summit, RDK Management, LLC provided its annual update about the adoption of the RDK (Reference Design Kit) software used to power customer-premises equipment (CPE) from video and broadband …

America’s Appetite for Streaming Video Continues to Grow

by Damir Lokas

American consumers’ appetite for streaming video continues to grow, and they have no qualms shelling out cash for original content, according to Deloitte’s 12th edition of the “Digital Media Trends Survey” (formerly the “Digital …

Deloitte: 55% of US Households Now Subscribe to SVOD

by Andrew Fenn

American consumers’ appetite for streaming video continues to grow and they have no qualms shelling out cash for original content, according to Deloitte, whose report found that 55% of US households now subscribe to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| SVOD| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 11

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Global Digital Pay TV Subscriptions Pass One Billion in 2017

by Damir Lokas

Digital pay TV subscriptions around the world, including cable, satellite and IPTV, exceeded one billion for the first time in 2017. This global growth comes despite the continued uptake of over-the-top (OTT) subscription video …

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Good Enough!

by Norbert Hildebrand

How often have you heard or said ‘Good Enough’ in your life? To your friends, colleagues, family, etc. ‘good enough’ may mean something completely different than it does for you. Nevertheless, everyone uses this …

Tags:LCD| OLEDs| Smartphones| TV (Television)| Vol 25 - Issue 12

OLED-A Highlights Flex OLED Changes

by Bob Raikes

The OLED Association published its latest forecasts for different OLED fabs now that a number of planned expansions have been revised in the light of the sales of the iPhone X (DSCC Releases Latest …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Small Medium Panel Supply| Vol 25 - Issue 11

HTC Releases Vive Pricing

by Bob Raikes

HTC Vive announced that the HTC Vive Pro Head Mounted Display (HMD) will be available for $799 with global pre-orders starting now. The company also announced a $100 price reduction for the current Vive …

Tags:HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Virtual Reality