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Tizen Smart TVs claim 27% of US broadband homes

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Parks Associates said that in Q3 2021, 27% of US broadband subscribers reported the Samsung Tizen Smart TV is their primary device for consuming video content. Eric Sorensen, Senior Contributing Analyst, …

Tags:broadband| internet| Samsung| Streaming Video| SVOD| USA

Viewsonic OLED Monitors Slipped By Me….

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Apologies – ViewSonic announced a couple of OLED monitors during CES, but I missed it. They are the ColorPro VP32-OLED 32-inch monitor with native 4K UHD (3840×2160) resolution, OLED panel New …

Tags:CES 2022| Desktop Monitors| OLEDs| ViewSonic

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LGD Secretive on IPS Black

by Bob Raikes

What They Say One of the interesting bits of news from CES was the announcement of IPS Black from LG Display. This new version of its IPS technology has ‘35% lower black levels’ and …

Tags:CES 2022| IPS| LCD displays| LG Displays (LGD)

Update on LG Display’s OLED Investment Plan from ET News

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say The ET News reports that LG Display is planning to boost its 6G production in Paju, Korea. The report said that LG is planning to order ‘more than eight’ Canon exposure …

Tags:LG Displays (LGD)| Market Data

5G and the FAA. A Charade

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Although it rarely impacts the display world, one of my favourite newsletters is the freebie sent out by Strand Consult on topics related to the smartphone industry. The newsletter expresses strong …

Tags:5G| Aviation

MIPI to Host Virtual Event on New Automotive Interface

by Bob Raikes

What They Say MIPI’s Automotive Industry Forum is producing a technical overview of the recently adopted MIPI A-PHY v1.1, followed by an interactive session for OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to provide input on …

Tags:Events| Interfaces| Mipi

Watching the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in VR

by Bob Raikes

What They Say I missed it at the time, but it’s still worth a look. Rob Koenen at TiledMedia wrote an interesting blog on the use of VR at the Tokyo Olympics. With the …

Tags:360 Degree Video| 3D (Three Dimensions)| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality

Links Week Ending 21st January 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 second part of this week. (quite a few this week as we …

Tags:Advertising| Automotive| Blu-ray| Covid-19| CPUs| Events| Mediatek| Mergers & Acquisitions| PCs| Roku| Smart TV| Streaming Video| Vizio| Wi-Fi

DSCC’s Latest Report Reveals $63 Billion for OLED Panel Revenue in 2026

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DSCC published some interesting forecasts on the OLED market. The firm expects growth in all the key OLED applications at 8% overall, with IT applications seeing double digit revenue growth, smartphones …

Tags:Apple| Forecasts| Market Data| OLED TVs| OLEDs| QD OLEDs| tablets

US Army incorporates augmented reality goggles into combat vehicles

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The US army said that it is working on including AR and sensors into its vehicle platforms to provide situational awareness using the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, or IVAS. The goggle-based …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Military & Defence