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Vive Flow Headset uses Dual LCDs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say HTC has released a new headset, the $499 Vive Flow that it describes as ‘ultra lightweight and glasses-like’ and is designed to work with Android devices. The imagers are 2.1″ 1600 …

Tags:HTC| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

Vewd Introduces World’s First SaaS-based Operator TV with Vestel

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Vewd and Vestel announced a deal to develop an SaaS-based TV for operators. Vewd’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model is intended to align Operator TV with Pay TV subscription models and revenue, …

Tags:Cloud TV| Pay TV| Streaming Video| Vestel

DPReview TV: iPhone 13 Pro review – shot on the iPhone 13 Pro!

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We mentioned the new Apple iPhone 13 cinematic mode (Apple’s Cinematic Mode Impresses) The reivew was impressed, so we were surprised to see a comment from DPReview, our favourite digital photography …

Tags:Apple| Cameras| iPhone| Video Quality

Roku Ahead of Amazon in the US for Connected TVs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say eMarketer said that it expects Roku monthly users in the US to reach 111.7 million this year, an increase by 11.5% and making up a third of the US population. Amazon …

Tags:Market Data| Smart TV| Streaming Video| TVs (TV Sets)| USA

Apple taps China’s BOE for premium displays for iPhone 13

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei reports that Apple has accepted BOE as a supplier of OLEDs for the iPhone 13 with the Chinese firm shipping small volumes of the 6.1″ display in late September. The …

Tags:Apple| BOE| iPhone| OLEDs| Supply Chain

German TV Market Stable in Revenue

by Bob Raikes

What They Say An initial report from the GfU said that the value of sales of TVs in Germany was up 1% in Q3 2021 on the year ago period at €884 million. The …

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

Apple Production Plan Drops

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reported that chip shortages will impact even the might Apple’s iPhone 13. The service reported that Apple has reduced its plan from 90 million handsets in Q4 by as many …

Tags:Apple| Semiconductor Market| Smartphones| Supply Chain

P&H Tech signs deal with Dupont for OLED materials

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reports that P&H Tech of Korea has signed a deal with Dupont to supply ‘longer life’ blue materials. Earlier this year, P&H said it planned to boost its capacity …

Tags:DuPont| Investment| OLED Materials| Supply Chain

ITRI Adds Fingerprint Recognition to MicroLEDs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Microled-Info reported that Itri, the R&D Institute of Taiwan has developed a microLED-based display that integrate a full-screen multi-finger fingerprint sensor. The sensor does not increase the the thickness of the …

Tags:Fingerprint Recognition| MicroLED| R&D (Research & Development)

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Guttag Debunks Amazon Glow

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Karl Guttag has done a great piece of work to pull apart the claims for Amazon’s Glow that was announced a few weeks ago. (Phew… Amazon has a Busy Launch Event) …

Tags:Amazon| Pico Projectors

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Dasung E Ink monitor Costs $2,200

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Dasung is now starting to sell its 25.3″ E Ink monitor which has a 3200 x 1800 (16:() E Ink display with a price of $2,200. (Paperlike Offers E Ink Monitor …

Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Desktop Monitors| E Ink