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Valens Industrial HDBaseT proc

Valens to List on NYSE via SPAC

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Valens Semiconductor, a fabless chip company that is behind the HDBaseT technology, is listing on the NYSE today using a SPAC, the PTK Acquisition Corp. The move valued Valens at $1.1 …

Tags:Financial Data| HDBaseT| Interfaces

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Samsung: The possibility of a ‘star alliance’

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A report in Digitimes highlighted that the withdrawal of the Koreans from making LCDs is leading to a re-alignment of the relationship between Korean and Taiwanese makers. According to the report, …

Tags:AUO| Korea| LCD displays| Mediatek| Taiwan

Links Week Ending 1st October 2021

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. Dubai Cares And LG Electronics Sign Partnership …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Codecs| HbbTV| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Lenovo| LG Electronics (LGE)| Market Data| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Notebooks| Philips| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Touch Market| UltraHD & 4K| Wearable Market

Pico Neo 3 Pro Eye Hero 1 proc

Pico Offers Good Value in VR

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Pico Interactive sent us a press release (which we’ll publish tomorrow) highlighting its Neo 3 Pro and Neo 3 Pre Eye stand-alone VR headsets. Headline features are: Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 platform …

Tags:Foveated Rendering| Gaze Recognition| Virtual Reality

Huawei & Infineon Progress on AR HUDs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say AllAboutCircuits reported that Infineon has released a new MEMS scanner chipset of mirror and driver chip to reduce the size and boost the efficiency of laser beam scanner (LBS). technology. The …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Huawei

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Vava Offers ALPD 4.0 at a Good Price

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Vava has an Indiegogo ‘triple laser’ 4K projector that is claimed to have 106% of Rec. 2020 colour coverage. The unit supports the ALPD 4.0 Laser Phosphor technology from Appotronics, which …

Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Laser Phosphor Projectors

Phew… Amazon has a Busy Launch Event

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Amazon has a new ‘domestic robot’ that has a 10″ touchscreen mounted on a motorised base and fitted with a camera on a telescopic ‘periscope’ that extends 107cm (42″) to allow …

Tags:Amazon| Projectors| VideoConferencing

Apple’s Cinematic Mode Impresses

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Techcrunch had a deep dive with Apple about the new cinematic mode on the iPhone 13. The author used the technology to create a ‘home movie’ of a visit to Disneyland. …

Tags:Apple| Cameras| iPhone| Video Editing & Production

Hisense’s Makes a 100 Day Money-Back Offer

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Hisense in the US has offered consumers a “100 day guarantee” with a money-back refund available. It applies to the firm’s laser TV sets at 75″ (U800GR 8K $2699) to 12″ …

Tags:Hisense| Laser TVs| Projection| USA| warranty

TCL Updates on 8K miniLED Plans in Europe

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The 8K Association (8KA) has published an interview with Marek Maciejewski of TCL Europe that includes details of the firm’s latest 8K TVs that were originally announced at CES (TCL: Details …

Tags:Europe| Power Consumption| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| TVs (TV Sets)

CNet Thinks Your TV Might be Too Bright

by Bob Raikes

What They Say CNet updated an article, first published in 2017, that looks at how high luminance in low ambient lighting can be uncomfortable for viewers. As well as looking at what can cause …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| TVs (TV Sets)

As Expected, Roku Launches in Germany

by Bob Raikes

What They Say As expected (Roku to Launch its Players in Germany) Roku has formally announced that it is releasing its streaming sticks in Germany including the Roku Express, Roku Express 4K, Roku Streaming …

Tags:Germany| Roku| Streaming Video