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AUO Unveils 85-inch 4K Gaming TV panel with 240Hz VRR

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Digitimes reported that AUO has a new 85″ gaming TV LCD panel that can support a variable refresh rate up to 240Hz. The firm said it has a new pixel design …

Tags:AUO| Game Playing| LCD displays| TVs (TV Sets)| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)

NAB Cancelled

by Bob Raikes

What They Say I was just looking around for my last WBS article today, when in popped a PR statement from Grass Valley lamenting the cancellation of the NAB Show. We reported a couple …

Tags:Covid-19| Events| USA

Right To Repair Rules Will Extend Lifespan Of Products, UK Government Says

by Bob Raikes

What They Say New ‘right to repair’ rules have been brought in in the UK that include the obligation to supply spare parts for TVs. The new rules apply to products bought from Thursday, …

Tags:Right to Repair| UK (United Kingdom)| warranty

Apple Announcements Much as Expected

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Apple event on the 14th revealed pretty well what was expected. The iPhone 13 continues with the same sized displays, but with ‘Ceramic Shield’ front coverings and with new ‘Super …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| iPad| iPhone

APS Keen to Make 3000ppi FMM for Apple

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reported that Apple has requested a sample of a Fine Metal Mask (FMM) from APS Holdings that is reported to be able to deposit OLED pixels at 3000ppi, 5X …

Tags:Microdisplays| OLEDs| Production| Vapour Deposition

Schott Glass Reduces Waveguide Weight by 20%

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Schott published an article that announced that the firm has a new optical glass that can reduce the weight of AR waveguides by 20% but also has a Refractive Index of …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Google Glass| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Optics| Waveguide Display

LG Thin-clients Feature Built-in RFID

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A couple of months ago, LG added RFID readers to its -All-in-One Thin Client workstation (24CN670N) workstation that is aimed at healthcare applications. The technology has been designed to be compatible …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Medical| Thin Clients

Strategy Analytics: The Smart Speaker Market’s Recovery is in Full Swing as Shipments in 2Q21 Surged to Record Levels

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Strategy Analytics said that the smart speaker market, including those with displays, rose 34.8% to 39.5 million units in Q2 2020 while the segement with displays rose 45% year on year …

Tags:Amazon| Voice Input

Bright and stable light-emitting diodes made with perovskite nanocrystals stabilized in metal–organic frameworks

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nature published an article from a joint US and Taiwanese research group, explaining how perovskite nanocrystals can be stabilised in metal–organic framework (MOF) thin films to make stable LEDs. The perovskite …

Tags:LED| PeLED (Perovskite LED)| R&D (Research & Development)

Xiaomi Teases MicroLED-based Glasses

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Xiaomi seems to have confused some people into thinking it was selling some new smart glasses, but the firm told ‘The Verge’ that there is no plan to put them on …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microdisplays| MicroLED| Xiaomi

Sharp NEC Display Solutions and Hiperwall address network security with new whitepaper

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sharp NEC Display Systems published a new whitepaper on the Hiperwall system for IP-based content distribution for video walls. The whitepaper explains the design strategies available to the system designer, outlining …

Tags:NEC| Networks| Security| Video Walls

LG launches its first LED TVs, starting at $70,000

by Bob Raikes

What They Say LG launched its first LED TVs under the Direct View LED (DVLED) name and in an ‘Extreme Home Cinema’ range. Sizes are from 81″ to 325″ in 16:9 format and there …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| TVs (TV Sets)