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Samsung Display approves Wonik’s etcher for QD Display

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reports that Samsung has qualified a dry etcher from Wonik IPS for the manufacture of its up-coming QD-OLED displays. The dry etcher is used in the fabrication of the …

Tags:Manufacturing| QD OLEDs| QNED| Samsung| Samsung Display| TFT

Mercedes 2022 EQE-350 EV Has LCD & OLED Options

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Mercedes has released some information about its 2022 EQE-350 EV which is available with two different display configurations. The first uses the MBUX Hyperscreen design (Auto OLEDs Arrive but LCDs Have …

Tags:Automotive| OLEDs

Hisense’s L9G laser TV Claims >100% of Rec 2020

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Hisense has a new high end laser UST projector which is rated at 3,000 ANSI lumens and is paired with a 100″ or 120″ ALR screen. There is also a 100″ …

Tags:Hisense| Laser Projectors| Projection Screens| TVs (TV Sets)| UST Projectors

Samsung Boosts Neo QLED Range

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Verge reports that Samsung has added 43″ and 98″ sizes to its QN90A line-up of miniLED TVs and added an 85″ version for its Frame TV. There will also be …

Tags:MiniLED| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)

Amazon to Ship Own-Brand TVs in the US

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Business Insider ($) reports that Amazon plans to release its own branded TVs in sizes from 55″ to 75″ in the US, perhaps as soon as October. Although they have had …

Tags:Amazon| TVs (TV Sets)| USA

Clear Channel Airports Explains its Plans

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported on the big win by Clear Channel of advertising almost a year ago. (JCDecaux Loses New York Airport Contract) The firm gave details of its activities at the New …

Tags:Aviation| ClearChannel| Digital Signage

Counterpoint Shows Smartphone Market Brand Development

by Bob Raikes

What They Say In it’s regular mail-out, Counterpoint Research published a chart and some detailed data on the development of the global market for smartphones. The result highlights the way that they top five …

Tags:Korea| LG Electronics (LGE)| Market Data| Market Shares - Brands| Smartphone Market

Xiaomi Enjoys Strong Sales for New OLED TVs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say GizChina reported a Weibo post from Xiaomi that claimed that the firm has sold more than 10,000 OLED TVs within 15 days of the product launch, claiming ‘a new industry record’. …

Tags:China| Market Data| OLED TVs| Xiaomi

Apple Glasses will Need Another Device

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Information’s Reality Check reported that Apple’s anticipated augmented reality headset will rely on connecting to an iPhone (or other device) to work, rather than being a stand-alone device. The article …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality

Facebook has Acquired Daqri’s AR Patent Portfolio

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Protocol newsletter reported that Facebook has acquired the patent portfolio from the failed Daqri venture. (Behind the Daqri Failure) The rights were initially sold to RPX Corp which sold them on …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Patents

LG Display to Boost Vietnam OLED Capacity

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say Reuters reported that the Vietnam government has licensed LG Display to invest $1/4 billion in the city of Hai Phong for OLED module assembly. The report said that 10,000 new jobs …

Tags:Investment| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED Fabs