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Google Previews Breakthrough Project Starline

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Google has released a video and blog post that combines very high resolution video conferencing combined with a light field display system that creates life-sized images of participants with a true …

Tags:Google| Light Field Displays| VideoConferencing

DigiLens launches developer prototype for extended reality glasses

by Bob Raikes

What They Say VentureBeat interviewed DigiLens, the maker of waveguides for AR/VR and HUDs about a new version of its smartglasses that is intended as a development system, based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microdisplays| Waveguide Display

12.9-inch iPad Pro Review Round-up

by Bob Raikes

What They Say MacWorld has created a round-up of reviews of the iPad Pro which has a ‘Liquid Retina XDR Display’. The Verge said “the best thing for watching movies that isn’t a high-end …

Tags:Apple| tablets

Google Says Android TV Device Deployment has Surpassed 80 Million

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Google said at the I/O event that it now has more than 80 million Android TV OS devices active each month. The OS has seen growth of 80% in the US …

V-Nova LCEVC Licensing Will Be Free for Chipmakers

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We’ve run it as a press release (V-Nova LCEVC Licensing Terms Announced, but we thought it was highlighting that V-Nova has announced that its LCEVC licence is free for companies that …

Tags:Codecs| V-Nova

IFA is Off Again

by Bob Raikes

Body Text Analyst Comment Comment (INITIALS) DD Article Source IFA 2021: NEW GLOBAL HEALTH UNCERTAINTIES FORCE CANCELLATION OF IFA BERLIN 2021 – The world’s leading trade show for consumer and home electronics will return …

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Sigmaintell Thinks TV Panel Prices Will Stabilise in Q3

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sigmaintell published a detailed analysis of the trends in TV panel pricing and supply. The firm said that 65.2 million units were shipped in 21Q1, an increase of 3.6% YoY; the …

Tags:Forecasts| Large LCD Supply| Market Data| TV Production| TVs (TV Sets)

Apple Readies MacBook Pro, MacBook Air Revamps

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reported that Apple is planning to use its latest processors to improve its position in the PC market and new MacBook Pros could be here in the summer in 14″ …

Tags:Apple| Notebooks| PCs

Microsoft Confirms Windows 10X Cancellation

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Microsoft confirmed the rumour that it would cancel the WindowsX operating system which was said to have been developed to better compete with ChromeOS and also to support multi-display devices. What …

Tags:Microsoft| Operating Systems| Windows

Android and Tizen Merge for Wearables

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Google said at the Google I/O conference that it had decided to merge the Samsung Tizen smartwatch platform with Google’s WearOS to create a unified platform. What We Think This makes …

Tags:Google| Operating Systems| Samsung| Smartwatches| Wearables

Hibino partners with ROE Visual for Virtual Production Studio in Japan

by Bob Raikes

What They Say LED supplier ROE Visiual said that it would work with Hibino Corp. to develop virtual production technology. Hibino’s studio will use Ruby RB1.5F LED panels in a 12m x 4m configuration. …

Tags:Japan| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Virtual Sets

German Market for CE Up Overall in Q1, but TVs & Smartphone Volumes Down

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The GFU in Germany released its Hemix Home Electronics Market Index for Q1 2021 and said that home electronics sales were up 4.8% on 2020 at €11 billion. The three CE …

Tags:Germany| Market Data