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Samba TV Announces Smart TV Privacy Manager

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samba TV said it has rolled out its Smart TV Privacy Manager with Vestel as the first to market. The solution works with the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework. (The IAB …

Tags:Privacy| Smart TV

Apple to Work with TSMC on Microdisplays

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei reported that Apple is to work with TSMC on the manufacture of microdisplays using OLED technology at a ‘secretive’ facility in Taiwan. The report said that the project is now …

Tags:Apple| Microdisplays| OLEDs| Taiwan| TSMC

Google has officially pulled the plug on Daydream VR

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Google has finally finished off the Daydream VR platform by shutting down its servers, including those on the VR Play Store, so there apps cannot be downloaded, although they may be …

Tags:Google| Virtual Reality

New Samsung OLED Panel adds “Super Touch”

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The adaptive refresh rate in the latest Samsung Display OLEDs, used in the Galaxy S21 Ultra, has been widely analysed and commented on. In a press release, Samsung Display also said …

Tags:OLEDs| Samsung Display| Touch

Seoul Semi & Viosys Present Micro Clean LEDs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Seoul Semiconductor and Seoul Viosys presented information on a new microLED technology that it calls Micro Clean at the recent CES show. The MC04 device is based on an RGB module …

Tags:Korea| MicroLED

Kulicke & Soffa acquires microLED placement technology developer Uniqarta

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc of Singapore said that it had acquired Uniqarta, a company that has developed a laser-based die transfer technology using lasers. (Laser-Enabled Advanced Placement (LEAP). Ronn Kliger, …

Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| MicroLED

SoLuM Claims #3 Spot for ESLs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reports that SoLuM, a Korean vendor with production facilities in China and Vietnam, had won orders for electronic shelf labels (ESLs) to the value of 550 billion won ($497 …

Tags:E Ink| Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs)| Korea| Market Data

European VOD revenues increased 30-fold over the last ten years

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The European Audiovisual Observatory has issued a free report on the development of VOD in Europe that pointed out that VOD revenues have increased 30-fold over the last ten years. What …

Tags:Europe| VOD

LCD panel makers post sequential falls for January revenues

by Bob Raikes

What They Say AUO was down 7.8% in revenues on the month of January on a sequential basis to $950 million, but a long way up on a year ago at the start of …

Tags:Large LCD Supply| Small Medium Panel Supply| Taiwan

Research: 55% US pay-TV homes swayed by sport to keep service

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Parks Associates said that 55% of US pay-TV households see live sports coverage as an important part of their decision to keep Pay TV services. Separately, a report on viewing of …

Tags:Pay TV| Sports and Stadiums| Streaming Video| TV Viewing

Kramer Sold and Sees a Retirement

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A majority interest in Kramer Electronics has been acquired by Fortissimo Capital Fund, a private equity fund based in Israel. Michael and Ben-Zion Hochstein, two of the company’s founders, will retain …

Tags:AV Processors| Mergers & Acquisitions

Larry Tannas a Victim of Covid

by Bob Raikes

What They Say I heard this week via a friend the sad news that Larry Tannas, a renowned display technologist, has recently died from the Covid virus. Larry was a pioneer (and patent holder) …

Tags:LCD displays