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AGC Glass Tank Accident Impact May Extend Glass Tightness

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DSCC said in its blog that AGC had suffered a small accident in its plant in Korea that may add to lengh of the tightness of supply in glass following problems …

Tags:Asahi Glass Corporation (AGC)| Glass| Korea| Large LCD Supply| Pricing

Hyundai to Use Samsung OLEDs in Rear View Mirrors

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Business Korea reported that Hyundai would use OLEDs from Samsung Display in their rear view camera system (an optional extra) in its Ioniq 5 EV which is due to be released …

Tags:Automotive| Korea| OLEDs| Samsung

More on LG’s new OLED Stack

by Bob Raikes

What They Say I found the time to catch up with the Nanosys-sponsored Display Show interview of Bob O’Brien (DSCC) by Brian Berkeley. Overall, it was, as you would expect from two industry veterans, …

Tags:OLED Materials

Myopia correcting ‘smart glasses’ from Japan to be sold in Asia

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Kubota Pharmaceutical has developed ‘smart glasses’ that are said to correct myopia (shortsightedness) without surgery. The firm said that wearing the glasses for 60 to 90 minutes per day corrects the …

Tags:Medical| Optics

Solas Sues BOE & Samsung Over OLED Patents

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Caixin reported that the US International Trade Commission (USITC) is investigating BOE and Samsung after an OLED patent infringement claim by Solas of Ireland. The USITC has identified the following as …

Tags:BOE| Litigation| OLED Materials| Patents| Samsung

Sony Introduces the A1 Full-Frame 50MP Mirrorless Camera Capable of Shooting 8K Video

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sony has a new 50.1 megapixel full-frame mirrorless camera that can record video up to 8K 30p 10 bit 4:2:0 video. It can also capture UltraHD 120p/60p 10 bit 4:2:2. It …

Tags:Cameras| sony| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

Canon will release its MREAL S1 AR/VR headset

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Canon has released a new lightweight headset, the MReal S1, which is mainly said to be targetted at corporations in Japan. With a price of $38.400 (full system including system and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Canon| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

Strategy Analytics: Tablet Market Posts 18% Annual Increase in 2020, Strongest Growth in 7 Years (2)

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Strategy Analytics (SA) said that table sales globally grew 28% to reach 188.3 million units in 2020, with 62.5 million units shipped in Q4. The big brands were the winners with …

Tags:Apple| Google| Lenovo| Market Data| tablets

UltraHD Blu-ray Player Sales Decline Despite Pandemic Sheltering

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Despite the ‘cocooning’ that has meant more interest in home entertainment technology, UltraHD Blu-ray players continue to decline in volume sales in North America. along with other optical video formats. The …

Tags:Blu-ray| DVD| North America| UltraHD

Taiwan small- to mid-size panel shipments to fall 9.5% in 1Q21, says Digitimes Research

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Digitimes Research has forecast that small/medium LCD panel shipments from Taiwan will decline by 9.5% this quarter compared to Q4, but will be up year on year by 3.9% to 174 …

Tags:Small Medium Panel Supply| Taiwan

Canalys: China smartphone market declines 11% in 2020 as Huawei unable to revive supply

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Canalys released data on the smartphone market in China and said that sales in Q4 were down 4% on 2019 at 84 million units. That meant an 11% decline over the …

Tags:China| Market Data| Smartphone Market

A Perfect Planet Looks Fantastic

by Bob Raikes

What They Say If you have access (you might need a VPN with a UK location), the BBC series ‘A Perfect Planet’ is available in UltraHD with HD on the BBC iPlayer. What We …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| UltraHD| Video Quality