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Power Outage at NEG May Create Glass Shortage for Displays

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say Well, if feels like DSCC Daily, today, but the firm has put out a lot of good, free data this week! The firm reports that Nippon Electric Glass (NEG) has had …

Tags:Glass| Pricing

TikTok on TV with Samsung

by Bob Raikes

What They Say TikTok is launching a TV service in Europe with Samsung. TikTok’s most-liked and viewed content will be available on a pre-installed app exclusive to Samsung’s most recent smart TVs. Content is …

Tags:Samsung| Smart TV

Oppo Shows Unusual Flexible Smartphone Concept

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Oppo has shown a concept phone based on a folding design, the Oppo X Nendo, a collaboration with the design company Nendo of Japan. There are three hinges and the device …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Smartphones

Germany Takes Action on Facebook Oculus Links

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Germany’s Federal Cartel Office, or Bundeskartellamt, said it initiated formal “abuse proceedings” over Facebook’s requirement that new Oculus device owners register and sign in with a Facebook account. The company started …

Tags:Facebook/Meta| Litigation| Oculus VR

Small Panel Shipments Weak from Taiwan, but IT Good

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Taiwanese makers continue to suffer from the impact of OLEDs on demand for small/medium panels and the weakness in the smartphone market, with sales down significantly on a year ago. However, …

Japan Display to be led by American investor Scott Callon

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei reports that Japan Display Inc (JDI) will get a new American CEO, Scott Callon, from the firm’s main investor Ichigo Asset Management on the stepping down of current CEO Minoru …

Tags:Apple| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Recruitment & Appointments

How Dell is redesigning its products for circularity

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Fast Company reported that Dell is working to move to ‘circular design’ so that every part of its products can be recycled or reused rather than thrown out. By the end …

Tags:Dell| Environment| Repair

FCC Votes to Promote Broadcast Internet via ATSC 3.0

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The FCC, the US telecoms regulator, has approved a ‘Report & Order’ that updates the rules and fee structures related to broadcast internet services including ATSC 3.0. The FCC said it …

Tags:ATSC| Regulation| USA

How FitXR is gearing up for our AR fitness future

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Protocol had an interesting article about FixitXR, which wants to bring XR to the fitness industry. The company has developed from an earlier business, BoxVR which encouraged VR users to box …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Fitness Trackers| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality

Deloitte Also Predicts XR Developments

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Earlier this week we carried a forecast from Deloitte about 8K. After publication we realised that we had missed the firm’s predictions for VR and XR. We also found that the …

Global Cinema Industry Set to Lose $32 Billion in 2020, Says Omdia Report

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Variety said that the global cinema industry is set to lose $32 billion in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a 71.5% reduction in box office revenue compared to 2019, according …

Tags:Cinema| Cinema going| Market Data

2020 In Review: Virtual Reality Gets Real

by Bob Raikes

What They Say IBC365 carries some information from Omdia on the state of VR with a report that consumers will have bought 6.4 million headsets during 2020 worth up to $1 billion. While that …

Tags:Forecasts| Game Playing| Market Data| Virtual Reality