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Yoeri Geutskens Updates HDR Tracker Dolby Vision based on HLG?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Yoeri Geutskens has published the latest update to his very useful HDR Ecosystem Tracker. In the article he explained that although Apple said that the iPhone 12 can capture HDR in …

Tags:Apple| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range

BP Using LED Video Walls Inside Kiwi C-Stores, Surrounding Cooler Doors

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sixteen-nine.net has reported on an unusual installation of LEDs around coolers in some BP petrol/gas stations and convenience stores in New Zealand. That’s quite different from the approach of using the …

Tags:Retail| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP

Samsung Galaxy S21 cameras show up in first real world photo leak

by Bob Raikes

What They Say There are reports of the first leaked image, rather than renders, of the forthcoming S21 Ultra and S21 Plus. The Youtube video has details of the cameras, but sadly no image …

Tags:Cameras| Samsung| Smartphones

Canal+ stays on French DTT

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The CSA broadcast regulator in France has granted a licence to Canal+ to continue to provide DTT services for three years. Canal+ was the only applicant for the slot. The broadcaster …

Tags:France| Streaming Video| Terrestrial (DTT)

Samsung’s Suzhou LCD Factory Sale to TCL Facing Delay

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec, quoting Chinese sources, reports that Samsung’s potential sale of its LCD plant in Suzhou to TCL could be delayed because of the time taken by the South Korean government …

Tags:China| Investment| LCD Fabs| TCL

MMD Pays for Tree Planting for Philips Monitors

by Bob Raikes

What They Say MMD, the TPV subsidiary that licences the Philips brand for monitors in Europe, said that it is continuing to work with ForestNation to plant trees in Tanzania to offset the environmental …

Tags:Environment| Philips

Apple VR headset may use fluid-filled lenses to counter a user’s bad eyesight.

by Bob Raikes

What They Say AppleInsider reported on a patent from Apple for an optical system for a VR headset that uses fluid-filled lenses to accomodate the eyesight of different users. In the patent titled “Electronic …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Optics| Virtual Reality

Kastus And Lenovo Announce Global Partnership To Intelligently Transform Commercial Touchscreens

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We carry a press release today that sets out that Lenovo has done a deal with a company called Kastus to use the firm’s antimicrobial and antiviral screen coverings in protectors …

Tags:Covid-19| Touch

Apple Preps Next Mac Chips With Aim to Outclass Top-End PCs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg reports that Apple wants to push on with its own processors and is developing new chips that are intended to significantly outperform high end Intel-based systems. The new chips, expected …

Tags:Apple| Arm| CPUs| GPUs

DSCC’s Latest Display Capacity Forecast Shows LCD Capacity to Remain Tight

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DSCC upgraded its forecast for industry capacity by 3% in 2025 as a number of OLED fabs may arrive a bit quicker than previously expected. LCD TVs continue to dominate capacity, …

Tags:Forecasts| Large LCD Supply| Market Data| OLED Fabs

Japanese Looking for Safer Motorbikes – with Smart Helmets

by Bob Raikes

What They Say In an article about the development of the motorcycle market in Japan, Nikkei reported on information being shown in ‘smart helmets’. The Nikkei also reports that Robert Bosch has a distance …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Japan

Will MSG Sphere Come to London?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say I missed the news when it was first announced in 2018, but it seems that the Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) is trying to build ‘the MSG Sphere’ with “the largest …

Tags:LED| Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Outdoor Displays