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World’s largest Supernova screen installed in Japan

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DNP of Japan said that it has installed its largest ever Supernova Infinity display is a modular screen system, featuring ALR (Ambient Light Rejection technology). It has an 18.3 metre (724″!) …

Tags:Laser Projectors| Panasonic

Amazon Prime Video launches on Freesat

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Amazon Prime video has done a deal to allow Amazon Prime Video to launch on the UK’s FreeSat platform. Prime Video joins Freesat’s other services, including Netflix, UKTV Play, Britbox and …

Tags:Amazon| FTA (Free to Air)| Satellite| SVOD

Samsung Electronics Pauses Efforts to Develop Foldable Glass

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Business Korea reports that Samsung has temporarily stopped its project to make its own foldable glass. The decision was made that it was likely to be more competitive if it focussed …

Tags:Corning| Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Glass| Samsung

KONKA Releases the APHAEA Watch, the World’s First Micro LED Watch

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Konka has announced a new smartwatch, the AphaeaWatch that uses a 2″ microdisplay with a pitch of 0.12mm (P0.12), which we calculate as giving 300 x 300 resolution (212ppi), although some …

Tags:Konka| MicroLED| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Smartwatches

Oxford spin-out Bodle secures Series A funding extension

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bodle Technologies has received funding through an extension to its £6m ($8m) Series A funding round. (Bodle Moves Onto the Next Stage) What We Think Bodle is still in the early …

Tags:Investment| Reflective Display

Riot threatens to derail Wistron, Apple and India plans

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Contract manufacturer Wistron Corp has suffered a riot at an iPhone factory in India, reportedly over unpaid wages, although the company had commissioned employment agencies to pay the workers, according to …

Tags:India| ODMs & OEMs| Smartphone Market

Analyst: Will SVoDs replace pay-TV?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Advanced TV blog published an article based on a presentation by Tristan Veale of Futuresouce Consulting that sets out the competition between Pay TV ($127 billion in 2020) and SVoD ($55 …

Tags:Broadcast| SVOD| TV Viewing