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Xperi launches Vewd OpX for Android TV Operator Tier

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Xperi (Xperi and Vestel on a Roll at IFA) announced that it is making a new version of a cloud-managed operator-grade set-top box (STB) OS that integrates payTV with streamed content …

Tags:Android| IBC 2022| Operating Systems| Smart TV| STBs

Royole Has Assets Frozen

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Caixin newswire has reported that Royole Corp of China has had $5.3 million equivalent of assets ‘frozen’ by a local court because of ‘contract disputes’ with suppliers. The application is …

Tags:Financial Data| Flexible Displays| Reorganisation & Restructuring

Links Week Starting 12th September 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week – only a few as I have …

Tags:All-in-ones (AIOs)| Desktop Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HP Inc| Lenovo| ViewSonic

NYT Looks at Long Life Smartphones

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The New York Times looked at the idea of getting smartphones to have an extended life. The main content is about the Fairphone company in Amsterdam. (Trends to Help Save the …

Tags:Environment| Smartphones

Kopin Appoints Michael Murray as New CEO

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Kopin said that it has appointed a new CEO, Michael Murray, to replace Dr John Fan as CEO. Fan will remain as chairman of Kopin and all the subsidiaries and will …

Tags:Kopin| Microdisplays| Recruitment & Appointments

Samsung set for record Q3 profit on iPhone 14 series shipments

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We have previously reported on forecasts from DSCC that Samsung would retain its share of supply to Apple for the iPhone 14 at around the same level of last year, despite …

Tags:Apple| BOE| Financial Data| iPhone| LG Displays (LGD)| LTPO TFT| OLEDs| Samsung Display| Supply Chain

INFiLED to showcase ‘industry-first’ LED Virtual Background

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Direct view LED specialist, Infiled has said that it has an LED display for virtual production that is completely and seamlessly curved rather than using flat panels. The unit is designed …

Tags:IBC 2022| LED| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Virtual Sets

German DVB-I Project underway

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A project in Germany to develop an internet-delivered service to provide linear channels and compete with terrestrial broadcast is being developed using the DVB-I standard. Firms involved include Sony, TPVision (Philips …

Tags:Broadcast| DVB| IBC 2022| Streaming Video

TV-makers Seek New Angles to Remain Competitive

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Protocol Entertainment looked at functions that TVs could perform beyond simply streaming TV content and reported that Samsung had said that viewers of its advertising supported TV Plus service have watched …

Tags:Samsung| Smart TV

Pico to Move to Mixed Reality

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Protocol Entertainment said that the next Pico VR headset (from the ByteDance subsidiary) will support pass-through VR and mixed reality operation. The same feature is expected to be in the forthcoming …

Tags:Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

Samsung, LG eye niche sectors to boost tablet sales

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Because of the slowdown in the global market for tablets since the pandemic, the KED reports that both Samsung and LG are planning to expand more into niche tablet categories. The …

Tags:Education| Korea| LG Electronics (LGE)| Rugged Displays| Samsung| tablets

IFA Numbers Released – 2022 is 34% Down

by Bob Raikes

What They Say IFA Berlin said that just over 161,000 people attended the show over the five days and claimed that 2,500 journalists arrived from 100 countries. 80% of the exhibition space was taken …

Tags:IFA 2022