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Acer‘s Predator Z35 curved gaming monitor (Acer Widens Gaming Monitor Line-Up) is now available in the USA. LG‘s newest OLED TVs have been lowered in price by $200 on Amazon. The 55″ and 65″ EG9600 are now available for $4,800 and $1,700, respectively. The Planea TVs from Metz, which we saw at IFA 2015 (Metz … Read more
In an interview with Buzzfeed, Apple CEO Tim Cook lambasted Chromebooks as “cheap test machines”. He said that Chromebooks and similar products are only popular because they are the cheapest option. Analyst Comment If you want to try out how a Chromebook works, try this article on how to convert an unused notebook. http://tinyurl.com/pdl8llo (BR)
TSMC announced consolidated revenues of NT$64.4 billion ($2 billion) for November, representing a 22.4% MoM and 12.2% YoY fall. Cumulative revenues for January – November rose 13.2% YoY, however, to NT$785.2 billion ($23.9 billion).
Korean media outlets have published multiple claims about Samsung’s OLED capacity. iNews 24 says that the company will ‘mass produce’ transparent OLED displays this month, with initial supply mainly going to retailers in North America (Louis Vuitton was named in the report). ‘Many’ of the products will be 55″ Full HD units. Another report, from … Read more
Ukraine’s National Council of Television is considering delaying the country’s analogue switch-off until 1st June 2018. Members of the broadcast industry have expressed doubts that the 2016 date can be met.
DirecTV has been forced to modify an advert (http://tinyurl.com/nkwc653), which gave the impression that all of its content was already available in UltraHD. The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has said that the advert is inaccurate. The NAD (which has no official power, but is backed by the advertising … Read more
TPV has taken on Allegro DVT’s DVB HEVC System compliance streams, for the validation of a new range of HEVC-enabled LCD TVs. Allegro’s system provides two levels of verification: a quick visual check and an in-depth analysis using measuring tools. TPV used the system to carry out logo-oriented pre-certification tests, against the latest DVB standard … Read more
Here are two problems. The first is that some devices (think smartwatches and wristbands) have a display screen with a really small surface area. The limiting case of this condition is the smart glass / HMD in which there is no physical display screen at all. Many such small wearable devices are also physically oriented … Read more
Magic Leap is somewhat of a dark horse in the augmented reality arena. We have reported on them before even though their releases are more of a short marketing release than a clear statement on the company’s technology, status or the like. What we know is that they are one of the best funded AR … Read more
We often find that LED display resolution (not LCD displays with LED backlights, but small pixel pitch LED boards) is misunderstood, even in the display industry. Press releases describe these displays as ‘Full HD’ or ‘4k’, when giving the pixel pitch – the distance between the LED ‘pixels’ – is much more useful. Nanolumens agrees, … Read more
LG Electronics (LG), a leading LED projector manufacturer1, today announced plans to expand upon its acclaimed Minibeam series of projectors at CES® 2016. Debuting next month at CES, the three latest projectors in the LG Minibeam series (models PH550, PW1000, PW1500) feature both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity for unparalleled freedom and viewing convenience. Improving on … Read more
E FUN, a leading supplier of tablets and detachables, announces the availability of its popular Nextbook tablets at select Walmart locations and Walmart.com for holiday gift shopping. With three screen sizes ranging from 9″ to 11.6″ and each model running the latest Windows 10 operating system and powered by an Intel® Atom™ processor, there is … Read more
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