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Samsung’s Profits Decline But Display Sets Profit Record

What They Say DSCC dug into the recent Samsung Q3 results and trends. (Samsung Electronics Down but Still Makes $7.65 billion). After looking at overall revenues and semiconductors the firm analysed the results for the different divisions over time.  Samsung’s inventory was already high at the end of Q2 but increased further in Q3. Samsung … Read more

Daktronics Offers ‘Light Mitigation’

What They Say Daktronics put out a press release that highlighted that it is able to supply ‘light mitigation’ technology that can help where light spilling from large LEDs under the name LightDirect. The technology uses special louvres to block the light emission in unwanted directions. Daktronics said that it also offers site-specific light emissions … Read more

Exhibitions: TDK Showcases Smart Glasses Equipped with Ultra-Compact Full Color Laser Module at Major Exhibitions

TDK Corporation will display first-of-its-kind smart glasses equipped with the world’s smallest class* ultra-compact full-color laser module (FCLM) under development by TDK during CEATEC 2022. The demonstration will showcase how projection is made possible for both eyes of the laser direct retinal projection glasses using the FCLM, overcoming the long-standing issue of displays with a … Read more

Links Week Starting 31st October 2022

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. For the next couple of weeks, we will have more links and fewer/shorter articles because of Bob’s vacation. Westcoast creates €5.5bn powerhouse as it merges with German KOMSA … Read more

Links Week Starting 7th November 2022

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. For the next couple of weeks, we will have more links and fewer/shorter articles because of Bob’s vacation. Loewe unveils first TVs in syno-stone, the ‘Iconic’ OLED TVs … Read more

Volvo EX90 EV to get Tesla-style vertical touchscreen

What They Say The Volvo EX90 electric SUV will include a vertical touchscreen that shows navigation, media playback and phone functions along with other commonly used actions. There is also a rectangular driving display.  There is a video explaining the approach of the simplification of the information presented here. The interface will evolve to reflect the … Read more

Samsung and Amazon Prove Most Resilient in Down Quarter for Tablets, says Strategy Analytics

Average consumers are pulling back on purchases to contend with higher cost of living while hybrid work and digital learning remain strong forces for mobile computing demand. A more competitive tablet market is emerging from this dynamic, as wealthy consumers brush off inflation more easily in the premium segment and an expanded, revitalized group of … Read more

The TV Interface Is the Key To Pretty Much Everything

What They Say TVRev.com published an interesting article on the development of front end interfaces for smart TVs and highlighted that Vizio is adopting the ‘Tiles’ system from SpringServe for its Smartcast interface. The author emphasises the change in the number of streaming services adopted by consumers these days and the different front needed. SpringServe … Read more

PMA Research All-Displays Tracking Shows Strong Recovery in the Projector Market

PMA Research (PMA), the worldwide market information experts on large displays, has published their latest All-Displays sell-through tracking report on professional large-format flat panel displays (32” and larger) and professional projectors (above 500 lumens) being sold by leading U.S. Distributors who serve commercial markets. Revenues were flat compared to last quarter, but up 25% over … Read more