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Amazon on Announced a New Hardware Partnership with TCL

What They Say TCL has launched a new series of TVs based on Amazon’s Fire TV OS. The 55″ and 65″ sets will be sold in Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK. What We Think Protocol  Entertainment has an interesting article on how TCL tried getting around Android licensing restrictions by Google including setting up a … Read more

Apple Is Working on a 16-Inch iPad (rumour)

What They Say According to The Information, Apple is developing a 16″ iPad that could be released at the end of 2023. There were no details of the display that might be used. What We Think At the end of 2023, it seems unlikely to me that Apple would use an OLED. However, there is … Read more

Portrait Displays Acquires Patterns™, World’s First HDR-Compliant MacOS Test Pattern Generator

Portrait Displays, global leader in color calibration solutions and advanced display control, has acquired Patterns™, the premiere video test pattern generator for macOS. As pioneers in color accuracy, Portrait Displays is always in pursuit of forward-thinking innovations to aid creatives in their storytelling processes. Developed by world-class providers of calibration services to studios, post-production facilities, … Read more

VR/AR/MR on the Cusp of Volume Adoption – Part 2

Yesterday, I introduced AR and its applications and today I’ll look some other aspects of AR and VR. The VR/AR category was expanded to include “MR” (Mixed Reality) also called “MX” (or passthrough AR – editor). It is differentiated from the other two by replacing optical see-through with video see-through which has lower luminance requirements than … Read more

VR/AR/MR on the Cusp of Volume Adoption – Part 1

With the slowdown in smartphone, IT and TV demand, VR/AR/MR is gaining center stage in the display industry, especially now that Apple has committed to its first two products. Through 2022, Meta’s Quest VR headset had more than a 70% share of the VR headset market and they recently introduced the Meta Quest Pro. OLED displays … Read more

Sony A7R V Has 3 Megapixel Viewfinder

What They Say Sony has released its latest A7 series mirrorless camera that has a 60MP sensor and, for the first time in the series, can capture 8K video. However, our attention was drawn to the new electronic viewfinder (EVF) that has a 2048 x 1536 (4:3) resolution OLED. The display in the EVF also has … Read more

Samsung Electronics Down but Still Makes $7.65 billion

What They Say Samsung announced its Q2 2022 result and saw profits decline 23% but still came out at $7.65 billion and revenues were $54.15 billion. The company still expects record revenues for the year because of the strong first half. The strength in the U.S. dollar against the Korean won benefited the Company’s component businesses, … Read more

Nex Computer Launches NexPad: A Portable Monitor That Can Be Stacked on Top of a Laptop Screen

Nex Computer LLC announced the launch of NexPad: a portable monitor with built-in magnets that can attach to laptops for vertical dual-screen setup. Research shows that using dual monitors boosts productivity. However, using side-by-side monitors isn’t always optimal because of the large gap between the monitors, diminishing the view. The side-by-side setup also spans outside of … Read more

iPhone 14 Pro Sales Favorable Yet Cannot Vanquish Rising Inflation, Apple Cuts 1Q23 Production to 52 Million Units, Says TrendForce

Looking at Apple’s 2022 sales, the company began adjusting the proportion of new products after the initial wave of pre-orders. The market response after the release of the iPhone 14 Plus was lukewarm, escalating Apple’s product adjustment process. The iPhone 14 Pro series boasts improved specifications yet unit prices are the same as last year’s … Read more

iPhone 14 Pro Sales Favorable Yet Cannot Vanquish Rising Inflation, Apple Cuts 1Q23 Production to 52 Million Units, Says TrendForce

What They Say TrendForce released its latest smartphone forecast and said that it expects that the ratio of iPhone 14 Pro to Plus models could reach 65%, having got to 60%. It said that the Apple target for 2022 is 240 million units, up 2.8%. However, economic headwinds mean that its initial plan of 56 … Read more

DTEN Launches New DTEN D7X Series to Connect with Your Video Collaboration Platform of Choice, Including Microsoft Teams and Zoom

DTEN, a leading provider of video-first, touch-enabled conferencing solutions, introduces the all-in-one, AI-powered DTEN D7X Series. Purpose-built for the hybrid workplace, the DTEN D7X Series features multi-platform devices developed to deliver optimal video collaboration experiences for Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and more. The new series includes a Windows Edition available today through channel partners; an Android … Read more