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Pearl TV Introduces a FastTrack Program Enabling Consumers to Upgrade Their Television Sets to Receive NEXTGEN TV

At NAB Show New York, Pearl TV, the coalition of U.S. broadcast companies transitioning to NEXTGEN TV, announced it has developed a FastTrack program to accelerate development and retail availability of low-cost upgrade accessory receivers. The program will create a diverse market of accessories that will bring NEXTGEN TV features to 91% of households that have … Read more

Strategy Analytics: Samsung Display Widens Lead in the Smartphone Display Panel Market in H1 2022

The report finds that the smartphone display panel market posted a 5 percent revenue decline year-over-year in H1 2022. The market continues to be led by Samsung Display with 53 percent revenue share followed by BOE Technology with 15 percent and Tianma Microelectronics with 8 percent in H1 2022. The top-three display panel vendors captured nearly 76 percent revenue share in … Read more

Clarification of Material Properties for Clearly Better Displays

A new material is set to provide us with faster and higher resolution displays. Hokkaido University researchers could explain what makes this material so special, opening the door to its application and further development. All displays consist of a lattice of tiny dots of light, called pixels, the brightness of which can be individually controlled. … Read more

Jet Aviation Announces Delivery of Quietest and Lightest VVIP Completion to Date

Jet Aviation announced that it has recently delivered its quietest and lightest cabin interior to date. The cabin was also the completion center’s first installation of flexible Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) screens in a VVIP interior. Following over eight years of research and development in optimizing sound and weight in VVIP interiors, Jet Aviation … Read more

Microsoft Hololens causes US army nausea and headaches

What They Say Bloomberg reported that ‘more than 80%’ of US soldiers that used the IVAS customised Microsoft Hololens headset experienced “mission-affecting physical impairments” such as eye strain within three hours. The information was reported in a Pentagon test report. The report recommended that the army “prioritise improvements” before widespread deployment to reduce “physical discomfort … Read more

Lenovo showed off a laptop with an expanding display and a similar rollout smartphone

What They Say Lenovo and its Motorola brand both showed rollable OLEDs at its recent Tech World Event. There was a new rollable concept smartphone and also a rollable notebook that can expand to a display that is higher than it is wide. Both products are just in the ‘concept’ phase. What We Think As … Read more

Barco Trading Update for Q3 2022

What They Say Bellwether A/V stock Barco updated on its results for the third calendar quarter of the year and saw a continuing post-Covid recovery. Orders were up 8% on Q3 2021 to €242 million, bringing the YTD total to €751.2 million, up 9%. Sales were €262.2 million for the quarter, up 40% on last … Read more