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Apple iPhone 14 is as Expected – but it’s Bright, as is a new Watch

What They Say Apple held its big iPhone 14 launch and the smartphones seem to have been pretty much as expected. No ‘mini’ with a bigger 6.7″ model replacing it as a more affordable new model The Pro model boosts peak output to 2,000 cd/m² (from 1,200) and LTPO is used. Resolution is very slightly … Read more

Samsung’s IFA Innovation Room Impresses

Samsung, as it often does at CES and other big trade shows, had what it calls an Innovation room to show journalists the latest technologies away from the crowds on the show floor. This year, there were five technology points that they were explaining (and I gave a talk about 8K which I summarised last … Read more

ViewSonic Launches Latest Smart 4K Ultra HD LED Home Entertainment Projector

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solutions, announces the launch of the X11-4K home entertainment projector. The X11-4K is a lamp-free projector utilizing next-generation LED technology to ensure high brightness levels and up to 30,000 hours of usage.* It features native 4K Ultra HD resolution, color reproduction technologies for stunning image quality, as … Read more

Links Week Ending 9th September 2022

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week. There are a lot as I was so busy with IFA this week! A hat tip to my old friend Alfred Poor (you may know him from SIDs past … Read more

Links Week Ending 16th September 2022

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week. There are a lot again as I was busy with IBC this week! Well at least artists will still need to be human… (AI + Photoshop) hat-tip to Benedict … Read more

Advanced TV Market Growth Slowed in Q2’22

What They Say DSCC published its latest Advanced TV report that, unsurprisingly, found that the combination of macroeconomic and geopolitical events and higher prices for OLED TVs led to a dramatic slowdown in growth for the Advanced TV market. Advanced TV shipments and revenues declined on a Y/Y basis in Europe, and partly as a … Read more

Tesla presents QLED TVs at IFA

What They Say Intriguingly, a company at IFA called Tesla was showing, among other things, Tesla TVs. However, there is nothing connected to Elon Musk here – rather the brand is licensed for a range of products. What We Think The Tesla name came from businesses that were based on technology and research from Nicolas … Read more

Add-in Board Unit Sales Experience a Significant Correction from Q1, Yet Still See Growth Year Over Year

According to a new research report from the analyst firm Jon Peddie Research, unit shipments in the add-in board (AIB) market decreased by -22.6% in Q2’22 from last quarter yet saw a 2.4% year-over-year increase. Meanwhile, Nvidia increased its market share by over 3% in the quarter. More than $5.5 billion AIBs shipped in the … Read more

Quo Vadis, IFA?

I first came to IFA, the International Funkaustellung (literally international Radio Show) 25 years ago. Most shows follow an arc of lifetime (like football managers) – building up, succeeding, then fading and dying or moving on. So what about IFA? The show was established nearly 100 years ago, so it’s a bit tricky to comment … Read more