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We really like movies. In fact, we watched two pretty decent movies last weekend. Clicked through our streaming services, found a couple on our “gotta catch this” list and watched them. It’s been that way for several years … even before the pandemic. “I hear patience is a virtue. But I ain’t never been able … Read more
Earlier this year, top tier automotive supplier Continental announced a new technology that it called ‘Shytech’ – the idea being that the display in a dashboard disappears behind a ‘natural’ (wood, leather etc) surface when is powered on. (Car Companies Are Hiding their Displays) At Display Week, the firm gave a bit more background on … Read more
Visteon Corporation, a global technology company serving the mobility industry, has developed an integrated system that dynamically improves the vehicle display contrast ratio. The company’s solution uses proprietary advanced algorithms to control the full array local dimming display. A matrixed array of LEDs behind the image plane are individually controlled to deliver luminance where needed, … Read more
LG Electronics USA announced U.S. pricing and availability of its 2022 LG Ultra Short Throw CineBeam projector models, delivering immersive cinematic experiences that bring the home theater experience to a new level. The flagship HU915QE and HU915QB are each available via LG.com for $5,999 and $6,499 respectively. These two CineBeam projectors are designed to produce … Read more
What They Say Spin Digital said that it has a new real time encoder for 4K and 8K streaming for the VVC/H.266 codec. The VVC codec is able to compress to lower bitrates than HEVC/H,265 and is targetting a 50% bit rate for the same quality (although the current encoder is achieving just 18%). The … Read more
Spin Digital announced the availability of the first version of a real-time VVC/H.266 encoder designed for live UHD (4K and 8K) streaming and broadcasting applications. The new VVC encoder can reduce the bitrate at the same or better quality than a state-of-the-art UHD HEVC live encoder while, at the same time, providing the performance required … Read more
What They Say Highlighting a research report from Ampere Analysis, Protocol Entertainment dug into the tough coming year for the games business, especially console makers Microsoft and Sony. What We Think As I have mentioned a couple of times, Omdia’s Paul Gray has highlighted the potential of cloud gaming and Ampere shows it growing by … Read more
A display based on NPQD® R1 Micro LED chip goes into mass production after a joint test made by the group and Saphlux, Inc., in which the group invested. The first display using quantum dot Micro LED chip represents a major breakthrough expected to speed up commercialization of Micro LED display technology. Micro LED is … Read more
What They Say Leyard in China put out a press release highlighting that it has put into mass production a display based on the NPQD R1 MicroLED device developed with Saphlux (in which Leyard has a 12% interest). The press release was not clear on the exact products to be made with the chip, but … Read more
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. Philips launches 2022 LCD TVs with Android 11, Game Bar Is This the Best Semiconductor Ever? Cubic boron arsenide may be the best possible one iiyama: New signage displays … Read more
What They Say China-based Apple wannabe, Xiaomi, has new AR glasses in a series that it is calling Mijia (a name also used for other products). There is a single display and dual cameras (50mp + 8mp periscope). The display is a microOLED from Sony with 3,281 ppi and up to 3,000 cd/m² of luminance. … Read more
What They Say The BBC reported that conjoined twins in Brazil were successfully separated with the surgical team in Brazil being joined by specialists in London connected to the operating theatre using virtual reality. The operation took twenty seven hours and was complicated by scar tissue from a previous operation. The surgeons were informed by … Read more
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