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US Smartphone Inventory at Manageable Levels; Resilient Demand Despite Inflationary Pressures

US Smartphone inventory

What They Say Counterpoint Research posted a blog post that highlighted that despite worry about weak demand, the US smartphone market has shown resilience through Q2 2022. Data from the Counterpoint US Monthly Smartphone Channel Share Tracker shows the US smartphone market was down 4% MoM but up 2% YoY in May. Although higher than … Read more

The “René” is a new AR device for Theatre-goers

What They Say A group from South Korean Hongik University have developed a concept based on opera glasses that are designed to provide magnification of what is on stage as well as information such as wayfinding and seat identification. The René glasses can be rented from the ticket office. During a performance, the glasses can … Read more

Global TV Panel Makers Start the Largest Production Cut in History, When will Supply and Demand Return to Balance?

The first half of 2022 has passed quietly. Under the impact of multiple factors such as geopolitical conflicts, global hyperinflation, and demand overdraft, the global TV panel market has ushered in the darkest moment. The end demand in the global TV market continues to be sluggish, brands are deeply controlling their inventory, the prices of … Read more

Global TV panel makers start the largest production cut in history

What They Say We published a press release from Sigmaintell on the site today. To summarise the long release: Whereas Q1 and Q2 of the year are usually less than 50% of the total for the year, for TV panel shipments, this year they will be more than 50% with only a small recovery from … Read more

JDI to drive automotive display sales with new technologies

What They Say Digitimes reported on a push by JDI to try to raise 40% of its revenue from automotive displays in this financial year. The report said that production of automotive OLEDs with the firm’s ELEAP technology could arrive next year. (JDI Claims Photolithography OLED Patterning Breakthrough). The firm is also developing a 34″ … Read more

Brompton Amplifies on Extended Bit Depth Advantages for Virtual Production

What They Say We reported briefly on the improvement in bit depth that the maker of LED video processors, Brompton, has achieved in its latest firmware. (Brompton Boosts Low Grey Level Accuracy) Now the firm has published an interesting blog post that gives a bit more detail and also shows how reducing the noise by … Read more