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Weak Consumer But Good Commercial Demand Produced a Flat Performance for PC Monitors in Q1 2022, according to IDC

New results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker show that the global PC monitor market posted flat results in the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22), registering a 0.3% increase in shipment volume compared to the same quarter a year ago. Although the result was higher than expected, the trend still … Read more

TikTok Now Available on VIZIO Smart TVs

VIZIO announced that TikTok TV is now available on VIZIO Smart TVs. This integration allows VIZIO users to discover videos from their favorite TikTok creators and topics directly from the VIZIO home screen — no downloads required. In support of this launch, VIZIO will highlight TikTok TV content on the VIZIO Home Page in a … Read more

We Found the Source for the Meta Info

What They Say Apologies – yesterday I reported on Meta’s developments in XR displays but I missed the source of that content which is a one hour video from ‘Adam Savage’s Tested’ that includes an interview with Mark Zuckerberg. The YouTuber got a chance to try the different R&D developments. (Meta shows its AR/VR work) … Read more

Will Streaming Take Over?

What They Say Kagan said after a survey of US adult internet uses that it estimates that US households used 6.8 streaming video services on average in March 2022. The result showed that paid services had 55% of share, with ad-supported services (including YouTube) at around 30% and social video at around 15%. Separately, Roku’s … Read more

Samsung Unveils ISOCELL Image Sensor With Industry’s Smallest 0.56μm Pixel

Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, introduced the 200MP ISOCELL HP3, the image sensor with the industry’s smallest 0.56-micrometer (?m)-pixels. “Samsung has continuously led the image sensor market trend through its technology leadership in high resolution sensors with the smallest pixels,” said JoonSeo Yim, Executive Vice President of Sensor Business Team at … Read more

STMicroelectronics’ New Chip Boosts Energy Efficiency in Consumer Electronics

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is enhancing the sustainability of personal computing with its latest innovation. The new chip, called ST-ONE, sets to increase energy efficiency in a wide variety of ac-dc adapters, fully compliant with USB-PD 3.1, including laptop and smartphone chargers. New adapters built with … Read more

Kopin Subsidiary Secures $1 Million Order from Nexstar Technology (South Korea)

Kopin Corporation, a leading developer of innovative wearable computing technologies and solutions, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Forth Dimension Displays Limited (ForthDD), has secured a $1 million production order from Nexstar Technology Co., Ltd. (Nexstar), headquartered in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The order is to provide Spatial Light Modulators (SLMs) for Nexstar’s new Nexman … Read more

Sony To Reveal New Hardware Next Week, But Not A Console – Report

What They Say Sony is reported to be developing two monitors for gaming on the PS5 – with one said to be supporting UltraHD at 144Hz/DisplayHDR 600 and the other described as supporting FullHD at 240Hz/DisplayHDR 400. The monitors are reported to support VRR and with 1ms response time. There should be ‘gaming assist features’. … Read more