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Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the middle and end of this week. Nintendo says it shipped 5.8 million Switch OLED devices Samsung The Wall with 0.63mm pixel pitch Samsung S80PB: key data on the 4K office displays LG: 136-inch … Read more
What They Say We saw various reports from around the web that luxury brand Bang & Olufsen is introducing a new UltraHD Harmony OLED TV that has an 83″ diagonal. It adds to the existing 65″/77″ UltraHD and 88″ 8K range and is actually an LG ‘G Series’ TV with modified firmware & B&O audio. … Read more
What They Say Last week, Protocol Entertainment reported that Microsoft is using the phrase ‘XBox Everywhere’ and that the Game Pass subscription service will spread from the console to the PC and eventually ‘every device’. The firm recently announced a deal to partner with Epic Games to ease the delivery of Fortnite to players via … Read more
What They Say The Elec reports that LG Display is considering introducing microlenses to its WOLED panels to boost brightness by up to 20% bringing peak luminance up to around 1200 cd/m² What We Think As usual with emissive displays, it’s not enough just to get your emissive material to glow – you have to … Read more
What They Say The GfU published a report that sales of OLED TVs in Germany reached more than €1 billion for the first time in 2021, up 24% on 2020. The researcher highlighted the bigger range of sizes for OLEDs as a key factor in this. The number of units sold increased by 38% to … Read more
When coupled with the Extron Quantum Ultra 4K Videowall Processor, the flagship direct-view LED (DVLED) display series from LG Electronics has been certified for consistent, stable presentation of source content. The LG MAGNIT MicroLED LSAB009 Series has passed Extron’s extensive testing program and is now identified as “Quantum Ultra Certified.” “Direct-view LED systems are becoming … Read more
I’m rushing around today as I prepare for a transatlantic flight tomorrow. The normal level of stress before a big trip is even worse this year with all the Covid paperwork, but still I’m really looking forward to Display Week. I have attended all SID Display Weeks as a reporter since 1995 in Orlando and … Read more
What They Say Microsoft and Volkswagen are working together to optimise the experience of using VR and AR headsets in moving vehicles. The so-called “moving platform” uses data from the headset’s cameras and an inertial measurement unit to acclimate the VR technology to a simultaneously static and moving space, like a car. The collaboration with … Read more
What They Say We reported rumours that Google was to buy Raxium, a developer of MicroLEDs back in March and that deal has now been confirmed in several places. The Information’s Reality Check said that Google had done the deal ‘before Snap could’. Meta Platforms is also reported to have been interested. The Information reports … Read more
The staying power of notebooks is strong a full two years into the COVID pandemic, even as offices are welcoming more people back to in-person work, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. Lessons learned from the pandemic weigh heavily on consumer and commercial buying decisions and as hybrid work becomes the norm, the … Read more
What They Say Strategy Amalytics reported that Chromebooks hit their lowest market share for five years, dropping 67% in a year while the overall PC market dropped 7% compared to last year. Chirag Upadhyay, Industry Analyst said “ChromeOS shipments suffered as education demand continued to slow down and consumer upgrades for Chromebook were at the … Read more
What They Say A couple of weeks ago we heard that Vivo has launched the x Fold in China and now we have heard that both the exterior glass used is Schott’s Xensation ? (alpha) glass, while its folding screen is made from Schott’s UTG (ultra-thin glass). The lenses come form Zeiss and the Xensation … Read more
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