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Korean Government May Give New Tax Benefits for OLED Makers

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What They Say Business Korea reports that the South Korean government is considering designating OLED as a ‘national strategic technology’. There are currently 34 such technologies including advanced semiconductor, vaccine and EV battery. The corporate tax deduction related to facility investment is 16% for small and medium-sized enterprises, the paper said, 6% for large enterprises, … Read more

E3 Cancelled – Even Virtually

What They Say The E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo has been cancelled for 2022, even on a digital basis. Last year, the event took place digitally. What We Think I was surprised that the event is not taking place even virtually. On the other hand, at the moment the Gamescom event in Germany is still expected … Read more

WayRay’s AR Car Display Shows Objects on Windscreen

What They Say WayRay has released a video showing its ‘Deep Reality’ display technology showing information on an AR HUD including directional guidance shown as lines on the ground. It also highlights objects and potential hazards including pedestrians. What We Think The demo is quite impressive to me. The company highlighted what it is trying … Read more

NIL Technology launches flat optics platform for ARVR glasses, headsets

What They Say Optics.org reported that a Danish optics firm, NIL Technology, is developing nanostructured flat optics for applications including AR/VR glasses and headsets. The firm told the site that its flat optics has 94% transmission and the firm said that it is already working with a number of headset developers. It has developed surface … Read more

HDTVTest Looks at new LG G2 OLED TV with EX Panel

What They Say HDTVTest had its first look at this year’s LG G2 OLED which features a heatsink to help dissipate heat and reduce image retention. Tester Vincent Teoh found that the technique worked effectively, with retention disappearing faster than a 48″ that did not have the heatsink. He confirmed that the new composite case … Read more

Studio Display TearDown

What They Say iFixit tore down the new Apple Studio Display and decided that inside it’s very like an iMac. The site identifies that the panel itself is exactly the same as the one used in the 5K iMac. The overall monitor is thicker than the iMac by around 50% because of the inclusion of … Read more

Research: NEXTGEN TV generating interest

What They Say Research conducted by Magid, for Dolby Labs and the Pearl TV group found that a marketing campaign around ATSC 3.0 Nextgen TV had generated a lot of interes. The research found among consumers: Consumer awareness grows: 40 per cent were aware of Nextgen TV, up from 25 per cent last year among … Read more

DCI Explains and Decides what HDR is in Cinemas

In February, Sterling Silva of Paramount Pictures introduced an interesting webinar on what DCI, the organisation that coordinates digital content and systems in cinemas, thinks about what a true HDR experience is in theatres. We’ve covered the challenges of achieving a true HDR experience and over the years we have reported on Barco’s work that … Read more